HISTORY

International Pentecostal Assembly Ecumenical was formulated under the auspices of Apostle Dr. William McCoy in 1994, known as IPAE. 

IPAE is a conglomerate of churches of different ethnic backgrounds coming together to facilitate community service and social justice along with spiritual enrichment  from Springfield, Waukegan , and Southern Wisconsin.

We are a grassroots 501(c) 3 organization that is here to serve the community. 

As an interventionist, we provide a place of support while beginning the cultivation process of developing self-worth and self-understanding through traditional therapeutic practices and at the same time affords the participant opportunities to develop through various faith-based experiences.

As a preventionist, the IPAE Network acts as a vehicle, recruiting quality based programming and services, where the formation of healthy and positive support systems prove to play an important role to the participant while in this community setting.

IPAE provides training for the faith-based communities for the Flu Pandemic, Breast Cancer Awareness, HIV/AIDS and testing.  CEU's training empowering the ex-offender under IAODAPCA State of Illinois trained certified substance abuse counselors, empowering the Ex-Offender Program 40 CEU's.  This program is available for pastors and faith-based members to secure their credentials.

IPAE has worked with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in mentoring youth ages 9 to 17.

IPAE provides training for the faith-based communities for the Flu Pandemic, Breast Cancer Awareness, HIV/AIDS and testing.  CEU's training empowering the ex-offender under IAODAPCA State of Illinois trained certified substance abuse counselors, empowering the Ex-Offender Program 40 CEU's.  This program is available for pastors and faith-based members to secure their credentials.

IPAE facilitated services twice a week for TASC at Jessie "MA" Houston Adult Transitional Center 14127 Leavitt, Dixmoor, Illinois, Domestic Violence, Critical Thinking, Stress Management, and Life Skills, and IPAE Summer Youth Program for Cook County POET job readiness and on the job training in Chicago Heights and surrounding South Suburbs.

IPAE facilitates community service for the 61st District Court under Judge William O'Neal and Judge Stuttley.

Every quarter faith-based conglomerate of pastors create training for their members in mentoring and substance abuse.

IPAE can provide Mentoring, Counseling, Substance Abuse, Housing, Spiritual Enrichment, HIV prevention, Life Skills, DUI assessments and Medical Referrals.

IPAE is currently facilitating In-Care services at Cook County Jails.  IPAE six week Train The Trainers to facilitate workshops to inmates at the Cook County Jail for six weeks. After the six weeks training, the facilitators receive a certificate of completion and participants will receive a certificate of completion.

IPAE is one of the coordinating Partners for the Governor's Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI) for Parenting and Reentry.

IPAE and Building Opportunities for Developing Youth (B.O.D .Y.) Project

IPAE  received it's Certificate from the State of Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA) August 18, 2011 for Licensed Treatment.

Level I Adult Outpatient 

Level I Adolescent Outpatients

Level II Adult Intensive Outpatient (IOP) 

Level II Adolescent Intensive Outpatient (IOP)