Founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop , has shared a personal account of his struggles and rejection before establishing one of Ghana's most influential Christian ministries.

Speaking at a Global Prayer Works Summit Special Breakfast Meeting at the Prayer Cathedral in Accra on July 19, 2025, the renowned cleric narrated how several prominent church leaders turned him away when he first expressed his desire to serve in ministry.

Recounting his early years, Duncan-Williams said he first approached James McKeown, the founder of the Church of Pentecost, after returning from Bible studies in Benin City, Nigeria.

However, McKeown refused, citing bad experiences with evangelists in the church. "I told him I had come back from Benin City to serve as an evangelist, but he said no.