On March 10, 1985, a service was conducted with a congregation of three, in a small house in Deighton Road, St. Michael, Barbados. This marked the beginning of the realization of a vision that had been received eight years earlier. The visionary was a youthful David Durant, who, while participating in a pioneering venture in Guyana had a vision to establish a church in Barbados – the country of his birth.
By 1988 the gathering had outgrown the house and a building was leased in Laynes Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael. The church had by then become well known as Revival Assembly and the membership continued to increase.
Eight years later, in 1996 the name of the church was changed from Revival Assembly to Restoration Ministries, with greater emphasis being placed on the restoration of all things, according to Acts 3:21.
During the year that followed, the search for accommodation finally, at Bonnetts Avenue, Brittons Hill, St. Michael. For seven months the Pastor, his wife Joy and three sons, David Jr., Jonathan and Christopher, along with the congregation assembled under a tent on this site, while the Leadership of the church forged ahead with the process of acquiring the property.
On October 10, 1997, the congregation completed transformation of the interior of the building that had been standing on this site for many years, and moved in to conduct services with great celebration and thanks to Almighty God.
Over time the ministry became known for its strong prophetic worship. This was experienced and expressed on numerous occasions by visiting ministers. Additionally, worship teams responded continuously to requests to minister in various local and international conferences.
Restoration Ministries remains part of the network of International Christian Leaders Connection (ICLC), and in turn is giving apostolic covering to ‘REMINOCC’- which comprises several churches and para-church organizations across the nations.