Hinder’s Hall, which was owned by a Mr. Hinder, was available, the front of the structure housed a confectionary store; March rented the back for Pentecostal meetings.  In 1972, Arthur S. Winsor recalled; “it was not long before things were in full swing.  Meetings were held every night and prayer meetings in the day.  Souls were saved and many were healed and baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire …. God’s Holy Spirit was moving mightily in the meetings, with signs following the preaching of the Word.”

PAONL Founder, Pastor Alice Belle Garrigus described the Deer Lake mission in terms of the Wild West:  “Perhaps no assembly required more sacrifice than that of Deer Lake. Those were pioneer days and brought together a very rough element. The hall was in the business section of the town and became a target for the attacks of the lawless.”

The first Pastors of the Deer Lake Mission were Pastors Myrtle Bloomfield and Matilda Peach (1926-1927).  Under their ministry the infant church flourished.  During this time the first church was built on Church Street in 1926.

In 1927 the Deer Lake Pastor, Myrtle Bloomfield married Pastor Lewis Eddy, the son of Pentecostal Pioneer, Herbert Eddy.  Together they assumed leadership of the infant but growing assembly.  Under their ministry the first parsonage was constructed a few feet south of the mission. 

The positive response to the meetings was matched by equally strong persecution – a sign to the pioneers of divine approval.  The historian of the assembly writes that during the June and July meetings, “rotten eggs, tomatoes, and anything some of the sinners could get their hands on would be hurled through the windows and the doors.”

Despite the persecution, the mission grew by leaps and bounds.  A new church was constructed in 1953 under the ministry of Pastors Samuel & Flora Taylor.  In 1976 another building was dedicated to the Pentecostal testimony in Deer Lake.  Pastor Albert L. Pinsent under who’s ministry the new church was dedicated wrote, “The power of God is still very evident in the assembly and will continue to be as long as we make room for the Holy Spirit in our midst.”

On May 27, 1987, six decades after the assembly’s founding, under the ministry of Pastors George & Doris Vaters, more than five hundred people gathered to witness the opening of a new school – Deer Lake Pentecostal – which was begun in September 1986.

Under the ministry of Pastors Terry & Catherine a new parsonage was constructed and in 2014 under the ministry of Pastors Peter & Joan Grimes a new Church sanctuary and complex was dedicated to the Lord.

The Church continues to be a strong force in the community of Deer Lake and will continue to be the hands of Christ extended until He returns!!