{"id":424,"date":"2024-10-24T01:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.lk\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2024-11-05T08:29:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T08:29:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"424\" class=\"elementor elementor-424\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3235b3f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3235b3f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b103cb1\" data-id=\"6b103cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a70b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"58a70b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;full_content_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:25,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.full_content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-full_content elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1395 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/assemblies-birth-and-take-root\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAssemblies Birth and Take\u00a0Root\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 209px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 209\/209;color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\" data-src=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-AG-Logo-300dpi-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>A young missionary couple, William D Grier and his wife, who had arrived in Ceylon in 1913, and were serving in Peradeniya, were part of the founding group of the Assemblies of God, which \u00a0met from 2nd to 12th April 1914, at Hot Springs Arkansas, USA. \u00a0So established AG in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the same year it was birthed in the United States of America.<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\r\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>In 1947 the Assemblies of God of Ceylon was incorporated under Ordinance 53 in the legislature of Ceylon, an year prior to the independence of the Nation. It continued to grow over the decades under indigenous leadership, spreading to all Provinces of the Island. \u00a0It celebrated the centenary year in 2014.<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Today, the Assemblies of God of Ceylon has a multi-faceted ministry with a caring ministry to the people of our nation, in all three languages.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c1c246 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c1c246\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a0dd907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fc5e2b4\" data-id=\"5fc5e2b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d6ab75 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"75d6ab75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/the-1st-ag-missionary\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1911\" src=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1914-general-council-edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1813\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/the-1st-ag-missionary\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tThe 1st AG Missionary\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/the-1st-ag-missionary\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1628 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry 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href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/ministry-with-madam-lewini\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-history\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/establishing-the-ministry-galle\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1906\" height=\"1308\" data-src=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16galle-assembly-of-god-estb-19271.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1802 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1906px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1906\/1308;\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/establishing-the-ministry-galle\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tEstablishing the Ministry \u2013 Galle\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/establishing-the-ministry-galle\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-history\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/establishing-the-ministry-jaffna\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"303\" data-src=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dscn3791.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1889 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 303px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 303\/303;\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/establishing-the-ministry-jaffna\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tEstablishing the Ministry \u2013 Jaffna\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/establishing-the-ministry-jaffna\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1631 post 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1194px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1194\/586;\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/100-years-celebration-colombo\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\t100 Years Celebration \u2013 Colombo\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/ag.lk\/web\/index.php\/100-years-celebration-colombo\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1418 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-history\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" 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