ABOUT US
Overview of The Church of Pentecost
The Church of Pentecost Canada is a full-gospel, Holy Spirit-filled church carrying the gospel to all parts of the world. The driving force behind the Church's growth is that the Church of Pentecost is part of the body of Christ of which Jesus Christ is the Head and the Holy Spirit is the Spiritual Administrator.
The Church of Pentecost Canada is a branch of The Church of Pentecost International, which has its general headquarters in Accra, Ghana.
The Church of Pentecost Canada is registered federal religious non-profit organization carrying the gospel to all parts of the world and in Canada in particular. The Church of Pentecost Canada is a branch of The Church of Pentecost International, which has its general headquarters in Accra, Ghana, West Africa and traces its origin to 1937 when the English missionary, Rev. James McKeown, began his ministry in the then Gold Coast (now Ghana).
Presently, The Church of Pentecost International is active in over 60 countries in across all continents with over 1.5 million members and 12 013 Assemblies (Local Churches) worldwide.
Expanding The Kingdom of God in Canada
The Church of Pentecost Canada was started in 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, and has since expanded to other provinces. Presently, there are 14 branches or local churches in Montreal Sherbrooke, Quebec City (Quebec Province), Vancouver (British Columbia Province), Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer (Alberta Province) and Winnipeg (Manitoba Province). In Ontario, we have branches in Hamilton, London, Scarborough, Peel, Ottawa, Mckeown Worship Center (North York) and Pentecost International Worship Center (PIWC) Toronto. Small branches are being planted in Kingston, Windsor, Oakville, and Saskatoon.
As at December 2008, the Church in Canada had a total membership of 4348 comprising of 2, 614 adults, 683 teens, and 1051 children.
The present National Head (Senior Pastor) of The Church of Pentecost Canada is Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Owusu Bediako. There are eleven other pastors, 86 elders, 88 deacons and 105 deaconesses.
Our Mission
The Church's primary aim and objective is to practice and propagate what our Lord Jesus Christ commanded in Mark 16:15-16: " go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, he believeth and is baptized shall be saved...", and in Matthew 25:40 " in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these brethren, ye have done it unto me."
The Church of Pentecost Canada exists 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.
Our Vision
- To share the good news of God's love, forgiveness of sin, healing and deliverance from the power of darkness, provision for today and hope for eternal life here-after, to the diverse peoples of Canada irrespective of color, race, or ethnic background
- To preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the spiritually lost, disciple and nurture them to be Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-filled, doctrinally sound and mature saints in God's Kingdom.
- To establish and maintain a friendly multicultural Christian fellowship where every member is an important integral part of the family.
- To worship the Lord in spirit and in truth with all kinds of musical instruments and songs that inspire the soul and spirit but are culturally sensitive.
- To provide Systematic Teachings that are theologically sound and balanced.
- To equip all members to become responsible leaders/ministers for ministry.
- To offer holistic ministry to the needs of the total person (including spiritual, material, emotional, intellectual, physical and social).
- To mobilize material and educational resources toward the promotion of the Church's International Missionary mandate especially in Africa and other developing countries.
Membership
There are both adult and children members of the church. Any person who is thirteen (13) years or more, who has accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his/her Lord and personal Savior and is baptized by immersion in the name of Jesus Christ becomes an Adult member.
Membership shall be maintained by living blameless lives in accordance with the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and in obedience to the doctrines of the Church.
Admittance into full fellowship of the Church is by the ceremony of the Right Hand of Fellowship (Galatians 2:9). And the Right Hand of Fellowship is extended by a Minister or Presiding Elder during a Church service. Full members of the Church are extended the Right Hand Fellowship providing they meet the following criteria:
i). A clear testimony of Salvation (publicly confessing Jesus as Lord and Savior)
ii). Baptism by immersion in the Name of Jesus Christ.
iii). Undergo a period of teaching. (New Covert’s classes)
Those who are given the Right Hand of Fellowship shall become Communicants. They may be called into any unpaid office or full-time ministry of the Church. A person is received into membership of the Church who joins from another denomination with similar beliefs and doctrine and produces a baptismal certificate or satisfactory identity and is received into fellowship by the extension of the Right Hand of Fellowship to him/her.
Worship With Us
You are invited to stop by any of our services. In addition to preaching and proclaiming the unadulterated Words of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, our worship services includes congregational singing, prayers, and testimonies about God's love and awesome power.
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