Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times & in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
The United Pentecostal Church of Cameron, Missouri, was founded in 1978 by Rev. and Mrs. Russell Dotson. Rev. Dotson served as Assistant Pastor for six years at Chillicothe United Pentecostal Church before moving to Cameron to establish a new work. They purchased the old Nazarene Church at 503 E Prospect Street (corner of Prospect and Orange) and held their first service, a Sectional Youth Rally, on Friday, June 2, 1978.
Land was purchased North of town on Highway 69 in 1985 under the vision of Rev. and Mrs. Dotson. They believed it was the will of God to grow and expand. After nearly twenty-three years of service in the original location, a new building was built at 9529 SE 69 Highway and became their home of worship and evangelism in the year 2000.
Rev. and Mrs. Dotson retired from pastoring on December 31, 2002, and passed the responsibilities on to Rev. and Mrs. C Joseph Jones in a New Year's Eve service. Rev. Jones served as Youth Pastor at Calvary Pentecostal Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, for six years, and evangelized full time for two and a half before coming to Cameron. Turning Point was added to the name in 2003.
Our Gymnasim project is a great endevour for Turning Point toward the lives of our children. We are naming this facility the Russell and Ruth Dotson Family Activity Center (or the Dot Center) in honor of our founding family and the sacrifices they have made in twenty-five years of pastoral leadership. This facilty completed in 2007, serves for youth and family activities with room for expansion. The Dot Center was built almost entirely by members of Turing Point. Look how far we've come in the Lord.
To God be the Glory!
Turning Point United Pentecostal Church 9529 SE Hwy 69 Cameron, MO 64429
