Reach Medway Healing Rooms (RMHR) is a new birth of Healing Rooms in a new area, Medway. In fact, we are the first Healing Rooms in Kent.
As you can see below, Healing Rooms in England and internationally has a long history. And RMHR draws strength from this long history and association of Healing Rooms.
Short history of Healing Rooms
Healing Rooms England & Wales (HREW) and Healing Rooms Ministries have distinct establishment timelines tied to their respective origins.
Healing Rooms England & Wales was effectively established in January 2003, when Paul and Eve Clift opened the first Healing Rooms in the UK in Halifax, Yorkshire. This marked the beginning of the organization in England and Wales, following Paul’s training with Healing Rooms Ministries in Spokane, USA, in late 2002. The initiative grew from there, with a national conference held in November 2003 and a formal name change to Healing Rooms England & Wales in January 2016, reflecting its expanded scope. It’s registered as a charity (No. 1125094) with the Charity Commission, focused on Christian prayer for healing.
Healing Rooms Ministries, the broader movement, traces its roots to John G. Lake, who opened the original Healing Rooms in Spokane, Washington, in 1915. Lake’s work continued until his death in 1935, after which the ministry faded. It was revived in July 1999 by Cal Pierce, who, inspired by Lake’s legacy and under the influence of Bethel Church in Redding, California, re-established the Healing Rooms in Spokane. This relaunch birthed the International Association of Healing Rooms (IAHR), which now connects Healing Rooms globally, including HREW. Pierce’s effort was preceded by significant prayer and support from local churches, setting the stage for its international spread.
So, in short: Healing Rooms Ministries began with Lake in 1915, was dormant, then relaunched in 1999 by Pierce; Healing Rooms England & Wales started in 2003 under the Clifts, building on that revived foundation.
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