19th August: Today in Christian History

 

 

19th August, 1883

On this day, William J. David commenced a powerful revival program in Lagos, Nigeria, which continued until October 7, 1883. During this revival, both Vincent David Omojola and Adeline Adeotan Sikuade Agbebi were converted. Vincent later became a pastor, while Adeline emerged as an educator and the founding head of the Women’s Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.

19th August, 1886

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• On this day in Christian History, Richard G. Spurling Jr and his father hosted a pivotal meeting on Thursday, August 19, 1886, at Shearer Schoolhouse in North Carolina. Attendees sought a deeper expression of faith, leading to what many consider the first mass outpouring of the Holy Spirit with speaking in tongues since Acts.
• On this day in Christian History, Richard G. Spurling's meeting birthed the Christian Union, a precursor to the Church of God. This gathering marked a significant step in establishing one of Pentecostalism’s earliest organized groups

19th August, 1916

On this day in Christian History, Andrew D. Urshan—an immigrant son of a Persian Presbyterian pastor who had received Spirit baptism in Chicago (1908)—was actively ministering in Persia as one of the earliest Assemblies of God missionaries. He shared his powerful testimony in a three‑part series in the Pentecostal Evangel on that date.

19th August, 2024

On this day in Christian History, White Olasunkanmi Barry, who is popularly known as Son of the Prophet officially stopped mimicking Bishop David Oyedepo after acting like him at the church’s 40th anniversary. As at the time, he had already mimicked the Bishop for over 7( seven) years. Ever since then, he moved towards a new phase of his life, vlogging and documenting the things in the body of Christ. Today he is now the biggest Content Creator/YouTuber in Africa.

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