The Church of Pentecost U.S.A., Inc., James McKeown Worship Center based in Norcross, Georgia is a local branch of The Church of Pentecost U.S.A., Inc. with its headquarters in Wayne, New Jersey. The latter is the U.S.A. branch of The Church of Pentecost International which is a worldwide multi-cultural and multi-racial dynamic Pentecostal Christian group with its general headquarters in Accra, Ghana.
It traces its origin to 1937 when the Irish Missionary, Rev. James McKeown, began his ministry in the then Gold Coast (now Ghana). It is a full-gospel, Holy Spirit-filled Church carrying the gospel of Jesus Christ to all parts of the world.
The vision of the church is to bring the world to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. The church lays strong emphasis on the Word of God, holiness, prayer and evangelism.
It provides leadership and discipleship to the believer to have a loving personal relationship with Jesus and people. It empowers members to be spiritually, emotionally and physically stable, and to have a deeper meaning to life here on earth and hereafter in heaven as we await the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It is our fervent believe that God can use all those who believe in Christ to achieve great things in the Kingdom of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. In this way, members are trained and encouraged to use all their spiritual gifts, talents and skills to the glory of God with each member being a vital part of the body of Christ.
It is the goal of the church that members will have assemblies (branches) closer to them to ensure regular participation in church activities and enhance a kind of fellowship where everyone is known, loved and well cared for. In view of this, the Church is organized at different levels namely: International, National, Regional (Area), District and Local levels.
In the U.S.A., James McKeown Worship Center is in the Norcross District of the Atlanta Region. The Norcross District has four (4) assemblies namely:
- James McKeown Worship Center
- PIWC Norcross
- Athens Assembly and
- PIWC Augusta
There is also a nursery Spanish assembly. The assembles occasionally have joint services.
Currently, The Church of Pentecost International is active in 151 countries across the continents with 4,203,077 members and 25,694 Assemblies or Local Branches worldwide (COP Worldwide Growth Statistics 2022).
In the U.S.A., the church has a membership of 35,703 with 300 local assemblies, 82 Districts and 13 Regions across the States (COP USA National Report 2023).
The International Chairman of the Church is Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye. The National Head for the U.S.A. is Apostle Seth Samuel Asante and the Regional (Area) Head of Atlanta is Apostle Joseph Frimpong Antwi. The District Pastor of Norcross is Overseer Kwadwo Frimpong and the Presiding Elder of James McKeown Worship Center is Elder Philip Boadu.
The Presiding Elder oversees the assembly with the support of the local Presbytery. The District Pastor who is the Head of all the assemblies in the District, visits the assembly regularly.
