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The Pentecostal
Church in Chipman, New Brunswick began in 1935 and has its roots
in the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church pioneered by Rev. Samuel
Steeves from Newcastle Bridge. Rev. Steeves and other pioneers
of the Pentecostal movement in New Brunswick, such as Milford
Stairs, Wynn Stairs, Arthur Post, Verner Larsen, Campbell and
Margaret Dudley, and Earl Jacques, were all members of the Apostolic
Church of Pentecost of Canada Incorporated. Earl Jacques served
as the District Presbyter of ACOP beginning in 1929.
Rev. Campbell
Dudley, who was a pastor in Chipman during 1940-42, and Rev.
Arthur Copeland, who was pastor in 1943, were both members
of the ACOP at the time. In 1945 two Pentecostal organizations
in the USA merged to form the United Pentecostal Church International.
Eventually, what had been the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church
became the United Pentecostal Church of New Brunswick. In
1954, the Pentecostal Church of Chipman became affiliated
with the UPCI.
In 1995,
under the leadership of Pastor David Curtis, the congregation
did an expansion and renovation of the church building at
327 Main Street, and at that time voted to incorporate as
Chipman Pentecostal Church Inc. Then in 1997, the majority
of the congregation chose to return to its Full Gospel roots,
which better represented its doctrines and beliefs. In the
same year, it became officially known as Christian Life Center.
In 1999, it came full circle by affiliating with the Apostolic
Church of Pentecost of Canada Inc.
This made
it necessary for the congregation of CLC to vacate the premises.
The Chipman and Area Kinsmen gave to CLC the Kin Centre at
238 Main Street, and the congregation met there for two years.
In the
summer of 2001, Christian Life Center purchased eighteen acres
of property previously owned by the Cullion family. The congregation
began the construction of a new building at 740 Main Street,
Chipman, New Brunswick, in the summer of 2002. One year later,
in July of 2003, they moved into their 7200 square foot facility.
In November of 2003, Pastor Dennis Sisco was given the mandate
of leading our congregation. It is with great expectation
to see our church family grow in both numbers and ministry.
We take
pride in our past and praise the Lord for every memory of
sacrificing saints and pastors who together have provided
the opportunity of an exciting and much anticipated future.
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