Margaret Pickstone

Margaret Pickstone-Dark was born in the Hunter Valley, Australia in 1949. She grew up in a hard-line religious sect until the age of 18. After she was released from this group, she studied music, which led into teaching piano and singing for 40 years. Besides teaching and directing music, choirs, drama and worship in Pentecostal churches, Margaret has been active in caring for the sick, counselling, street ministry and leading prayer groups in isolated country towns.Her music ministry was...See more

Margaret Pickstone-Dark was born in the Hunter Valley, Australia in 1949. She grew up in a hard-line religious sect until the age of 18. After she was released from this group, she studied music, which led into teaching piano and singing for 40 years. Besides teaching and directing music, choirs, drama and worship in Pentecostal churches, Margaret has been active in caring for the sick, counselling, street ministry and leading prayer groups in isolated country towns.Her music ministry was launched in Auckland, New Zealand in the early 1980's and prayer ministry in South Korea in 1987. Her involvement with different prayer networks and evangelism has taken her around Australia, Philippines, India, Turkey, Indonesia and Israel. She is also an artist and author of six books. Margaret married for the first time in October 2020 to Peter Dark. They are presently living in the Hunter Valley and passionate about serving God together wherever He leads. See less