International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
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The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel is a global Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in the 1920s by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, emphasizing the fourfold ministry of Jesus as Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer, and Coming King.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel canonical | 8 |
| International Church of the Foursquare Gospel headquarters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2921621 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Context triple: [Angelus Temple, religiousAffiliation, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel]
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A.
Church of God in Christ
The Church of God in Christ is a historically Black Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States known for its Holiness teachings, charismatic worship, and significant influence on American religious and musical culture.
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B.
Pillar of Fire Church
Pillar of Fire Church is a Methodist-related evangelical Christian denomination founded in the early 20th century in the United States, known for its emphasis on holiness and conservative theology.
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C.
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) is a major Pentecostal Christian denomination known for its emphasis on holiness, evangelism, and global missionary work, with its central administration based in Cleveland, Tennessee.
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D.
Friends Church
Friends Church is a Christian denomination rooted in the Quaker tradition, emphasizing inner spiritual experience, simplicity, and social justice.
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E.
Shango Baptist
Shango Baptist is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religious tradition, particularly prominent in Trinidad and Tobago, that blends West African Yoruba-derived Orisha worship with Protestant Christian (especially Baptist) beliefs and practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Target entity description: The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel is a global Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in the 1920s by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, emphasizing the fourfold ministry of Jesus as Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer, and Coming King.
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A.
Church of God in Christ
The Church of God in Christ is a historically Black Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States known for its Holiness teachings, charismatic worship, and significant influence on American religious and musical culture.
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B.
Pillar of Fire Church
Pillar of Fire Church is a Methodist-related evangelical Christian denomination founded in the early 20th century in the United States, known for its emphasis on holiness and conservative theology.
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C.
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) is a major Pentecostal Christian denomination known for its emphasis on holiness, evangelism, and global missionary work, with its central administration based in Cleveland, Tennessee.
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D.
Friends Church
Friends Church is a Christian denomination rooted in the Quaker tradition, emphasizing inner spiritual experience, simplicity, and social justice.
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E.
Shango Baptist
Shango Baptist is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religious tradition, particularly prominent in Trinidad and Tobago, that blends West African Yoruba-derived Orisha worship with Protestant Christian (especially Baptist) beliefs and practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Pentecostal denomination ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Foursquare Church
ⓘ
Foursquare Church ⓘ
surface form:
The Foursquare Church
|
| coreDoctrine |
baptism in the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
divine healing ⓘ premillennial second coming of Christ ⓘ salvation through faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denominationalSymbol |
Foursquare emblem
ⓘ
four symbols representing Savior, Baptizer, Healer, Coming King ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
divine healing prayer
ⓘ
evangelistic crusades ⓘ speaking in tongues ⓘ |
| founded | 1923 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Aimee Semple McPherson ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| founderRole | Aimee Semple McPherson as evangelist ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
minister
ⓘ
pastor ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiology | believer’s church ⓘ |
| hasEducationalMinistry | Bible colleges and training institutes ⓘ |
| hasGlobalPresence | yes ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | nonprofit religious corporation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMissionFocus |
church planting
ⓘ
evangelism ⓘ world missions ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure | local churches organized into districts or regions ⓘ |
| hasPolity | mixed congregational and presbyterial polity ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguageAtOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasStatementOfFaith | Foursquare Declaration of Faith ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalEmphasis | fourfold ministry of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| headquartersLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
|
| languageOfWorship | various languages worldwide ⓘ |
| originCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | global Pentecostal movement ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Pentecostalism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| teaches |
Jesus Christ as Baptizer with the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
Jesus Christ as Coming King ⓘ Jesus as Healer ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Christ as Healer
Jesus Christ as Savior ⓘ |
| usesScripture | Bible ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
charismatic worship
ⓘ
contemporary worship music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Description of subject: The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel is a global Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in the 1920s by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, emphasizing the fourfold ministry of Jesus as Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer, and Coming King.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel headquarters