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Roy Samuel Ellington

Brief History of Contributions of Roy Samuel Ellington to the AGA
Prepared for the occasion of his retirement from the pastorate
Lillyfield Gospel Assembly
2004




Roy Ellington was saved in 1961 through Ambassadors for Christ, then was baptized and received as a member of Hope in 1962. He was nurtured in his early spiritual walk by Pastor Clive Afflick. In 1967 he migrated to the United States. Lennox Mangaroo, who was also from Hope, migrated to New York as well in 1968, and the two linked up shortly thereafter and sent a request to Pastor Henry White in Jamaica for names of believers who had migrated to the New York area, but had not found a church home.

They received twelve (12) names, rented a storefront, cleaned it up, did carpentry and electrical work on the 20' x 12' space at Sherman and 222 Streets, built a pulpit and began meetings. This became Olivet Gospel Church, now located at Dyre Avenue in Bronx.

As soon as Olivet was established, Bro. Ellington became involved in a Sunday School in Paterson, New Jersey. Before long, he along with about fifty (50) believers bought land at 122-124 Vreeland Avenue, where he headed the work, Glory Gospel Assembly from inception in 1972 for a number of years, improving the physical facilities during the time.



Bro. Ellington was ordained as elder in 1981 in New York by Pastor Henry White and by 1985 returned to reside in Jamaica. Availing himself to the denomination, he was first assigned to Exchange where he served for two years, becoming closely linked to the then Chairman of the denomination, the late Pastor Curtis Cole.

Living in the Spanish Town area, Pastor Ellington had initially attended Spring Village. He returned to Spring Village after his stint at Exchange to work under Pastor Silas Powell, conceptualizing, motivating and leading the saints in the building of the Spring Village sanctuary.

Pastor Ellington is one among just a handful of persons in the AGA responsible for the founding of two or more AGA churches, the others being: Henry White, Albert Karram, Curtis Cole (Calvary and Arlene Gardens), and Basil Chen (Treadways and Faith, N.Y.).