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George Jeffreys (28 February 1889 – 26 January 1962) was a Welsh evangelist who founded the Elim Pentecostal Church, a Pentecostal organisation. [1] Biography. As a fifteen-year-old from Nantyffylon, Maesteg, Wales, George became a Christian during the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival, along with his older brother Stephen.
George Jeffreys was born February 28, 1889, the sixth of eight sons of Thomas and Kezia Jeffreys. The family belonged to the Welsh independent church. George, and his brother Stephen, were converted during the Revival at Shiloh Independent Chapel in Nantyfyllon, Wales on November 20, 1904.
Jan 19, 2007 · Although he never held public office, George S. Jeffrey barber, orator, and post-reconstruction civil rights leader, emerged as one of the most important African American political figures in late 19th Century Connecticut.
- Beginning in Wales
- An Awakening
- The Calling of George Jeffreys
- Training at Bible School
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Welsh Revival swept across Wales in 1904 and 1905, profoundly changing the culture of chapels and churches while directly impacting the wider society. Within six months of the outbreak of revival on 31 October 1904 in the community of Loughor, near Swansea, more than 100,000 decisions to follow Christ had b...
As the Welsh Revival drew to an end, thousands of miles away, a new movement centred on the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles was just beginning. Soon the news spread of a fresh Holy Spirit outpouring with many Christian receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Shortly the Pentecostal experience and 'the full gospel message' was being proclaimed...
Though his minister had seen something of the call of God upon his life, young George Jeffreys did not seem an obvious choice for the ministry. He suffered from poor health, and his general physical weakness was compounded by a severe stammer and facial paralysis that pulled his muscles to one side. One Sunday morning, while he was praying, he rece...
George's Pentecostal experience closed the door to the denominational colleges for theological training, yet, with the encouragement of Cecil Polhill, he applied to the Council of the Pentecostal Missionary Union (PMU) in September 1912. They recommended that he go to study at their Bible School in Preston, which Thomas Myerscough led. So George be...
George Jeffreys 1889-1962. It is no wonder that George Jeffreys became the founder and leader of the Britain’s Elim Pentecostal Alliance. He was arguably the most influential and gifted preacher that the British Pentecostal Movement has ever produced.
Feb 15, 2018 · The life and work of the Welsh evangelist George Jeffreys resulted in the planting of two denominations in the UK between 1915 and 1962, when he died. The Elim churches continue to this day to be...
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George Jeffrey (1830-1906) was a leading activist on the state and national level for civil, economic and political rights and equality for African Americans. He was president of The Lincoln Colored People's Association of Meriden from 1878 to 1886.
