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Born to Harold and Sylvia Ireland in Kingston, Jamaica, the third of four children, on November 27.

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Earned a B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ.

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Licensed and ordained as a minister in the Christian church.

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Married Marlinda K. Reaves, his college sweetheart in Egg Harbor, NJ.

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Earned a M.E., Civil Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.

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Established Christ Church, previously known as Tabernacle of Love Christian Center.

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Earned a master’s in Theology, Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY.

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Purchased the former First Baptist Church cathedral in Montclair, NJ with a congregation of 500 members.

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Begins Executive Coaching & Consulting and Cross-Cultural Coaching (Independent Consultant), Rockaway, NJ.

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Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.

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Earned a Ph.D., Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.

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Became Chairman of the Board/CEO, IMPACT Community Development Corp., Rockaway, NJ.

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Purchased the Christ Church West Campus.

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Visiting Lecturer, Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY.

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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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Joined Executive Committee, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (New York City’s 2005 Crusade).

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Became Diversity Coach/Consultant, National Basketball Association, Rookies Transition Program.

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Visiting Lecturer through Chaplain’s Office, New York Giants, New York, NY.

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Certificate in Fund Raising, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

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Visiting Lecturer through Chaplain’s Office, The United States Pentagon, Washington, DC.

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Taught Leadership Development & Church Growth (doctoral students) as an adjunct professor, Drew University, Madison, NJ.

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Visiting Lecturer through Chaplain’s Office, New York Jets, New York, NY.

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Grand Opening of 107-acre Christ Church West Campus, Rockaway, NJ.

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Dr. David & Marlinda Ireland celebrate 25 years of marriage.

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Primary panelist and speaker for the global Willow Creek Leadership Summit (Chicago, IL).

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Hosted first regional one-day prayer conference known as Prayerfest at Christ Church.

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Dr. Ireland and Christ Church celebrate 25 years of ministry on June 8.

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Christ Church hosted the second daylong Prayerfest.

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Hosted Prayerfest at Christ Church with over 60 churches represented.

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Released the “The Skin You Live In,” a book that is now in its second printing.

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Launched The School of Prayer in 10 regions with 100 certified instructors across the United States.

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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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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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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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Became a recipient of the New York City Leadership Center’s Global Leadership award.

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Contributing writer to Huffington Post, Fox News.

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Spoke at Harvard University’s International Conference on LIFE (Leadership Institute for Faith and Education).

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Began two-year graduate program in social innovation at University of Cambridge.