[1] The PCG is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals, the Pentecostal World Conference and the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America.

First called the Pentecostal Assemblies of USA, the PCG was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1919 by a group of Pentecostal ministers who had chosen not to affiliate with the Assemblies of God and several who had left that organization after it adopted a doctrinal statement in 1916.

[2] John C. Sinclair, an early Pentecostal pastor in Chicago, and a former Assemblies of God presbyter served as the first moderator.

[3] Although the relocation to Bedford, TX followed the 2011 Joplin Tornado, the decision to move had started at least three years earlier when the 2009 General Convention voted to explore relocating to a larger metropolitan area.

The reason for the move was because of lower income due to declining minister and church membership and Messenger College could no longer support itself.

The change was made because internationally, the term bishop is more commonly related to religious leaders than the previous title.

Prior to 2011, the International headquarters were located in Joplin, Missouri where a college and a publishing house operated.