Bishop Leo S. Lewis received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in April 1974 at New Hope Pentecost Church in Springfield, Massachusetts. He met, the love of his life, Sharon D. Shaw at this same church and they were married November 23, 1974. The pastor who is also the father-in- law to Bishop Lewis, Bishop Marion E. Shaw, soon noticed the gift and calling that God had placed on this young man. Under his pastor's auspices, Bishop Lewis began his journey in the work of the Lord as an evangelist.

     In 1978, a call was made by Bishop Frances Smith and Elder Wesley Weeks to start a church in Montgomery under the authority of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.of W.). Through the unctioning of the Holy Ghost Bishop Lewis accepted this call. And when approval came from his pastor, Bishop Lewis and his wife, heavy with child number two, headed for the Deep South.

     The first official meeting was March 1978 at Maxwell Air Force Base. During the churches evolution it rested in the home of Bro. and Sis. Smith, the Cleveland Avenue Y.M.C.A. and finally 506 Decatur Street, which was a small store front that had once been a beauty shop, a garage, and a pool hall. Now it wasn’t Plymouth Rock, but it was a place to call home.

     With only six members, the name of the church was christened as Greater Macedonia Apostolic Temple. In June of 1978 the young people’s department of the P.A. of W. decided to hold a mass crusade in Montgomery to compel men to come into the kingdom of God. The saints of God came from all over the United States to the big tent on the corner of Mildred and Virginia Avenue to help lift up the name of Jesus. Many souls were added to the church during this time.

     After this, the church began a rapid growth. A larger place of worship was soon needed. Bishop Lewis and the saints began to make pledges and gave their all as the people did in Solomon’s day to acquire a house for God. In 1980 enough money had been raised to purchase a church located at 1921 Mt. Meiges Road that could seat 300 people. Oh what a day of rejoicing that was. The saints formed a motorcade from the old church and pilgrimage to the new church. Truly God had worked a miracle and the name was changed to Greater Macedonia Miracle Temple.

     Miracles like the first Black Church in Montgomery to have in-house television production studio, which produces the programs aired on television and radio during our Miracle Power Hour. However, this was not the end of the miracles. While on Mt. Meigs Roads the Lord began to deal with the pastor about starting a Christian school. And at 8:00 a.m., December 1982, the school bell sounded and classes began for K4 through 12 for the Greater Macedonia Christian Academy. It was the first Black Christian Academy of its kind.

     After moving from the church basement to Capital City Boy’s Club, Freedom Life Church, the homes of various saints, Rice Temple, and Tiny Tots Academy the church made a leap of faith and landed on 21 acres at 3070 Selma Highway in January of 1986. It was the first building to be erected at Miracle Village, which will ultimately become a land flowing with milk, honey, other schools, businesses, and a guesthouse, which is totally “PAID IN FULL”.

     In 1992 the church changed scenes again when it moved into the Academy’s gymnasium. The name of course was soon changed to fit the promotion to “ Macedonia Miracle Kingdom & Worship Center”. Also, in the year of 2000, we had a 10,000 square feet conference center added to the church. This church has given birth to many children which includes churches in Brantley, Selma, Birmingham, Luverne, and Atlanta GA. Planting churches is a call that has been evidenced in the life of Bishop Leo Lewis. Therefore, in order to better fulfill the work of the Lord and His Purposes for this church, we separated form the P.A. of W. in January of 1991. One year later, under the leading of the Holy Ghost, Bishop Lewis started the organization Prophetic Miracle Ministries Worldwide (P.M.M.W.) whose purpose includes church planting.

     The P.M.M.W. is now the covering for approximate 28 domestic churches and 70 foreign churches. Over the years many changes have taken place in this ministry because one man and one woman dared to acknowledge the clarion call of God and go into the Highway and hedges compelling men to come that God’s house might be filled. Because of their dedication and commitment many have tasted and seen that the Lord is good.