Charles Harrison Mason

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Charles Harrison Mason was an influential African American Holiness–Pentecostal minister who became the leading figure of early Pentecostalism in the United States.

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Charles Harrison Mason canonical 4

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instanceOf Christian minister
Pentecostal leader
person
religious founder
activeYears early 20th century
late 19th century
mid 20th century
attendedEvent Azusa Street Revival
birthDate 1866-09-08
birthPlace Shelby County, Tennessee
surface form: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States

near Memphis, Tennessee, United States
burialPlace Mason Temple
surface form: Mason Temple, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
clergyType Holiness–Pentecostal minister
collaboratedWith Charles Price Jones
convertedFrom Baptist tradition
convertedTo Holiness–Pentecostal faith
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1961-11-17
denominationFoundedType Pentecostal denomination
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Mason
founderOf Church of God in Christ
fullName Charles Harrison Mason self-link
gender male
givenName Charles
hasHonor Mason Temple
surface form: Mason Temple named in his honor
influenced Charismatic Christians
surface form: African American Pentecostalism

Holiness–Pentecostal churches in the United States
influencedBy Azusa Street Revival
knownFor emphasis on holiness and sanctification
leadership in the Church of God in Christ for several decades
promotion of glossolalia as evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit
legacy established one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in the United States
shaped the theology and practice of African American Pentecostal churches
movement early Pentecostal movement in the United States
nationality American
notableFor founding the Church of God in Christ
ordination Baptist minister
organizationalRole spiritual leader of the Church of God in Christ
placeOfDeath Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
positionHeld Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ
Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Holiness movement
Pentecostal churches
surface form: Pentecostalism
spokeLanguage English
theologicalEmphasis baptism in the Holy Spirit evidenced by speaking in tongues
sanctification as a second work of grace
title Bishop

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Church of God in Christ founder Charles Harrison Mason
Charles Harrison Mason fullName Charles Harrison Mason self-link
Charles H. Mason Theological Seminary namedAfter Charles Harrison Mason
Mason Temple namedAfter Charles Harrison Mason