Spell's stance reflects elements of a longer history of the Oneness Pentecostal tradition within which his church fits. This faith tradition champions the beliefs and practices of the early church.

Oneness doctrine: Oneness doctrine, also known as the “Jesus Only” movement or Oneness Pentecostalism, is the belief that there is only one God as opposed to the belief in the Trinity, or the Father, ...

For more than a decade, Pentecostal Bishop T.D. Jakes has lived in the shadow of a Time magazine cover that asked, "Is this man the next Billy Graham?" That was a loaded question, because of tensions ...

Since mid-March, Pastor Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church of Baton Rouge, La., has held multiple church services, in defiance of the federal government’s recommendation not to gather in groups ...