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PLYMOUTH BRETHREN CHRISTIAN CHURCH PLYMOUTH BRETHREN CHRISTIAN CHURCH TIMELINE 1800 (18 November):  John Nelson Darby was born in Westminster (London, U.K.). 1819:  Darby graduated in Classics from Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). 1820-1822:  Darby was accepted to the bar at Lincoln's Inn and later in Ireland. 1825 (7 August):  Darby was ordained a deacon by Bishop William Bissett at Raphoe Cathedral (County Donegal, Ireland). 1826:  Darby began his pastoral ministry in Calary (County Wicklow, Ireland). 1826 (19 February):  Darby was ordained priest by Archbishop William Magee at Christ Church Cathedral (Dublin, Ireland). 1827:  Darby was injured in a riding accident and met Francis W. Newman during convalescence. 1828:  Darby wrote a tract against Archbishop William Magee of Dublin ( Considerations on the nature and Unity of the Church ). 1828:  Darby…

PROMISE KEEPERS Founders: Bill McCartney (co-founded with Dave Wardell) Date of Birth: August 20, 1940    Birth Place: Riverview, Michigan    Year Founded: 1990 Sacred or Revered Texts: The Bible is the sacred text of the Promise Keepers. The leaders use the New International Version as their New Testament because they believe this translation is easy to read and understand. The leaders "believe that it is God's written revelation to man and that it is verbally inspired, authoritative, and without error in the original manuscripts." Within the Bible, the two verses that are most often referred to are Mark 12:30-31 and Matthew 28:19-20. The first passage refers to the Great Commandment while the latter refers to the Great Commission. Both contain passages that reflect the Seven Promises, which make up…

OUTREACH FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL (ROFC)OUTREACH FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL (ROFC) TIMELINE 1937:  Steve Ryder was born. 1969:  Steve Ryder's conversion experience occurred. 1970s (Early):  Ryder trained at Kenneth Hagin's Bible School. 1979:  Ryder established ROFC. 1980s (Early):  ROFC established three local churches on Australian Gold Coast. 1980s (Mid-late):  Ryder commenced international evangelizing campaigns. 1989:  ROFC began evangelizing campaigns in Eastern Europe. 2008-2010:  ROFC commenced sponsorship of orphans in Malawi and Haiti. FOUNDER/GROUP HISTORY Steve Ryder was born in 1937, but there are few details known about his early life. He is described as having been rebellious after his family moved to Australia from England in 1960, when he was twenty-three years old ( Antioch Networks International n.d.). Itis known that he was convicted for armed bank robbery and sentenced to a…

Rastafarianism Name: Rastafarians, Rastas, or Ras Tafarians 1 Founder: Tafari Makonnen, pre-coronation title of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. However, Selassie was more the embodiment of the Rasta faith than the actual founder of the religion. In actuality, he was known to have been devoted to Ethiopian Orthodox faith, which is more Christian-based in its theology. 2 Date of Birth: 1892 Birth Place: Harer, Ethiopia Year Founded: approximately 1930 3 Sacred or Revered Texts: Certain sections of the Holy Bible are considered sacred, however the Rastafarians believe that some aspects of the Bible were changed by " Babylon," which has come to represent the white power structure. To greater represent the truth, Rastafarians reject the Bible used by most Christians, opting instead for a "black man's…

REEDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD TIMELINE 1909 (July5):  Ogunribido Ogundolie Akindolie was born at number 12 Odo-Alafia Street, Odojomu, Ondo State, Nigeria. 1927:  Akindolie joined the Church Mission Society (Anglican Communion) school to acquire western education. He was baptised in the same year and changed his name to Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi. 1931:  Akindolie left the Church Mission Society to join the newly-founded Cherubim and Seraphim Society (C&S). 1941 (July 25):  Akindolie left Ondo town on a long trek to Ile-Ife, a town sixty kilometres away and regarded in Yoruba cosmology of the “centre of the world.” He became a prophet of C&S in Ile-Ife. 1941:  Josiah O. Akindayomi married Esther Egbedire; They left Ile-Ife for Lagos. 1948:  Akindolie founded “Egba Ogo Oluwa:” Society for the Glory of God (Prayer Fellowship),…

SADDLEBACK COMMUNITY CHURCH SADDLEBACK TIMELINE 1954 (January 28) Richard Duane Warren was born in San Jose, California. 1972 Warren graduated from high school and enrolled at California Baptist University in Riverside. 1973 Warren met W.A. Criswell after hearing him preach in San Francisco. 1979 Warren received a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and subsequently moved to Saddleback Valley, California with his wife, Kay. 1980 (Easter Sunday) Warren led Saddleback Church’s first service in the Laguna Hills High School auditorium. 1990s Saddleback Community Church’s membership reached 10,000 members and the church began construction of its present facility. 1995 Warren’s book, The Purpose-Driven Church, was published. 2002 Warren’s book, The Purpose-Driven Life, was published. 2005 Warren launched his P.E.A.C.E plan to combat poverty, illiteracy and…

SALVATION ARMY TIMELINE 1829 (January 17):  Catherine Mumford was born in Ashbourne, Darbyshire. 1829 (April 10):  William Booth was born in Nottingham. 1855:  Catherine Mumford and William Booth married. 1865:  William Booth started the Christian Mission in East London. 1878:  William Booth launched the Salvation Army. 1880:  The Salvation Army officially “invaded” the U.S. as well as India, Ireland and Australia. 1890:  Catherine Booth died. 1890:  William Booth published In Darkest England and the Way Out . 1891:  Red kettles first appeared in San Francisco. 1896:  Maud and Ballington Booth (William Booth's son and daughter-in-law) were forced out of the American command and started Volunteers of America. 1896:  Emma Booth Tucker (William Booth's daughter) and Frederick Booth Tucker took command of the American Army. 1900:  Salvation Army provided first disaster…

JOEL'S ARMY TIMELINE 1946: Franklin Hall wrote Atomic Power with God through Fasting and Prayer. 1947: Sharon Bretheran introduced to Hall's book through a visit to William Branham's Crusade in Vancouver. 1947: Sharon Bretheran instituted Hall's approach of fasting and prayer among students. Revival breaks out. 1951 George Warnock, influenced by connections to Branham and Hall, wrote The Feast of Tabernackles, which spells out the “Manifest Sons of God concept. 1950s – 1980: Paul Cain, Bill Hamon and other evangelists involved with the Latter Rain revival movement maintain the apostles/prophets and Manifest Sons of God concepts, later becoming key figures in the Prophetic Movement and the New Apostolic Reformation. 1980: The Prophetic Movement officially began, according to Hamon. Conferences followed, expanding the movement's reach. c1990: C. Peter Wagner, professor at…

Kabbalah/Qabalah Full name of the group: Qabalah (modern "cultic" spelling, also known as Hermetic Qabalah), Kabbalah (traditional Jewish spelling), Cabala (Christian spelling). All of these spellings are merely transliterations of the word in Hebrew. Therefore, one spelling is not necessarily right over another, but each group tends to spell it differently. Founder: Isaac the Blind (It is not known for sure that he was the original founder, but he is considered the Father of Kabbalah. Aspects of Kabbalah can be traced back to the first century A.D.) Date of Birth and Death: c. 1160-c. 1236 Birth Place: Provence Year of founding: Kabbalah can be traced as far back as the first century A.D. It was formed as a scholarly group sometime during Isaac the Blind's lifetime (c. 1160-1236), but the…