The church has its origins in a
British mission of Rev.
James McKeown in
Ghana in 1937. In 1953, The Church was founded as
Gold Coast Apostolistic Church. Upon the country's attainment of independence in 1957, the name changed to the
Ghana Apostolic Church. In resolution of a conflict with the Apostolic Church, Ghana, the then President of Ghana,
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah ruled that the church adopted a new name, thus, in August 1962, the name Church of Pentecost came into being. Through foreign
missionary work and establishing relationships with other Pentecostal churches, the Church of Pentecost expanded into a worldwide movement. The Church of Pentecost operated in 151 Nations headed by
Apostles,
Prophets,
Evangelists and Senior Pastors throughout the world and about 21,802 local assemblies in 2,898 districts. In 2022, global membership of the Church stood at 4,203,077, with children constituting about 1,307,157. The Church of Pentecost had 137,862 church officers and 2,492 ordained ministers in 101 nations. The Church saw an increase of 7.9% with regards to the total membership of the church and now operate in 170 nations across the globe. ==Church leadership==