Holy Ghost People (1967)

Name: Holy Ghost People
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1967-01-01

53m

Running Time

Plot.

A study on a small Pentecostal congregation in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia. Explores the individual experiences of Pentecostal Christians at the Scrabble Creek Holiness Church, in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia. The documentary includes faith healing, snake handling, speaking in tongues, preaching, gospels and singing. Pentecostal Christians may also be described as "Charismatic." Pentecostals include Protestant Christians who believe that the "manifestations of the Holy Spirit" are alive, available, and experienced by modern day Christians.

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Cast & Crew.

Peter Adair

Narrator / Director / Cinematography / Editor / Writer

Elza O. Preast

Reverend

Michael Lanham

Pastor

Brenda Lanham

Gospel singer

Blair Boyd

Producer

Steve Reich

Sound Recordist

Jonathan Giles Zimmerman

Sound Recordist / Sound Mixer

Fred Stein

Still Photographer

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1967

Status
Released

Running Time
53m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

Holy Ghost People is a 1967 documentary directed and narrated by Peter Adair. It is about the service of a Pentecostal community in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia, United States. The church service includes faith healing, snake handling, speaking in tongues and singing. This documentary has entered the public domain and is available at the Internet Archive.