Timeline
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1961
Born to Harold and Sylvia Ireland in Kingston, Jamaica, the third of four children, on November 27.
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1982
Earned a B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ.
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1983
Licensed and ordained as a minister in the Christian church.
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1984
Married Marlinda K. Reaves, his college sweetheart in Egg Harbor, NJ.
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1985
Earned a M.E., Civil Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.
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1986
Established Christ Church, previously known as Tabernacle of Love Christian Center.
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1991
Earned a master’s in Theology, Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY.
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1994
Purchased the former First Baptist Church cathedral in Montclair, NJ with a congregation of 500 members.
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1996
Begins Executive Coaching & Consulting and Cross-Cultural Coaching (Independent Consultant), Rockaway, NJ.
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2001
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
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2002
Earned a Ph.D., Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
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2003
Became Chairman of the Board/CEO, IMPACT Community Development Corp., Rockaway, NJ.
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2003
Purchased the Christ Church West Campus.
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2005
Visiting Lecturer, Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY.
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2005
Rev. David Ireland is named One of New Jersey’s Top 11 People to Watch in 2006 by The Star-Ledger (New Jersey’s biggest newspaper).
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2005
Joined Executive Committee, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (New York City’s 2005 Crusade).
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2006
Became Diversity Coach/Consultant, National Basketball Association, Rookies Transition Program.
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2007
Visiting Lecturer through Chaplain’s Office, New York Giants, New York, NY.
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2007
Certificate in Fund Raising, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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2008
Visiting Lecturer through Chaplain’s Office, The United States Pentagon, Washington, DC.
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2009
Taught Leadership Development & Church Growth (doctoral students) as an adjunct professor, Drew University, Madison, NJ.
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2009
Visiting Lecturer through Chaplain’s Office, New York Jets, New York, NY.
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2009
Grand Opening of 107-acre Christ Church West Campus, Rockaway, NJ.
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2009
Dr. David & Marlinda Ireland celebrate 25 years of marriage.
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2010
Primary panelist and speaker for the global Willow Creek Leadership Summit (Chicago, IL).
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2010
Hosted first regional one-day prayer conference known as Prayerfest at Christ Church.
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2011
Dr. Ireland and Christ Church celebrate 25 years of ministry on June 8.
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2011
Christ Church hosted the second daylong Prayerfest.
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2012
Hosted Prayerfest at Christ Church with over 60 churches represented.
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2012
Released the “The Skin You Live In,” a book that is now in its second printing.
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2013
Launched The School of Prayer in 10 regions with 100 certified instructors across the United States.
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2014
Released a new book, “The Kneeling Warrior,” which focused on being effective in prayer. Hosted Prayerfest 2014 at Christ Church and it was streamed live into over 40 countries.
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2015
Released the new book, “The Weapon of Prayer”. It is a sequel to “The Kneeling Warrior”. Dr. David Ireland also began writing op-ed pieces for The Huffington Post and FoxNews.com.
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2016
Released the new book, “Raising a Child Who Prays”. It is a follow-up to Dr. David Ireland’s two other books on prayer, “The Kneeling Warrior” and “The Weapon of Prayer”.
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2016
Became a recipient of the New York City Leadership Center’s Global Leadership award.
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2017
Contributing writer to Huffington Post, Fox News.
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2018
Spoke at Harvard University’s International Conference on LIFE (Leadership Institute for Faith and Education).
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2019
Began two-year graduate program in social innovation at University of Cambridge.
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