Kentenia Full Gospel Church began in the late 1930s in the small coal community of Kentenia, just past Wallins. The small church, built by the Pope and Cawood Company, began originally as Kentenia Baptist Church and continued for many years with a small congregation fluctuating from 10 to 30 over the years. At one time, the church closed its doors for a short time; however, members of the communit
y worked to build back up the congregation. Due to the deterioration of the old church and the need for space, the congregation acquired more land and began building the current structure in 2000. The church offers a variety of worship styles. We sing old gospel hymns from the Church of God Hymnal, contemporary praise and worship songs, southern and bluegrass gospel. The church also sends the youth to a youth camp every year. A few years ago, the church received an award at the camp for the best-represented church out of about 58 churches there. Our main goal here is to accommodate the community in the tri-state area and have revivals and see souls saved, and see people healed and filled with The Holy Spirit. The church fervently believes in going out and teaching others and spreading discipleship to other people through evangelism. The church is a full gospel church, believing that Christians are saved by grace, through faith and not of self. The church also believes in repentance and baptism, and also has Communion services inlcuding foot washing. Kentenia Full Gospel Church believes in the virgin birth, John 3:16, in water baptism and baptism in the Holy Ghost to receive the gifts of the spirit, such as preaching and speaking in tongues. The church believes in the power of God, healing, annointing and the laying on of hands for prayer. The power of God is what makes uniqueness in everything.
