The Senior Pastor and the National Head of the Church of Pentecost Canada Rev. Dr. Apostle Emmanuel Owusu Bediako died on Thursday November 28, 2013 in Huston, Texas, USA after a protracted illness.

Apostle Bediako and family were welcomed to the Church of Pentecost Canada on Sunday October 25, 2009 in Toronto. He was the 4th National Head of the Church after Apostle A.K. Miah ended his term in Canada.

He is a Church planter who has helped plant and nurtured many Pentecostal churches in the USA, Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and other European countries. He is also a seasoned international conference speaker and the author of the Book of Books: A History of The Bible (2008). Before his divine call into full-time ministry, Apostle Dr. Bediako was a professional banker. He is married to Mama Faustina Bediako, a writer, teacher, and a nurse. They are blessed with four girls – Christie, Portia, Esther, and Eunice. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.