[1] The organization has developed from United Pentecostal Churches of Christ which was formed in 1992 by Bishop (later Archbishop) Jesse Delano Ellis and others, and had its office at Cleveland, Ohio.
[4] The organization named United Pentecostal Churches of Christ came into being during 1992, as a result of a meeting convened by Bishop Ellis and held on May 29, 1992.
[1] At the first plenary assembly (August 22, 1992), Bishop Ellis was recognized as general overseer and president.
[3] Bishop Eric Daniel Garnes[2] of Brooklyn, New York was installed as general overseer and presiding prelate of United Covenant Churches of Christ on October 30, 2009.
[8] At the time of Bishop Garnes' installation, the United Covenant Churches of Christ had about 20,000 members.