Thomas Myerscough 1858 - 1932
Thomas was a leading figure in the early development of the Pentecostal
Churches in the UK, known as Assemblies of God.
Brought up as a Methodist, and a lay preacher with them, in 1909, at the age of
51, he attended meetings in Sunderland where he experienced the reality of the
fact that the Holy Spirit is available to the church today as in New Testament
times.
He commenced a young men's' Bible Study group in Preston, and from that group,
significantly two went as missionaries to the then Belgian Congo (Zaire) and saw
miraculous healings and the development of a church movement that grew to 2000
member churches in the following 50 years.
The bible study group was the precursor of North Road Pentecostal Church in
Preston, and Central African Missions is still based on the Blackpool road in
Preston.
A full account of Thomas and the Pentecostal Church can be found on the Pentacostal
Pioneers website