# Ralph Read

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Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in Australia from (1969-1977)

For those of a similar name, see [Ralph Reed (disambiguation)](/source/Ralph_Reed_(disambiguation)).

**Ralph Read** is a [Pentecostal](/source/Pentecostalism) [Christian](/source/Christianity) [pastor](/source/Pastor) in the [Assemblies of God](/source/Assemblies_of_God_in_Australia) and was the [Superintendent](/source/National_President_of_the_Assemblies_of_God_in_Australia) of the Assemblies of God in Australia from 1969 to 1977.

## Biography

Read had been associated with [Baptist](/source/Baptist) and [Methodist](/source/Methodist) churches prior to receiving the [Baptism of the Holy Spirit](/source/Baptism_with_the_Holy_Spirit) in 1938. Ten years later he joined the [Assemblies of God](/source/Assemblies_of_God_in_Australia), assisting the Sturgeons on their evangelistic campaign in 1948 and, afterwards, accepting an appointment to pastor a [Pentecostal](/source/Pentecostal) assembly in Orange, today known as "Orange Christian Ministry Centre". He was later to teach at "[Richmond](/source/Richmond%2C_New_South_Wales) Temple's Bible College", and thereafter to minister in various AOG churches and, for a time, was editor of the AOG denominational magazine "The Evangel".[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["An Analysis of the Developing Ecclesiology of the Assemblies of God in Australia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070830092909/http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp78.25092005/02whole.pdf) (PDF). [Australian Catholic University](/source/Australian_Catholic_University). 2004-08-03. Archived from [the original](http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp78.25092005/02whole.pdf) (PDF) on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-06-11.

Preceded by Alec Davidson National President of the Assemblies of God in Australia 1969–1977 Succeeded by Andrew Evans

v t e National Presidents of Australian Christian Churches (the Assemblies of God in Australia) Charles Greenwood Henry Wiggins Philip Duncan Edward Irish Alec Davidson James Walace Ralph Read Andrew Evans Brian Houston Wayne Alcorn

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