History
In February of 1969, five ladies from the Derry area met with their pastor, Rev. James Peters, of Concord, New Hampshire. They discussed the possibility of a mid-week Bible study and a Sunday afternoon service to be held in Derry. In September of that same year the first service of the infant Assembly was held in the old Episcopal Church building on Oak Street.
In the months that followed, Brother Peters contacted several men to candidate for pastor of 
the new work; and in December, J. Stephen Earle, who was then studying at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, was asked to candidate. The small Assembly was unanimous in their vote; and on January 1, 1970, Trinity Assembly had it’s first full-time pastor. Shortly thereafter, the church became affiliated with the Northern New England District of the Assemblies of God.
During the early part of 1971, both pastor and congregation sensed a need for purchasing property and erecting their own building for worship. The projection, that Derry would within fifteen years become one of the largest cities in New Hampshire, had already begun to be evident in its rapid growth. Property was purchased on Main Street across from Betley Chevrolet. Pastor Earle and the men of the church, with the help of men from the District, erected the first building which was dedicated on November 24,1973.
On August 31, 1974, the Rev. Ron Turner was called to the pastorate of Trinity Assembly. Under his 12 years of leadership additional property was secured, a new sanctuary with full basement was added to the existing building, and 2.9 acres of property at 28 Manchester Road was given to the church. The regular ministries of the church were expanded to include Sonshine Preschool & Day Care and Trinity Christian Academy, grades 1-12.
On October 26, 1986, the Rev. Richard Stephens was called to the pastorate. Under his leadership the church has liquidated the indebtedness of the church which was approximately $350,000. The final mortgage burning was on October 1, 1994.
In the spring of ’95, ground was broken for the construction of a new Family Life Center and was dedicated in November, 1997. This building is now being used for Church services, Sunday school, Missionettes, Royal Rangers, other ministries and fellowships.
In March of 1996 Rev. Richard Stephens retired from the ministry bringing to an end his 10 years of service to Trinity. Rev. S. Craig Canfield, a missionary to Russia, was called to the pastorate in August of 1996.
In July of 2002 Rev. J. Stephen Earle was again called to the pastorate.
To Him alone, who builds His church, belongs the glory. All who attend Trinity, the faithful, obedient, and multi--talented people believe that our best days are still ahead of us!
Current Church Buidlings
The Assemblies of God grew out of the Pentecostal revival, which began in the early 1900s in places such as Topeka, Kansas, and the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles. During times of prayer and Bible study, believers received spiritual experiences like those described in the book of Acts. Accompanied by “speaking in tongues,” their religious experiences were associated with the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Jewish feast of Pentecost (Acts 2), and participants in the movement were dubbed “Pentecostals.” The Pentecostal movement has grown from a handful of Bible school students in Topeka, Kansas, to an estimated 600 million in the world today.
Many participants who were baptized in the Holy Spirit during revivals and camp meetings in the early 1900s were not welcomed back to their former churches. These believers started many small churches throughout the country and communicated through publications that reported on the revivals. In 1913, a Pentecostal publication, the Word and Witness, called for the independent churches to band together for the purpose of fellowship and doctrinal unity. Other concerns for facilitating missionaries, chartering churches and forming a Bible training school were also on the agenda.
Some 300 Pentecostals met at an opera house in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1914, and agreed to form a new fellowship of loosely knit independent churches. These churches were left with the needed autonomy to develop and govern their own local ministries, yet they were united in their message and efforts to reach the world for Christ. So began the General Council of the Assemblies of God.
Assemblies of God churches form a cooperative fellowship. As a result, the organization operates from the grass roots, allowing the local church to choose and develop ministries and facilities best suited for its local needs.
