The Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies (PAWI) was inaugurated in 1910 in the Emerald Isle of Montserrat. Canadian missionaries under the auspices of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) established PAWI. Antigua and Barbuda along with its Caribbean counterparts was an affiliate of PAOC.

At a General Conference in 1958, it was decided that the Caribbean be released to manage its own affairs, which resulted in a name change: The Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies. Presently, there is at least one PAWI assembly or church in each of the six parishes in Antigua, along with one in Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda’s first PAWI presbyter was Reverend Peter Lee, a native of Montserrat. In 1987, St. Kitts was incorporated in the Antigua-Barbuda District and by 2001 Nevis was included.  The district has since expanded and presently comprises Antigua-Barbuda, St. Kitts-Nevis, Guadeloupe and St. Maarten, which boasts over sixteen assemblies, including three Spanish-speaking assemblies, and consists of more than two thousand constituents.