About our church
Marshallese New Pentecostal Church Inc is the mother church of MNPCI. It was founded in Kailua-Kona so that Marshallese families in West Hawaii would have somewhere to worship, be taught, and belong.
How the church started
Pastor Nickson Alee and a small group of Marshallese families founded this church in Kailua-Kona. They were not trying to build something large. They were trying to build something that was missing.
Marshallese families have been putting down roots in West Hawaii for years, working, raising children, and living a long way from the islands they grew up on. What was missing was a church home where worship happened in their own language, where the Bible was taught plainly, and where the next generation had somewhere to belong.
So they built one. Services here run in Marshallese and English together, which means a grandmother and her American-born grandchildren can sit in the same row and follow the same sermon. There is preaching, prayer for families and the sick, altar calls for anyone who wants one, and afterwards, food.
From Kona, that vision traveled. There are now MNPCI congregations in Seattle and Spokane, Washington, and plans are underway for one in Arkansas. Kona is still the mother church.
Our mission
Worship with aloha. Teach with truth. Serve with love.
Everything we do flows from our love for God and for our neighbors in West Hawaii. We gather each week to worship, study Scripture together, pray for one another, and reach out to families in need across Kailua-Kona.
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The church at a glance
- Founded by
- Rev. Nickson Alee
- Worship languages
- Marshallese and English
- Nonprofit status
- 501(c)(3), tax-exempt since October 2021
- EIN
- 85-3171160
- MNPCI congregations
- Kona, Seattle, Spokane · Arkansas soon
Rev. Nickson Alee
Founder & Senior Pastor
Pastor Nickson founded this church out of a heart for the Marshallese community, and he leads it with compassion, prayer and purpose.
His aim is to help people grow in faith and to build a church strong enough to hold families together, grounded in the teaching of Jesus Christ and open to anyone who walks through the door.
MNPCI congregations
What started with a handful of Marshallese families in Kona is now a network of congregations on the mainland. Each one was planted to give Marshallese families a church home in their own language.
Mother church
Kailua-Kona
Hawaii
Where MNPCI began, and where the whole church family still gathers every Sunday at 5:00 PM.
Congregation
Seattle
Washington
Established to serve Marshallese families across the Seattle area.
Congregation
Spokane
Washington
Established to serve Marshallese families across the Spokane area.
Opening soon
Arkansas
Plans are underway to establish an MNPCI congregation in Arkansas.
Come and see for yourself
Sunday service is at 5:00 PM. You do not need to know anybody, dress a certain way, or speak Marshallese.