The Church of Pentecost

Pentecost International Worship Center(PIWC)

Is a ministry of The Church of Pentecost, a worldwide non-profit mission-minded church with its international headquarters in Accra, Ghana. PIWC-Princeton is one of several assemblies in the United States established by The Church of Pentecost USA, Inc.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Church of Pentecost is to bring all people everywhere to the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ through the proclamation of the gospel, the planting of churches and the equipping of believers for every God-glorifying service. It demonstrates the love of God through the provision of social services in partnership with governments, communities and other like-minded organizations.

History of the Church of Pentecost

The Church of Pentecost, like most great institutions, started in a small way. The Church’s beginnings are linked to the ministry of Pastor James McKeown (1900-1989), an Irish missionary sent by the Apostolic Church, Bradford, UK to the then Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1937 to help a group of believers of the Apostolic Faith led by one Peter Newman Anim in a town called Asamankese.

Due to doctrinal differences based on divine healing, the group split in 1939 into the Christ Apostolic Church and the Apostolic Church, Gold Coast. The latter saw great expansion under Pastor James McKeown. In 1953, a constitutional crisis led to the founding of the Gold Coast Apostolic Church led by Pastor James McKeown.

On the attainment of independence by the country in 1957 and following the changes of its name to Ghana, the Gold Coast Apostolic Church was renamed the Ghana Apostolic Church. The split in 1953 did not end the crisis. New conflicts compelled the then President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, to advise the leadership of the Ghana Apostolic Church, to adopt a new name in order to foster peace and harmony on the Pentecostal front. Therefore, on August 1, 1962, the new name, The Church of Pentecost, legally replaced the Ghana Apostolic Church.

Pentecost Students and Associates (PENSA)

The idea of an association to cater for the spritual needs of the growing Pentecoostal leaning students and allied professionals was conceived in the 1970's. Pentecost Students and Associates (PENSA) was thus inaugurated in 1980 as a ministry within The Church of Pentecost to deepen personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

It has served as a ministry to bring both students and alumni of the tertiary institutions together with the goal of carrying out evangelism and preparing members for responsible church membership.