In 1973 a group of christians led by the Holy Spirit felt the need for a worshiping community. This spiritual movement turned into a small church that was known as Immitateurs de Jesus-Christ. Due to the theological background of the leaders, the organization was renamed "Eglise de Dieu de la Pentecôte".In search of an identity, the founders Rev. Ornan Laurore and Rev. Wilner Rejouis catapuled the movement into the church known today as

 

"Eglise de Dieu Monts des Oliviers, Inc".A short while after, the leaders of the Church felt the need to relocate to Florida and trusted the leadership of the organization to Rev. Charles Rejouis, Rev. Testar St. Victor and Evangelist Joseph Monel Fleurimond.The church experienced an explosion that took the organization from a basement, to a store front, to rented space from other churches on at the corner of Main Street and Prospect Street in East-Orange, then to Munn Avenue in East-Orange. There, the church experienced more growth and the overpopulation created some difficult logistic problems that truly tested the faith of the congregation. As the pressure grew, souls keep on joining the organization and experiencing salvation.

 

In 1989, God answered the fervent prayers by blessing the organization with a beautiful, modern temple located at 24 Cleveland Street in Orange, New Jersey. From that time to today, the membership has tripled and might quadruple in the next fifteen months.Due to what experts on religious organizations have been communicating lately, the growth of this church might have to do with its beliefs and organization. The Pentecostal movement is experiencing tremendous growth and it goes beyond all other Christian organizations. Organizations with Pentecostal, holiness, and charismatic beliefs and practices constitute the largest block of christians after the Catholic Church.

 

Eglise de Dieu Mont des Oliviers is a Pentecostal church. The doctrine and main beliefs follow traditional Pentecostal understandings. Yet, there is not any clear connection between this organization and the Azusa Street Movement. The leaders might not embrace this connection for many reasons. Although the movement is experiencing growth, it is fairly young comparing to the more stable and long-standing other denominations like the Baptist, Methodist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Anglican, etc. For a tradition to be valid specially in doctrine, there must be a longer tradition for it. Therefore, the Azusa Street revivals are never mentioned in the history of this organization, but it is the Pentecost that plays a central role in it. Even though, the Pentecostal movement reached Haiti at about the same period when the Azusa Street Revival was gaining ground and looked to expand in mission work throughout the world. The first establishment of Pentecostal churches on the island would coincide with this movement.