Pastor Harold D. McCowan was born on July 17, 1949, in Athens,Tn. to Robert and Mattie McCowan. He attended elementary school in Athens along with his four brothers and one sister.
After graduation from McMinn County High School, Harold McCowan was drafted into the Armed Forces and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After two years of service and an Honorable Discharge he entered the workforce. He later attended Cleveland State College for one year. In June of 1977, Harold McCowan received salvation and began to walk with God. After years of development of his relationship with God, and by the direction of the Holy Spirit, Harold McCowan started Overcoming Faith Christian Center in 1985, a non-denominational church in Athens, Tn. Pastor McCowan began teaching Sunday School at the church of his youth,Oak Grove Baptist Church. By the direction of the Holy Spirit, Pastor McCowan started a small bible study group that later grew into the Overcoming Faith Christian Center of today. Harold D. McCowan and his wife, Trophena, live in Cleveland,Tn. |
