- Year 6
Quakers and Pentecostals
I can describe some distinctive features of Quakers and Pentecostals.
- Year 6
Quakers and Pentecostals
I can describe some distinctive features of Quakers and Pentecostals.
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Key learning points
- There has always been diversity in the Christian church - churches having different ways of worshipping God.
- There are many different Christian denominations in England, including Quakers and Pentecostals.
- Quakers, or the Society of Friends, began in the 1600s.
- The Quakers have a key belief that people can experience God personally and do not have to go through clergy.
- In the early 1900s Pentecostalism started. It has an emphasis on experiencing the Holy Spirit through lively worship.
Keywords
Denomination - a group within a religion
Quaker - a member of the Religious Society of Friends
Pentecostal - a denomination that emphasises the gifts of the Holy Spirit, evangelism and expressive worship
Evangelism - telling others the good news about Jesus and salvation
Common misconception
All Christians worship in the same way.
There are many different Christian churches and denominations and all of these have different styles of worship.
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Q1.Match each keyword to its meaning.
a group within a religion
a member of the Religious Society of Friends
telling others the good news about Jesus and salvation