As a result of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of Christians were impacted by the power of God’s Spirit and the Pentecostal Church was ignited. A number of Pentecostal networks were established between 1912 and 1920.

In Birmingham in 1924 the British Assemblies of God came into being. From those early days, leaders and churches worked for the expansion of the Kingdom of God.

Our early leaders gave the wider Church much of its teaching on Pentecostal doctrine through writing books and travelling. Donald Gee and Howard Carter were two who travelled the world to tell people about the new understanding of the Holy Spirit’s activity in the Church.

The Movement grew and many different departments were added to its ministry, reflecting our desire to plant churches and assist the growth of our people in the things of God.

Today Assemblies of God has over 1,000 leaders and more than 600 churches with many specialised departments ministering at home and abroad, making us one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in our country.

There was a Wesleyan Methodist Society in Ware by 1831 as part of the Bishop's Stortford and Hertford circuit. A chapel in New Road, Ware was erected in 1839 and enlarged in 1886. It was rebuilt in 1906 and in 1978 they joined with the United Reformed Church to form the Leaside Church. The building then became the property of  the Full Gospel Church, our original name, in 1978.

You will notice that the frontage in the old picture is closer to the road and this was probably due to the rebuild in 1906, although we do not know why.

It also received some form of damage during the Second World War when the only bomb to fall on Ware completely destroyed a house, where Tesco Car park entrance is, killing a whole family who had moved out of London to avoid the blitz!.

We will research this in due course but any help would be appreciated.