▁who ▁spent ▁considerable ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast , ▁now ▁Gh ana . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Pent ec ost al ▁mission ary ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Gh ana ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁The ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁- ▁Gh ana . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Pent ec ost , ▁the ▁church ▁with ▁the ▁biggest ▁den om ination ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁which ▁has ▁branches ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁" p ione er ▁of ▁Gh ana ian ▁Pent ec ost al ism ". ▁ ▁Mission ary ▁work ▁ ▁James ▁Mc Ke own ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁begin ▁mission ary ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁resident ▁mission ary ▁of ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁after ▁having ▁left ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁for ▁the ▁then ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁on ▁a ▁boat ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁had ▁delayed ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁mission ary ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁months ▁after ▁a ▁prop he cy ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁West ▁Africa ▁on ▁Mission ary ▁duty . ▁He ▁had ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁mission ary ▁ow ing ▁chief ly ▁to ▁his ▁in ade qu ate ▁formal ▁training . ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁As am ank ese ▁and ▁begun ▁his ▁mission ary ▁work ▁there . ▁His ▁wife ▁Soph ia ▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁in ▁September ▁