Thomas Myerscough 1858 - 1932
Thomas was a leading figure in the early development of the Pentecostal Churches in the UK, known as Assemblies of God.
Brought up as a Methodist, and a lay preacher with them, in 1909, at the age of 51, he attended meetings in Sunderland where he experienced the reality of the fact that the Holy Spirit is available to the church today as in New Testament times.
He commenced a young men's' Bible Study group in Preston, and from that group, significantly two went as missionaries to the then Belgian Congo (Zaire) and saw miraculous healings and the development of a church movement that grew to 2000 member churches in the following 50 years.
The bible study group was the precursor of North Road Pentecostal Church in Preston, and Central African Missions is still based on the Blackpool road in Preston.
A full account of Thomas and the Pentecostal Church can be found on the Pentacostal Pioneers website
Thomas was a leading figure in the early development of the Pentecostal Churches in the UK, known as Assemblies of God.
Brought up as a Methodist, and a lay preacher with them, in 1909, at the age of 51, he attended meetings in Sunderland where he experienced the reality of the fact that the Holy Spirit is available to the church today as in New Testament times.
He commenced a young men's' Bible Study group in Preston, and from that group, significantly two went as missionaries to the then Belgian Congo (Zaire) and saw miraculous healings and the development of a church movement that grew to 2000 member churches in the following 50 years.
The bible study group was the precursor of North Road Pentecostal Church in Preston, and Central African Missions is still based on the Blackpool road in Preston.
A full account of Thomas and the Pentecostal Church can be found on the Pentacostal Pioneers website
