History of Philip R Cousin African Methodist Episcopal Church
It was mid July of 1989, when Rev. Barbara A. Ross answered the call to preach. She was licensed to preach in August of 1989 at Grant Memorial AME Church in Chicago, IL. She was ordained an Itinerant Deacon September 27, 1992 at St. James AME Church, St. Paul, MN. She was ordained an Itinerant Elder, September 25, 1994 at St. Mark AME Church Milwaukee, WI. It was in late October of1994 after the Planning Meeting, in St. Paul MN when the inception of this new work begun in the heart, soul, and mind of Rev. Barbara A. Ross.

A Bible Study was organized by her three sons, Timothy Wendell Ross, Thomas Orlando Ross, and Tommy DeWayne Ross, and herself late in July of 1995. The first Bible Study was held Monday; August 14, 1995 at 6:30 pm, in the Maintenance Garage of the Calumet Memorial Park District at 461 S. Harrison, in Calumet City, IL. Due to some renovation that was taking place in the Maintenance Garage; the Bible Study was moved to another branch of the Calumet Memorial Park District, the Senior Drop in Center at 525 Garfield Blvd., Calumet City, IL. The Bible Study was then moved to 6:30 pm on Thursdays.

The Rev. Barbara A. Ross sent a letter signed by the constituting members and her to Bishop James H. Mayo's Office dated November 6, 1995, requesting his permission to organize a new church in the AME organization. A letter came back dated January 8, 1996, granting the approval of the Bishop to organize a new church in the AME organization.

On September 28, 2001, the church was admitted into the 119th Session of the Chicago Annual Conference, the 4th Episcopal District; at St. Mark AME Church, in Milwaukee, WI, under the Presiding Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Sr. Bishop Cousin. It was then that Rev. Barbara A. Ross was appointed the Pastor of Philip R Cousin AME Church. The church is named after the Presiding Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Sr. The Women's Missionary Society is named after the Episcopal Supervisor, Dr. M. Joan Cousin Women's Missionary Society. The Sunday School is named after the late father of Bishop Cousin; the Presiding Elder Sylvester Cousin Sunday School. The first Sunday School was held on Sunday, December 10, 1995 at 11:00 a.m. in the home of Rev. Barbara A. Ross located at 1224 Mackinaw, in Calumet City, IL. It was later moved to 425 Garfield Ave., in Calumet City, IL. It was later moved to 1249A 175th, Hammond, IN, on November 26, 2000. The first Worship Service was held at 1249A 175th, Hammond, IN. On June 3, 2001 it was moved to 1051 Hirsch, Calumet City, IL. On August 25, 2001 it was moved the VFW Post, at 664 Hirsch in Calumet City, IL. Worship Service was held on Sundays at 12:00 pm. The first official Board was held at 11640 S. Lowe in Chicago, IL.

On July 12, 2004, very early in the morning, Pastor Rev. Barbara A. Ross had a dream in which God spoke only two words to her, "Naperville, Naperville". Rev. Ross immediately begin to relocate herself and the church to Naperville, IL, where the church met in the Naperville Public Library, located 2035 S. Naper Blvd., in Naperville, IL on Saturdays at 1:30 pm for Bible Study and Saturdays at 3:00 pm for Worship Service. Pastor Ross was led by the Holy Spirit later to relocate the church to downtown Naperville, IL; to the Old Nichols Public Library, the site of Truth Lutheran Church at 110 S. Washington St., Naperville, IL. On January 1, 2005, New Year's Day, the first service was held at that site. Later Pastor Ross was lead by the Holy Spirit to move the Worship Service to Sundays at 3:00 pm. The first Sunday Worship Service was held at the 110 S. Washington St. location on Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 3:00 pm.