Headquartered in Accra, Ghana, the Church of Pentecost traces its roots far back to June 1937, six years after the prophesy above was made, when Pastor James McKeown was sent to Ghana (then known as Gold Coast), by the Apostolic Church, Bradford, U.K. at the request of the Apostolic faith Church. With time, a series of doctrinal differences among the people resulted into a denominational split where the Asamankese leaders broke away from Pastor McKeown to form the Christ Apostolic Church.

Pastor McKeown and his group, which later in 1961 adopted the name “The Church of Pentecost”, embarked on massive evangelism through conventions and rallies, which resulted in an explosion of Pentecostalism in Ghana. In its effort to spread throughout the entire nation of Ghana, the church, under the chairmanship of Pastor McKeown, held its first convention at Winneba in December 1939, with over two hundred members in attendance. In April of 1940, during the Easter session, the church held its first General convention also at Winneba, with over four hundred attendees. The strong men behind Rev. McKeown were: Revs. J. S. Gyimah, S.R. Asomaning, S.W. Dufour, S.H. Ankamah, J.A. Bimpong, and R.O. Hayford (the first Evangelist of the Apostolic Church). Through this effort, the church opened branches all over the country (Ghana), beside its external branches. Here in the United States, the church started with a handful of people in 1988. Now it has branches in over 25 states, with over four thousand members; and it continues to grow through vigorous evangelistic outreach. The Church of Pentecost comprises of different movements operating in different ministries, which accommodate people of all ages.

OUR MISSION

Our ultimate mission is to win the world to Christ through propagation of the gospel to the utmost part of the earth. As such, the church launches evangelistic campaigns of various categories to reach out to the lost.

OUR BELIEFS

Our beliefs (Tenets) are solely based on biblical standards, teaching our members to live pure and holy lives at all times eschewing sin to allow the holy spirit to reign in the church, thus bringing liberty and deliverance to all who flee into it. Prayer and teachings of sound doctrine are the vital aspects of our service, accompanied with praises and worship.

Based upon God’s covenant with the church, the church does not solicit financial assistance from any external source. Through the members’ faithful Tithing and offering, God is able to meet our financial needs in season to prove his divine presence, blessing and glory with the church. Thus, the church operates on total dependence on God.

As a loving father, the church rebukes, disciplines, and restores its erring members in the spirit of love, compassion and patience, to prepare its members as brides without blemish for God on the last day.

MOVEMENTS

Various movements are incorporated in the church purposely to serve as an avenue or a forum for the equipping of saints in the various ministries and disciplines of the church. Most teachings in the church, such as, effective witnessing, teachings on Christian marriage, raising kids, living pure lives etc. are all done at movement meetings. It is the responsibility of the various movements to enlighten their members in their respective areas to contribute to their growth and maturity. The teachings received at the various movement meetings constitute to the edification of the individual members who make up the church.