Hell House

"...suspects that's why the Dallas-area Trinity Assembly of God Church gave Texan documentarian George Ratliff an all-access pass to..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cloud 9 and Rising

Jesus, space rock from Denton: Lift to Experience

"...up to that point, an evangelist preacher of the Pentecostal faith, the most fire-and-brimstone of all the major denominations...."

May 31, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Better Git Hit in Your Soul

Former Austinite George Ratliff returns to town with his new documentary, Hell House, which explores the Trinity Church's way of converting teens to Christ -- by scaring the pants off them.

"...the start of George Ratliff's Hell House is a church spokesman's answer to a question that, if unanswered, would..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Preaching Beyond That Choir

San Fran Bishop Yvette Flunder has some 'mighty real' revelations

"...generation of a family that has served in the Church of God in Christ. She's the founder of San..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Fear Not

Salvador rocks for the Lord, and plans to sell a lot of records.

"...seem far too polished and camera-ready to be simple church boys who stumbled upon a..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Music Feature by David Garza

Naked City

Muslims gather at the Capitol, while clerics swap pulpits on Sunday

"...Association was entertained by the Rev. Gerald Mann's Riverbend Church out on Highway 360. The two sat down for..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes

"...a child, sat in the pews of the same Pentecostal church in Chicago where Dranes bore witness to the..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Playback: Sanctified Souls

Uncovering Arizona Dranes, remembering Brent Grulke

"...He examined black newspapers in Dallas, traveled to the Church of God in Christ in Memphis, dug through boxes..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Family Fundamentals

"...First up is Susan Jester, the lesbian daughter of Pentecostal church leader Kathleen Bremner; Bremner started the San Diego..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Eyes of the Abused

Ya'Ke Smith on his feature film debut, 'Wolf'

"...the high-profile sexual abuse scandal that's stained the Catholic Church, it's no surprise that it's the subject of numerous..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Trumpet Constant Ephraim Owens Won’t Be Rushed

New Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee substitutes kindness and ubiquity for a back catalog

"...encouraged his talents, especially him playing at their local Pentecostal church, Owens maintained a normal upbringing...."

April 7, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Audio Snapshots

America's premiere archival roots label celebrates the big 4-0.

"...steel guitars to lead "praise music" in certain African-American churches, primarily the House of God Church, a form of..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Mike Quinn

In Production: Sister Aimee is An Austin Love Letter to L.A.

Anna Margaret Hollyman on taking her vows as the mysterious mystic

"...them about a friend who lived in a former Pentecostal church on Sunset Boulevard, which was founded by an..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Meet Austin’s Funk Prodigy D-Madness

Blind purveyor of soul, hip-hop, and reggae takes us behind the curtain

"...A soprano in her Pentecostal church, Jacqueline says her son began drumming at 3,..."

July 28, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The AggreGAYtor: December 26

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• According to activists, the US Pentecostal Church is complicit in the rise of anti-LGBT hatred..."

Dec. 26, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Will Anybody Ever Love Neal Medlyn?

For vulnerable performer Neal Medlyn, Dork = Cool.

"...most upstanding citizens showed up on Sunday at the Pentecostal church in their JC Penney clothes and rolled around..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...who have kept our music playing. Elias Haslanger(Jazz saxophonist, Church on Monday)..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Does Anybody Want the Warren Wildlife Gallery in Bouldin Creek?

Rick Warren's indoor safari brings turmoil to the South Austin neighborhood

"...For years, 1401 Bouldin was the site of a pentecostal church, but in 2010 Warren purchased the property and..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Naked City

"...opens on the campus of South Austin's San Jose Church. Juan Diego will allow low-income students to work at..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

A Ghanian American scientist makes findings about herself

"...Young Gifty turns to their Pentecostal church but is met with mostly apathy (which in..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

Saturday ACL Fest Interview: Parker Millsap

Oklahoma crooner assumes lives of others and sings their stories

"...bred, where a social life means congregating at the Pentecostal church thrice weekly, Millsap's occasionally abstract lyricism can resemble..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Interview: Parker Millsap

Okie song phenom taps the spirit

"...is from my upbringing. I was raised in a Pentecostal Church with a whole lot of music. Most of..."

March 19, 2016 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Saturday SXSW Interview: Parker Millsap

"...admits the precocious Okie. "I was raised in a Pentecostal Church, with a whole lot of music. Most of..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Bedside Manner: Return to Treehouse

Cloudy with a chance of ice cream

"...currently in place is the business card for a Pentecostal church up in North Austin, given to me by..."

Aug. 7, 2011 Books Post by Monica Riese

Nathaniel and Li'l Nate

The two lives and untimely death of Nathaniel Sanders II

"...dichotomy of Sanders' short life was something that First Pentecostal Church pastor Ruby Hall openly acknowledged at his funeral...."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Council Watch

City Council hears neighbors' complaints about noise from the new Austin Bergstrom International Airport; and the city's solid waste services is headed for automated changes.

"...also committed to avoiding flying over the First United Pentecostal Church on Sunday mornings until soundproofing insulation is installed...."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Public Funds Part of PromiseLand's Plan for Praise

The conservative Christian church seeks a federal loan for an amphitheatre at its 51st St. campus

"...of the old Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, the PromiseLand Church beckons all souls to pull into its parking lot..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Keepin' Up With the Jones Family

The Jones Family Singers hear the spirit speak in Austin

"...this family band packs the power of vintage black church music. Past the lyrics and the fervor, all the..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Not So Red

A "blue state" reporter journeys through the multi-colored regions of the Lone Star State

"...from Linden who calls Bush a "wannabe cowboy"; a Pentecostal "redneck" from Seadrift who used to stage solo hunger..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rose Aguilar

Wallet and Spirit

Sickbed Fortune

"...region then was dense with Lutherans, who divided their church into deliberative bodies called synods. The Missouri Synod (whose..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

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