Charles Greenwood (pastor)
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Charles Lewis Greenwood (1891–1969) was an Australian Pentecostal Christian pastor in the Assemblies of God.[1] He is credited for the revival and church that was integral to the formation of the Assemblies of God in Australia.[2]
Greenwood was born in Melbourne and was one of 12 children; he became a Christian at the age of 19.[3]
Richmond Temple and the Sunshine Revival
Greenwood married Frances Reed in 1915,[3] and the following year they began holding prayer meetings in their home in Sunshine, Melbourne. Greenwood established the Sunshine Gospel Hall in 1925, and during a two-week campaign with evangelist A. C. Valdez, revival broke out. Over 200 people attended these meetings. Later that year Greenwood moved the church to the Richmond Theatre, (343 Bridge Road) changing its name to Richmond Temple.