In 1977 prophesy was given at the church that God was going to send the FIRE of an Holy Spirit Revival starting in Basildon at the Central Hall as it was called then. Soon after the Church was closed and the fellowship scattered and the Church remained empty for more than six months.
In parallel with this in 1977 the Church which Shirley and Alan were leading with David Masters in the Palace Hotel Southend had to close as the White Room there was to be converted into a bar. We had been there for a number of years free of charge after Henri’s conventions at the request of Mr Bernstein the owner who was so blessed by his relationship with Henri.
So it was at New Year in 1978 the Basildon Glory Fellowship was founded at the empty Central Hall starting with a three day convention. For four days all the people who came on that New Years Eve were snowed in. As a result many slept on the floor at our house until the roads were reopened.
Since then the congregation has grown and we have had to make four extensions to the church. In 1999 the seating in the church was increased to 140 after the floor area was doubled. During that year a tower with a weather vane was added with a motif of a fire signifying our faith that our hearts passion the fire of revival, our ultimate goal for Basildon.
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