Belize
History of the Assemblies of God in Belize Two workers from Jamaica took the Pentecostal message to British Honduras in 1946. They held street meetings and cottage prayer meetings in Belize City, and in a short time they established a sizeable congregation. In 1951 the first Assemblies of God appointed missionaries came to Belize and realized the importance of training workers for evangelism. They started an evening Bible institute as well as a day school for children. In 1956 a church conference was organized and more responsibility for the work was placed upon the national believers. The Assemblies of God of Belize occupies headquarters on the campus of the Belize Bible Institute in Belize City. Training pastors is a high priority in this nation. The Bible Institute trains pastors to evangelize the lost and to shepherd congregations. As a result, many Bible school students have gone out to plant churches. Map of Belize |
