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- The Pillar of Fire International, also known as the Pillar of Fire Church, is a Methodist Christian denomination with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire Church affirms the Methodist Articles of Religion and as of 1988, had 76 congregations around the world, including the United States, as well as "Great Britain, India, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, the Philippines, Spain, and former Yugoslavia." The denomination runs radio stations, a printing press, and educational institutions including a seminary. In the early 20th century, Pillar of Fire was known for its support for women's rights; in the same century, it was known for supporting the Ku Klux Klan and its racist platform. In 1997 and 2009, Pillar of Fire repudiated the denomination's former association with racism and requested forgiveness from God for formerly holding this position. In the present-day, worshippers at the mother church in Zarephath are "young, old, white, black, Asian, Hispanic." (en)
- La Pillar of Fire International ou POF (Église internationale de la Colonne de feu) est une congrégation évangélique issue de l'Église méthodiste fondée par Alma Bridwell White en 1901 sous le nom de l'Église d'union méthodiste pentecôtiste (Methodist Pentecostal Union Church) à Denver dans l'état du Colorado pour la renommer en 1904 sous le titre de la Pillar of Fire International. Après s'être fait connaître comme un soutien du second Ku Klux Klan entre 1920 et 1940, la POF s'est éloignée des visions racistes et suprémacistes de sa fondatrice et s'est internationalisée et diversifiée en diverses congrégations évangéliques. Son siège est situé au lieu communautaire de (en). (fr)
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- The Pillar of Fire International, also known as the Pillar of Fire Church, is a Methodist Christian denomination with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire Church affirms the Methodist Articles of Religion and as of 1988, had 76 congregations around the world, including the United States, as well as "Great Britain, India, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, the Philippines, Spain, and former Yugoslavia." The denomination runs radio stations, a printing press, and educational institutions including a seminary. (en)
- La Pillar of Fire International ou POF (Église internationale de la Colonne de feu) est une congrégation évangélique issue de l'Église méthodiste fondée par Alma Bridwell White en 1901 sous le nom de l'Église d'union méthodiste pentecôtiste (Methodist Pentecostal Union Church) à Denver dans l'état du Colorado pour la renommer en 1904 sous le titre de la Pillar of Fire International. (fr)
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