groups, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ (PAJC) and the Pentecostal Church, Incorporated (PCI) and a number of minor ones. This division crushed the PAW and distanced its members for nearly a decade. ―It should be noted that the PAW made great attempts and compromises to prevent this schism, that was unwanted by those that remained, but it unfortunately did occur. The racial tensions and split of 1924, shows that no matter how sincere a religious movements inception, religious groups are not immune to social pressure.‖72 ―From 1920 to 1924, foreign missions became an important objective for the PAW. Officially the Foreign Missions Department was formally organized in 1919-20 with D. C. O. Opperman, G. T. Haywood, and A. C. Baker serving as the first Foreign Missions Board. At the annual conference at St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923, A. D. Urshan was elected secretary-treasurer of foreign missions.‖73 In 1924 G. T. Haywood took oversight of Foreign Missions and would hold the post till 1931. Mission efforts were focused on China, India, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, South Africa and Egypt.
This tent was used for meetings for Christ Temple (Apostolic Faith Assembly) in Indianapolis while they built their new church building circa 1924.
In October 1923 the PAW held their general conference in Saint Louis, Missouri. There was a general concern over the function of the Executive Board. Seven names were submitted to lead the organization. Surprisingly there was strong opposition to some of these ministers including E.W. Doak who‘s leadership was called into question. Trouble 72 73
A Brief Historical Treatise of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. Keith C. Braddy. Tyson. Early Foreign Missions Work. 211.