This episode is being released on January 15th, the day the U.S. has set aside to honor

civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In this episode, Dr. David K. Bernard explores

the roots of the Pentecostal movement to answer an important question. Was the United

Pentecostal Church International founded on racism? Dr. Bernard's response is coming up next.

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Today is January 15th, at least that's the day that we're releasing this podcast.

And here in the United States, of course, we've set aside this day to celebrate the life

and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This was around the time of his birthday.

And anybody who's followed this podcast for the last few years knows that on this particular day, we usually take time to

talk about an issue that was very important to Dr. King, and that is the church and the subject

of race. Whenever this subject comes up, invariably somebody will bring up that the UPCI, they'll make the accusation, I should say, that the UPCI was founded on racism.

Generally, the narrative goes something like this, that back in the earliest days of the Pentecostal movement, specifically among one as Pentecostals, they were all part of a one organization or one group, and that because of

societal pressures, cultural pressure, and inward racism, the white ministers left that organization

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