An early morning breakfast at the Crane Hotel with key church leaders inaugurated the events. On Saturday, a water baptismal service was conducted. Wallace J. Sibley spoke at the breakfast.
The New Testament Church of God began in Barbados in 1936 when J. H. Ingram received a Barbadian Pentecostal pastor, J. H. Marshall, into the Church of God. Within two years, the church had 15 local congregations.
Numerous missionaries have served in Barbados – James Winter, Luke R. Summers, F. G. McGhee, Alonzo Justice, T.N. Ward, Claude Smith, Tommy Morse, Eugene Powers, and Parnell Coward. Since 1972, nationals – Frank Hinkson, Lionel Mason, Alvah Hunte, and Martin Brewster – have served as overseers. The Barbados Bible College has trained workers since 1965.
Today, the church has 44 local congregations with a membership of 5,000. They maintain a strong witness on the island, with a consistent commitment to missions in Africa and other Caribbean islands.
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