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