Ireland
History of the Assemblies of God in Ireland An outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the early 1970Ős, which embraced many Roman Catholics, prepared an open door for the first missionaries to Ireland in 1978. This revival had created a readiness in many Catholics to accept further Pentecostal ministry and instruction in the Word of God. To reach spiritually hungry people the missionaries used weekend retreats and home Bible studies. The Pentecostal revival in Ireland led to a hunger for more knowledge of the Word of God. All of the training materials offered by International Correspondence Institute became available to Irish believers. When the Irish Bible College was formed in Dublin in 1982, the missionaries used ICI materials as their core curriculum. In 1983 the home meetings these missionaries were holding resulted in the formation of the first Pentecostal church in Dublin. The Irish Assemblies of God was eventually formed, and in 1985 was officially recognized by the Irish government.
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