On June 21, 1999 Pastor C. Charles Johnson Jr. opened the doors of Temple Of Prayer for the first time where he ran a 41 day revival. After the revival the first official service was on August 1, 1999 where nine souls where added to the church. God told him that the Temple Of Prayer would be unlike most churches of today. The church would be a church of prayer and that miracles would be worked there just like in the days of old. God told Pastor Johnson that He would be the only one on the throne and that no man would get the glory for what He would do for the ministry and his people.
The Temple Of Prayer is unusual in the sense that 90 % of the congregation attends prayer, and that majority of the membership range in the ages of 50 years and younger.
The name "Temple Of Prayer" was given to Pastor Johnson by God using the scripture from Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.
Since prayer is a great part of the T.O.P. Signs and Wonders have followed. God has used this ministry to raise people from the dead, deliver those who were trapped in bondage of addiction, depression, guilt, and all manner of diseases. The T.O.P. has been empowered and enabled by the HOLY GHOST and now assured that our Faith will take us to our Fruit. Many souls have been added to the church from all parts of the United States and abroad. The Temple Of Prayer is a ministry where the Glory of God is present in all the services and the outpouring of Praise has freedom!
The Temple Of Prayer offers the worshipper a true spiritual experience, where the Lord is magnified, Jesus is lifted up, and the Holy Ghost is allowed to lead and guide us to a place in God where no demon or any other creature can separate us from His Love. A Ministry where the unadulterated Word of God is preached and where the triparte man is ministered to by Gods Spirit. This is not just a Place, a Church it is a Ministry that will not only reach the Nations but the World!