Aldersgate Renewal Ministries (ARM) was conceived at the Conference on Charismatic Renewal in the Christian Churches (CCRCC) in July 1977.  It was birthed in the fall of 1977 as The United Methodist Renewal Services Fellowship, Inc. (UMRSF) and held its first national conference on the Holy Spirit, Aldersgate ‘79, in Louisville, Kentucky in August of 1979.  Although the legal name is still UMRSF, the working name of the ministry was changed to Aldersgate Renewal Ministries (ARM) in 1995.

The complete history of ARM can be found in the document “Releasing the Life of the Holy Spirit into the Life of the Church!  Aldersgate Renewal Ministries: History and Impact” written by Gary Moore.