DescriptionThis dissertation examines the spiritual lives of a group of urban youth in two storefront churches in Trenton, NJ. The youth are all members of Oneness Pentecostal churches. In this work, I examine the lives of youth through the prisms of gender, music, and education. My child-centered approach uses qualitative methods and the words and perspectives of the youth themselves in order to capture the experiences and understanding of spirituality. This project also investigates the role that the young Pentecostals in these churches play in the popularity and growth of Pentecostalism in America.