Who We Are – We are a diverse urban church brought together by God’s grace, seeking to follow Jesus together.

What we believe – The Bible reveals the message of the triune God’s loving redemptive work to restore his broken, fractured, and sin effected creation through the sending of the Son.  Those who believe in Jesus and his gracious provision for us through his life, death, resurrection, and ascension may receive new life with God.    We are then united with other believing people, following Jesus together through the power of the Holy Spirit.  “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.’   John 3:16

As an affiliated congregation of the Assemblies of God we have a theological framework that enables us to maintain church fellowship and engage in the God centered, Jesus shaped, Spirit empowered life and mission God has given us.   See the Assemblies of God Doctrinal Statement.

History - This church began in 1954 as a bilingual congregation, holding services in both Italian and English.  Originally the church met in the home of Rev. Giardella, the founding pastor, at 1195 Bennington Street in East Boston.  In 1955 the church moved to a rented space at the Salvation Army facility on Saratoga Street.  The church affiliated with the Assemblies of God in 1957 and that same year purchased a German Lutheran church building at 50 Bennington Street where we continue to meet. Though we no longer have services in Italian, we continue to display an ethnic diversity. 

Pastor David Searles - He has been the pastor of Central Assembly of God since 1993.  David and his family live in East Boston in fact just around the corner from the church facility so we experience all the joys (diversity of people) and challenges of city living (finding a parking place late at night).  He enjoys reading books of every kind and currently is reading Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful.  His family is a host family for the English Language Center in Boston, which has allowed them to host students from Japan, Switzerland, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and South Korea.  David has a B.A. in Bible from Central Bible College and a M.A. in Theological Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   His wife, Barbara works full-time as a social worker for the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in their Elder Service Plan.  They have two children: Abby, 17, and Carolyn, 12.