Maase District Women’s Ministry Wins 180 Souls For Christ In Aggressive Evangelism

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One hundred and eighty pupils of the Maase Brofoyedru R/C Primary School have accepted Jesus as their Lord and personal Saviour following an aggressive evangelism exercise embarked upon by the Women’s Ministry of Maase District in the Old Tafo Area of The Church of Pentecost on Thursday, November 3, 2022. 

The women also presented gifts to the school worth GHC 2,500, including 70 pieces of Gideons International Bibles to enhance their spiritual growth in Christ Jesus.

As the Month of November has been designated for aggressive evangelism in The Church of Pentecost, with the various ministries mandated to boldly proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to save the lost, the Maase Women’s Ministry was at the Maase Brofoyedru R/C Primary School.

Mrs. Theresa Owusuaa Anank, the wife of the district minister, preaching on the theme: “For God so love the World” based on John 3:16, expounded God’s affection towards humanity regardless of their sinful acts. She gave reasons why Jesus came to the world and the significance of believing in the Son of God as one’s Lord and personal Saviour – even as a child.

An altar call made after the sermonette saw 180 pupils surrendering their lives to Christ Jesus, including a boy named Christian, who lives with his grandfather, a fetish priest – he declared his disaffection for idol worship as the women prayed for him.

Mrs. Anank was grateful to God for directing them to the school to fulfil such a divine mandate and assured that schools at Maase and its surrounding communities would have a share of the evangelism month.

The Headmistress of the School, Miss Ruth Appiah Mensah, appreciated The Church of Pentecost for the visit and the gifts. She outlined a few challenges facing the school and called for support.

Report by Dennis Owusu

“Go, Seek and Save the Lost!”- Old Tafo Area Launches Soul-Winning Campaign

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The Old Tafo Area of The Church of Pentecost has relaunched the “One Member One Discipled Soul” campaign as part of the Church’s aggressive evangelism drive for the month of November.

Under the theme, “Go, Seek and Save the Lost,” (Luke 19:10), the Area Head, Apostle Daniel Yeboah Nsaful, urged all members to be much involved in the campaign to bring people to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

The launch ceremony took place at the Old Tafo Central Assembly auditorium during the Area’s monthly prayers dubbed, “Divine Encounter” on Friday, November 4, 2022.

As the month of November is designated for aggressive evangelism, the Old Tafo Area is keenly abiding by the strategic measures of The Church of Pentecost to save the perishing and heal the sick through the preaching of the Word of God.

The Area Head, during the launch encouraged members and all believers to get involved in the Great Commission mandate. He asserted that the relaunch of the program is not just an engagement of speech, but a demonstration of the power of the Holy Ghost through the preaching of the Word.

He challenged members to at least, win one soul for Christ as a testament to their commitment to the Christian faith and a selfless dedication to the matters of the Kingdom of God.

The Area Evangelism Ministry Leader, Pastor George Amesawu, sketched out the various strategies put in place for the initiative which include dawn broadcast, market and street evangelism, schools outreach and other evangelistic activities as part of the Area’s pursuit to fulfilling the mandate of the Great Commission. A gospel crusade by the Women’s Ministry in the Area was also hinted to climax the occasion.

The Old Tafo Area Home and Urbans Mission (HUM) Coordinator, Pastor Francis Anank, confirmed that HUM is deeply involved in the activities and has already won 25 souls across ghetto areas, localities and other deserted places equipping them with the Word of God.

Report by Dennis Owusu

Great Grace Is Needed To Possess The Nations – Pastor Isaac Kofi Annan

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The Mankessim Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Isaac Kofi Annan, has advised ministers and wives to constantly pray for the grace to contribute meaningfully to the “possessing the nations” agenda.

“Any minister or minister’s wife who depends on his or her own strength and avoids grace is heading for disaster,” he opined. 

Pastor Annan said this during a three-day Mankessim Area Ministers and Wives Residential Fasting and Prayers retreat held from September 2 to 28, 2022, at the Zion Prayer Centre in Enyan Denkyira District. The programme, which was under the theme, “Great Grace to Possess the Nations,” was the first of its kind since Pastor Annan assumed stewardship as the Area Head for Mankessim in September this year. 

Speaking on the main theme, the Mankessim Area Head revealed that the grace of God is available to everyone who believes and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. 

“The grace of God cannot be monopolised. God’s grace is the same towards everyone who believes because the grace of God is not based on or tied to what you do,” he said.

Reading Acts 4:33, Pastor Annan asserted that the Apostles of Jesus Christ received, carried and ministered with great grace to possess their world and we cannot do otherwise. 

He said that grace has many benefits for the believer because, “we are saved from sicknesses, calamities and deaths by grace; our sins are forgiven by grace; and we are sustained by the grace of God.”

Referring to Ephesians 2:8-9; 3:7; Philippians 4:13; Matthew 11:28-29; Romans 22:16, he further noted that “we are liberated by grace, given gifts by grace, transformed by the grace of God, used by God and mature in ministry all by the Grace of God.”

The Area Head, therefore, advised ministers and their wives to remain and work with the grace of God. 

He buttressed his assertion with the quote of J. Gresham Machen, an American Presbyterian New Testament scholar and educator in the early 20th century: “The very core place of the Bible is the doctrine of the grace of God. Grace is the most important concept in the Bible… the love of God showed to the unloved. Grace moves with mercy, but mercy has no power over grace.” 

Pastor Annan also asserted that Christians could sustain the grace of God in their lives, marriages and ministry through the fear of God, self-control, holy living and incessant confession of prayer. 

There was an intensive time of prayer, meditation and group Bible studies at the retreat and the powerful manifestation of the various spiritual gifts.

Present at the retreat were Elders Enoch Owusu and Isaac Spurgeon, the Mankessim Area Deacon and Mankessim Area Accountant, respectively. The event was also graced by Pastor S. B. Paintsil (Rtd) and Mrs. Alberta Effua Annan (Wife of the Area Head).

Report by Pastor Joel Beddim (Mankessim Area Media Pastor)

Achimota Area Holds Virtuous Ladies Conference 2022

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The annual spirit-filled Virtuous Ladies Conference, which is aimed at equipping young ladies in the Achimota Area of The Church of Pentecost, with godly wisdom and life skills to possess the nations has been held.

This year’s edition was held on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the Achimota Central Auditorium, under the theme: “Visionary Lady, Now is The Time to Live For Christ.”

Participating in the conference were members from all the Districts and Worship Centres within the Area, with song ministrations from Javana, Deaconess Eunice Akuffo and D’Afrifa Brothers.

Speaking on the topic, “Preparing for Life,” with Ecclesiastes 12:1and Genesis 34:1-8 as scriptural readings, a former National Executive Committee Member of the Women’s Ministry, Mrs Mabel Darko, entreated every young lady to make good use of their time judiciously.

“You may not be paying bills today, because you live with a parent, a sibling or a guardian.  But in life no condition is permanent, that is why you must prepare yourself for the future,” she said, adding, “Sometimes change comes unexpectedly where your parents could divorce, or guardians may lose their jobs or die.”

She encouraged participants to build their faith in only God and not their parents or friends, because God is reliable during moments of difficulties and hard times.

She further advised young women to build healthy social networks, develop good human relationships and endeavour to learn a skill when they are on vacation or during their leisure time.

“Learn to save money, dress decently, practice good hygiene and pursue a career you are passionate about, and God will bless your efforts,” she admonished. 

The 2021 Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) Winner, Ms. Benedicta Sarfoa Asamoah, on her part, encouraged young ladies to live a holy life while using their God-given talents.  She made biblical references from 2 Timothy 2:15 and Proverbs 3:13-14.

“Integrity is choosing courage over comfort and practicing what you say. Always study to show yourself approve and don’t let opportunities pass by you because of people’s perception,” she stated.

Using her own life story as an example, the GMB Queen encouraged young ladies to eschew low self-esteem, and inferiority complex and always see themselves as God sees them.

“Womanhood is not for barter trade. Keep yourself for God and trust Him to provide all your needs for you,” Ms. Asamoah asserted.

She charged them to forget their past mistakes which suppresses their talents and urged them to be truthful to themselves.

Deaconess Esther Jones Safo, the Achimota Area Women’s Ministry Leader, on behalf of the Ministry thanked the Area Head, Apostle David Tettey Tekper, and his wife, Mrs.  Matilda Tekper for their immense support in making the Conference a successful one.

Also, present at the Conference were Deaconess Mavis Tobbin, Achimota District Virtuous Ladies Coordinator and other Virtuous Ladies District Coordinators within the Achimota Area.

Report by Blessed Amonoo.

The Church of Pentecost Now In Sáo Tomē and Principe

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In line with the agenda of The Church of Pentecost to possess the nations for Christ, the Pentecost Students and Associates International (PENSA International), a ministry of the Church, has carried out ground-breaking missions trip to Sáo Tomē and Principe, an island country in Central Africa located on the Equator in the Gulf of Guinea.

The mission enterprise, dubbed “I Will Go” (IWiG) Missions mobilisation project, was held in collaboration with the Church’s International Missions Directorate from October 19 to 30, 2022 and yielded a total of 105 souls to the glory of God.

A delegation of 15 young men and women from four nations (Ghana, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique) enlisted for the IWiG missions project and took part in the missions trip to the Central African country.

Ahead of the mission trip, the young missionaries, comprising 15 young men and women from four nations (namely Ghana, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique), devoted themselves to prayer, fasting and the preaching of the word of God.

They studied interpersonal relationships, the power of relationships, handling conflict and cultural integration, biblical bases for missions, the culture of missions, etc., to equip them for missions work. The topics were handled by Apostle Emmanuel Agyei Kwafo, Pastor Frank Tandoh, Pastor Shadrack Addo Annan, Pastor Lt. Franklin Kumi Lartey, Pastor Johnny Peprah, Pro./Overseer Dr. Patrick Adonoo and Deacon Steven Owusu.

Out of the souls won during the period, ten were baptised in water and six received Holy Spirit baptism.

Persons interested in joining the PENSA International IWiG Missions team can register at www.pensainternational.org/iwig.

Report by PENSA International Media Team

Goka Prayer Centre Gets New Leadership

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A new Management Team has been constituted for the Goka Prayer Centre of The Church of Pentecost in the Bono Region. The management team was inaugurated by the Berekum Area Head of the church, Apostle Samuel Berko, last Friday (November 4, 2022).

Speaking at the event on the title, “Building a Church That Can Last” – Nehemiah 4:3, Apostle Berko admonished officers and members of the church to consciously build a church that can last. He compared building the church to building the walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah.

According to him, just as Nehemiah and the builders of the walls of Jerusalem had critics, enemies of progress and ‘nay-sayers’ against their divine assignment, so does the Church have people waiting to see the failure of it.

“Many churches began well, yet they cannot be found today,” he pointed out. He said that this is the reason why Prophet Martinson Kwadwo Yeboah (a former Chairman of the church) was so concerned about the future of the church as he was often quoted as saying, “Asore yi daamba.”

For Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah (the immediate past Chairman of the church), he noted, also consciously advocated and moved leadership towards building the church to impact future generations.

The Berekum Area Head added that looking into the future, Apostle Eric Nyamekye (the current Chairman) often says that the Church goes beyond singing and dancing, rather, “the Church is a community of holy people walking in love to possess the nations for Christ.”

Apostle Berko emphasised that to build a Church that will last to impact generations to possess nations for Christ, the entire members should have the following attitudes: carefully and diligently building upon the solid and firm foundation laid by Christ just as James McKeown and the founding fathers did; the Church should be able to solve problems of people and communities; the Church must outlive the current generation, and that leaders and members should desist from acts that can destroy the Church before or after they have left the scene; and finally, leaders and members should always look into the future to build for the benefit of generations unborn.

The new Prayer Centre Management Team comprises Pastor Evans Kwadwo Brenya (Goka District Pastor of the church), Elder George Okyere (Prayer Centre Leader), Deacon Jacob Twene (Secretary), Elder Isaac Kwaku Boadi (Member) and Elder Samuel Ablorh (Member), with the Area Head as an ex-officio member.

Under the divine counsel of the Executive Council of the Church, chaired by Apostle Eric Nyamekye, the management team led by Elder Joe Daah has been reviewed.

Present at the inauguration were the Area Executive Committee members, the Pastorate in Berekum Area and Goka District Presbytery.

Report by Berekum Area Media Team.

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Kwabenya Old Town District Organises Thanksgiving Service For BECE Candidates

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The Kwabenya Old Town District in the Haatso Area of The Church of Pentecost has organised a thanksgiving service for pupils who recently completed Junior High School in the district.

During the service which took place at the Central Assembly auditorium on Sunday, October 30, 2022, the District Minister, Pastor William Amponsah Asiamah, led the pupils to thank God for successfully taking them through the first phase of their education.

Quoting from Proverbs 3:6, he entreated the pupils not to neglect God in all their endeavours and God, in turn, will make their paths straight.

As part of the service, the pupils shared their experiences during the examinations amidst singing in celebration of the goodness of God towards them.

Prior to writing the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE), the district organised a preparatory seminar for all the candidates. In the seminar, the pupils were oriented on skills in answering questions and the code of conduct for the examinations. The district pastor led them through a time of prayer to ask for God’s hand upon them. The church also organised a mock examination for the candidates to adequately prepare them for the examinations.

Sixty-five (65) mathematical sets and pens were presented to each of the pupils to equip them to write the examinations.

Report by Kwabenya Old Town Media Team.

Wycliffe Associates Team Pays Courtesy Call On Chairman Of The Church of Pentecost

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The Wycliffe Associates, a Christian organization with the vision of making the Bible available in every language and to accelerate Bible translation around the world by empowering national translators and equipping the local church to translate God’s work into every language, has paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, at the church’s General Headquarters in La, Accra, on Thursday, November 3, 2022.

The team was led by Apostle Samuel Kojo Gakpetor, Co-ordinator for the National Discipleship and Leadership Development Committee (NDLDC) who doubles as the Agormanya Area Head of the church, and some National Executive Committee (NEC) Members of the NDLDC.

The purpose of the visit was to familiarize themselves with the headquarters of the church and to show appreciation to the Chairman for the church’s collaboration with their institution for the just ended Oral Bible Translation Workshop which took place from October 31 to November 2, 2022 at Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa Fetteh, near Kasoa Ghana.

The leader of the Wycliffe Associates team, Rev. Melchizedek Eleazar Atienza (GCBT-STRIKE Manager), indicated that the partnership between his organization and The Church of Pentecost with respect to ministry to the oral peoples is the most recent of these strategies.

 “It is in view of this partnership that we organized the 3-day workshop that aims to provide methodology, strategy and technology for Oral Bible Translation, and in so doing, produce first Oral Scriptures in 10 languages,” he affirmed.

Speaking on what was accomplished in the 3-day training workshop, he revealed that a total of 60 Oral Bible Translations (OBTs) in 10 languages were completed and as a result, for the very first time, people can now hear God’s word in Andrendaa (Ahanta), Chakalli, Challa, Dagaare, Jelgoore (Fulfulde), Komba, Kotokoli, Nabt, Talen and Mampruli languages.

“We believe that what we have accomplished today is just the beginning; greater things are yet to come with more Scripture portions to be translated which will enable many language groups to hear God speak to them in their heart languages,” he stated.

Apostle Eric Nyamekye, on his part, revealed that the Vision 2023 of The Church of Pentecost stresses the need to possess the nations for Christ by equipping the Church to transform every sphere of society with kingdom values and principles. He added that as part of the interventions to achieve this, the NDLDC started to produce audio versions of all discipleship manuals in the local languages for oral people groups and members who expressed interest in them.

“What the Wycliffe Associates have brought on board, that is equipping our facilitators in training (FITs) and Heart Language Translators (HLTs) to produce oral Bibles to Bibleless groups through Oral Bible Translations is a great initiative which is in line with the Possessing the Nations Agenda,” Apostle Nyamekye said.

The Chairman expressed his appreciation to the Wycliffe Associates for the huge investment made in the project. He, on behalf of the church, presented traditional smock to the Wycliffe Associates team.

In attendance was the General Secretary of the Church, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, Pastor Benedict Eghan (Personal Assistant to the Chairman), Apostle J.B.K. Tawiah (NDLDC NEC Member and Kwadaso Area Head), Bishop Dr. Jose Abraham (Global Training Initiative Manager), Mr. Mark Foster (Global Training Initiative Director), Pastor Raymond Andaya (Translation Project Manager) and Mr. Alejandro Lactaw (IT Service Director).

Report by Pastor Ernest Perbi-Asare, Oral Bible Translation Project Coordinator.

Build A Strong Church To Stand The Test Of Time – Apostle Nyamekye To PIWCs

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The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has charged members of Pentecost International Worship Centres (PIWCs) and Worship Centres to develop and design innovative ways of building the church to spread for future generations.

“Your mandate is to build a multi-racial, multinational and multicultural churches,” Apostle Nyamekye said, stressing that “we are not forming an association of Ghanaians or Pentecost intellectuals for whoever believes should be allowed to be part of the church.

The Chairman made this call on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the Pentecost International Worship Centre, Accra, in ATTC Kokomlemle during his engagement with all PIWCs and Worships Centres in Ghana.

Speaking on the topic, “Building Tomorrow’s Church Today,” Apostle Nyamekye said that the gospel is not like pollen grains; it does not travel on the wings of the winds and that men filled with the Holy Spirit must carry the word of God to the nations.

“Any church that wants to grow must be evangelistic in nature. Let us disciple the members but we must follow up on the others,” he stated.

According to Apostle Nyamekye, all members of the church are to do the work of an evangelist.

“We are stuck in our cars and our homes but the gospel must be spread to all the ends of the world,” he stressed.

He explained that the PIWCs and Worship Centres should have positive effects on their surroundings. According to him, the concept of city churches as being done in the diaspora should be adopted to win the indigenes to the church, where they make the Gospel Sundays a weekly affair, budget for souls, and evangelise on regular basis.

He further stressed that to achieve this feat, churches must set goals or targets, have a purpose, and be mindful of the process, that is working in particular ways.

“What builds churches is not revival meetings but to build the church; there must systematic series of actions to get others along in building the church,” he stated, adding, “We need to design and work in particular ways to achieve what is required to build the church.”

He urged the various music ministries to patronise the church’s theme songs, charging them to be intentional about learning and not just follow foreign cultures.

“Find innovative ways to diversify what is done in the church, by organising innovative programmes, while preaching the gospel to them and winning them unto Christ.”

Apostle Nyamekye called on Youth Pastors in the church to listen to the ideas of the youth even if some of them are not practical to fulfil. He pointed out that to reach more of the indigenous people, churches must be located in prime areas and the use of websites must be employed to fast-track soul-winning.

Quoting Colossians 4:5, the Chairman stated: “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Change your ways to meet the needs of the foreigners.”

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PPS Madina Final-Year Students Donate To Pentecost Hospital

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Final-year students of the Pentecost Preparatory School (PPS) in Madina, Accra, have donated assorted items worth over GH₡ 2,000.00 to the Pentecost Hospital, Madina.

The items, which included baby garments, diapers, soaps, detergents, nose masks, hand sanitizers and boxes of drinking water, were handed over to the Pediatric Department of the Hospital, by the leader of the 2022 BECE Candidates, Miss Ewura Amma Obeng Tuudah.

She was assisted by Elder Martin Odoi Darko (Assisted Headmaster, PPS Madina), Mr Samuel Abu Fuseini (PENTSOS Tutor), and the entire final year students.

The Acting Director of the hospital, Dr. Mrs Barbara Swanzy-Asare, who received the items on behalf of the hospital and management, expressed sincere and profound gratitude to the school, especially to the final-year students for the kind gesture.

She commended the Headmaster and the staff for training the students in the area of charity and social responsibilities.

In an interview with Pentecost News, Miss Ewura Amma Obeng Tuudah said that their training was not only to attain academic achievements but to make an impact in society through charity and donations to the weak, needy and vulnerable.

“We pray that these items will touch the heart of patients, and serve as hope and blessing to them,” she added.

The Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS) Tutor, Mr. Samuel Abu Fuseini, who coordinated the donation, expressed his excitement about the move by the students.

“Every year, the Sunday before the BECE, the final-year students are taken to Church for prayers. This year, we decided to undertake a social responsibility project. In fact, we were surprised by how the various items were mobilized by the students,” he asserted. 

Report by Joshua Asamoah Darko, Madina.