Metro Pentecostal Church is the first of many Apostolic Pentecostal Churches in the Tulsa county area. It was first known as the 1st Pentecostal Church of Garden City (1928). It began with baptisms at the old Hickory Mines, the Tulsa State Fair Grounds today (21st Street & between Harvard & Yale), in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ according to Acts 2:38 by the late Rev. Arthur T. Duck in 1922. Since that time, Metro Pentecostal Church has grown exponentially.
The Garden City 1st Pentecostal Church became a part of the Pentecostal Church Incorporated (PCI) in the 1930’s. The pastor was Rev. Clarence Crain. However, under the leadership of Rev. B.L. Still (1941-1960), the Church became an affiliated member of the United Pentecostal Church Incorporated (UPCI), Hazelwood, MO., in 1956. Rev. Lloyd Still pastored from 1960 – 1969. Rev. Orville Bryant held the longest tenure as the Pastor from 1969 – May 31, 2000. It was during his pastorate that the assembly moved from Garden City to the Berryhill community, west Tulsa area. The church’s name was changed from the 1st Pentecostal Church of Garden City / South Tulsa United Pentecostal Church to Berryhill United Pentecostal Church to accommodate this address change. As of 2003, the congregation decided to go back to its roots and the official incorporated name of the church became, 1st Pentecostal Church of Tulsa. July 1, 2000, began Pastor Don Martin’s tenure. When relocating to the Tulsa Metro campus in 2009, the church adopted the “doing business as” name of Metro Pentecostal Church.
In August of 2006, the Collinsville campus, 1st Pentecostal Church of Collinsville, was launched. This would become our first of several campuses and church plants. Presently, Rev. & Mrs. Kyle Holt are the Campus Pastor. From the success of this multi-site Church planting, the M1 Ministries came into existence.
In 2015, the Los Pentecostales de Metro Tulsa began as our Hispanic Church. Rev. & Mrs. Urbano Pacheco are the Campus Pastor.
Both Pastor & Mrs. Don Martin come from United Pentecostal Church minister’s homes. He was born and raised in Texas. He attended Western Apostolic Bible College in Stockton, CA. He taught at Gateway College of Evangelism in St. Louis, MO, Apostolic Bible Institute in St. Paul, MN, and Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis, IN. Pastor Martin received his Associate of Theology degree from Western Apostolic Bible College/Christian Life College, Stockton, CA., Bachelor of Theology degree from Apostolic Bible Institute. St. Paul, MN., and his Master of Arts in Christian Ministry from Urshan Graduate School of Theology, St. Louis, MO. She was born in Oregon and raised in Oklahoma. She also attended Western Apostolic Bible College in Stockton, CA. This is where they met and were married in 1973.
Pastor & Mrs. Don Martin have pastored in Birmingham, AL, Brownwood, TX, Austin, TX, and now in Tulsa, OK. Their ministry began in 1974 and their pastoral ministry began in 1985. God has blessed them through the years with an anointed ministry for their passion for the work of God.