Charles Price Jones

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Charles Price Jones was an influential early 20th-century Holiness preacher, hymn writer, and church leader who helped shape the development of Pentecostalism in the United States.

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instanceOf Christian minister
Holiness preacher
Pentecostal pioneer
church leader
hymn writer
person
activeYearsEnd 1940
activeYearsStart 1890
areaOfActivity African-American religious life
church music
religion
birthDate 1865-12-09
birthPlace Floyd County, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
clergyType Protestant minister
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1949-01-19
deathPlace Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
ethnicity African American
familyName Jones
founded Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. NERFINISHED
genre Christian hymnody
gospel hymn
givenName Charles
influenced Holiness-Pentecostal worship practices in the United States
early African-American Pentecostal churches
knownFor influence on early Pentecostalism in the United States
leadership in the Holiness movement in the United States
writing numerous Christian hymns
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Holiness movement NERFINISHED
Pentecostalism
name Charles Price Jones NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableWork Holiness hymn collections used in African-American churches
occupation denominational leader
hymn writer
pastor
preacher
positionHeld Senior Bishop of the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.
religion Christianity
theologicalTradition Holiness
Wesleyan-Arminian
wrote “All I Need Is Jesus” NERFINISHED
“Come Unto Me, Blessed Jesus” NERFINISHED
“Deeper, Deeper in the Love of Jesus” NERFINISHED
“I Will Make the Darkness Light” NERFINISHED
“Where Shall I Be When the First Trumpet Sounds?” NERFINISHED

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Charles Harrison Mason collaboratedWith Charles Price Jones