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The History of Elim
Founded in the County of Monaghan, Ireland, in 1915, the Elim Pentecostal Church, the legal name of which is “Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance”, grew with amazing rapidity as a result of the great evangelistic crusades of its founder - George Jeffreys. The Elim Pentecostal Church is part of that unique world-wide Pentecostal Movement which at the beginning of the century numbered a few thousand, but now has, including the charismatic movement, some 600,000,000 adherents (Annual Statistical Table on Global Missions 1997). Pentecostal Christians believe that, because of its spontaneous uprising in every country in the world, the Pentecostal Movement is in fulfilment of the Bible prophecies that God would pour out in the last days His Holy Spirit on all mankind.
The name “Elim” is taken from the book of Exodus, where we read that the Israelites “came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water, and three score and ten palm trees; and they encamped there by the waters” (Exodus 15:27). This oasis in the wilderness is a fitting symbol for a church which preaches a message of rest and refreshing, salvation and healing for body, soul and spirit in the wilderness of this world.
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