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Three new members have joined the board of the Pentecost Press Limited. They are Apostle Dr. Dela Quampah, the Area Head for Ho who now chairs the board; Pastor Dr. Felix Dela Klutse, the incoming Media Ministry Pastor of the church, and Deaconess Isabella Orhin, a Communications and Human Resource professional.

They replace Apostle Ekow Badu Wood, outgoing Board Chairman; Pastor Isaac Annor, outgoing Publications Manager of the church, and Mrs. Mabel Darko.

Speaking at a brief ceremony on August 11, 2021, at the Conference Room of the Pentecost Press, the outgoing Board Chairman, Apostle Ekow Badu Wood, urged the new board chairman and his team to strive for excellence in all their endeavours.

“The Press must operate with profit, longevity and expansion in mind,” he said, adding, “Leadership expects us to enter into publishing on a large scale and increase clientele base with the vision to become a model in publishing in the sub-region.”

Apostle Badu Wood noted that the Pentecost Press is a strategic partner in the Chairman’s vision of “Possessing the Nations” and cannot afford to let the Chairman down.

“We have a great vision but it is not beyond our horizon looking at the resources that we have including our spiritual resources. I will, therefore, exhort you to think against the forces of gravity,” Apostle Badu Wood said.

He also encouraged the new members to get on board and get the work done. “You were selected from the over three million members of The Church of Pentecost; it is by grace that your names were mentioned,” he stated.

Apostle Badu Wood also quoted various scriptures including Ecclesiastics 7:10, James 3:17, Exodus 16:1-2, Haggai 2:18-19 and urged the board to look forward to their task, “Every day is a new day and presents a new opportunity. Let us not be dissatisfied with the present; the old can never be better than the new. We can learn from the experiences of the old but we should never wish that the old would come back,” he explained.

The incoming Board Chairman, Apostle Dr. Dela Quampah, was grateful to the Chairman of the church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, and the Executive Council for the honour done him and his team to be selected to serve on the board. He said that the new board will live up to expectations by ensuring that ideas expressed in the boardroom impact the organisation positively.

Other Board members include Elder Bernard Bosumprah Esq., Pastor Gideon Amfo, Managing Director, Pentecost Press; Elder Benjamin Anaman, a chartered accountant, and Elder Kwame Antwi, a Management Consultant.

The Pentecost Press is the oldest business entity of The Church of Pentecost. It started in a garage at the Headquarters of the church with two staff and a few equipment. It was incorporated in 1983 and has now become the state-of-the-art printing business offering services to the church and beyond.

Report by Isabella Gyau Orhin.       

Pastor Maxwell Adjah Ayertey and his wife Lydia on Sunday, July 25, 2021, brought their 22 years of active ministry in The Church of Pentecost to an end. 

The service, which took place at Brenuakyim Bethel Assembly in Tarkwa, was officiated by the Tarkwa Area Head of the church, Apostle Dr. Daniel Okyere Walker, assisted by Apostle Robert K. Andoh, Area Head for Essem-Debiso. 

It was attended by the chiefs and elders of the Apinto Traditional Area, as well as Tarkwa Pastorate, representatives from the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), and members of the church from far and near. 

Speaking on the sermon titled, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” Apostle Dr Walker, who is also the Regional Coordinator for the Western Region and former Vice-Chancellor of the Pentecost University, congratulated Pastor Adjah Ayertey and his wife for their faithful and selfless services to the church.  

Inferring from the parable of the bags of gold that Jesus gave in Matthew 25:14–21, Apostle Dr. Walker outlined that the master gave his own gifts to his own people, not because the owner of the gifts is partial but because he is aware of their abilities. With this, he explained that every individual has a gift but in a different quantum. He added that the gifts are both spiritual and physical.   

“Whatever you have, being your profession, natural abilities or spiritual gifts is a gift of God. Therefore, you have a special responsibility to use your gift to benefit the church and society,” he stated, thereby encouraging the members to use their gifts profitably irrespective of the quantum. 

Concluding his sermon, Apostle Dr. Daniel Okyere Walker indicated that the return of the Lord Jesus Christ would be a time of reward and recommendation. He quizzed: “Will your reward be ‘a well done, good and faithful servant’ or otherwise?” Adding: “Well done recommendation comes with more gifts from the master which includes rulership over many things, and the right to the master’s rest.”  

Presenting a short testimony in honour of Pastor Maxwell Adjah Ayertey by the representatives from Apinto Traditional Council, the chiefs described him as a nobleman who has helped to maintain peace in the traditional council. They applauded him for helping to infuse Christian prayer in all gatherings of the traditional council.   

Pastor Adjah Ayertey was described in various testimonies read in his honour as an epitome of hard work, a man in constant fellowship with the Holy Spirit and prayer.  

Pastor Maxwell Adjah Ayertey was born on March 13, 1956, at Kpongunor, a village near Old Ningo in the Greater Accra Region. He was called into the full-time ministry of the church in 1999. The stations that he served included Bawku, Assin Praso, Nima in Accra and Brenuakyem in Tarkwa.  

Before his retirement, he served as Area Executive Committee Member, Area Ministerial Committee Member and Area PEMEM Leader.   

Report by Charles Edzie-Frimpong, Tarkwa. 

On Monday, August 9, 2021, two pastors of the Asamankese Area of The Church of Pentecost miraculously escaped death from a gang of armed robbers. Pastors Eliezer Yaw Arkoh-Larbi and Victor Asante Ayim together with two others (an elder and a deaconess) were on their way back from Ekoso to Asamankese at about 9:15 pm after a meeting at Asamankese when the incident happened.

According to the victims, they had gone to alight the elder who is the Assistant Area Youth Leader at Ekoso after the meeting. On their way back to Asamankese, a desperate-looking young man appeared from the bush and signaled them to stop. But out of fear, Pastor Arkoh-Larbi, who was driving the vehicle, ignored it and drove on. About 150 metres away, they spotted a seeming accident scene, where a cargo truck had stopped in the middle of the road with a taxi and motorbikes on its sides. Pastor Arkoh-Larbi became suspicious and decided to slow down in order not to get closer to the scene.

In the process, they spotted a flashlight moving in their direction but it quickly went off. Unknowingly, one of the robbers had spotted them and had walked through the bush to their vehicle. He was wielding a gun suspected to be an AK47. He instructed them to move towards the scene. Suddenly, other young men also with guns moved to their vehicle and asked them to lie on the floor. The robbers took the money on them and ransacked the vehicle.

One of them pulled Pastor Arkoh-Larbi and the elder in an attempt to shoot them. Suddenly, a vehicle appeared on the scene and instead of shooting at the pastor and the elder, the robbers turned their attention to the oncoming vehicle and started firing indiscriminately at it. However, the driver managed to drive back to Asamankese. Sensing that the police could be called to come to the scene, the robbers fled the scene into the bush when another vehicle also got there, thinking that it was the police. Pastor Arkoh-Larbi and his team then left the scene unhurt to Asamankese.

Indeed, it was the doing of the Lord and we bless God for their lives.

Report by PENTNET, Asamankese.

Pastor Yaw Owusu Agyei, Komenda District Minister of The Church of Pentecost, and his wife, Comfort have been retired from the full-time ministry of the Church, having served for 24 years.

The Cape Coast Area Head, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, who is an Executive Council Member, and also doubles as the Coordinator of the Central Regional Coordinating Committee of the Church, officiated the mammoth retirement service which took place at Komenda Central Assembly on Sunday, July 25, 2021.

The District Presbytery testified about Pastor Owusu Agyei describing him as a “servant preacher, teacher, and evangelist.” The District Women’s Ministry, on their part, admired his wife, Mrs Comfort Owusu Agyei for her enormous support to her husband’s ministry, while the Cape Coast Area Pastorate described him as a mature family man, responsible father, and husband, saying, “His children are God-fearing and noble, no wonder two of his daughters are Pastor’s wives.”

The General Council of the Church extolled Pastor Owusu Agyei’s enthusiasm in serving God and humanity in stations such as Nsawora, Kwawu (Enchi), Ayeribi, Kibi, Kyekyewere, and Komenda. The General Council, therefore, eulogized his selflessness, diligence, dexterity, distinction, decorum, respect for authority, strict adherence to church policies, and humility. 

Speaking at the service, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi spoke on the topic, “When It Is All Said And Done,” taken from Luke 17:7-10. He visualized the minister in ministry as a servant on duty and urged ministers and Christian leaders to epitomize servanthood and selflessness in everything they do. He further admonished ministers and Christian leaders to see their divine calling as a call to be on duty to serve – serving as “unprofitable servants so that when all is said and done, we will say we have only done that which was our duty to do.”

Apostle Antwi further stated: “The purpose of our calling is not a privilege to lord over people but to be on duty to serve as bond slaves.” He also reiterated that bond slaves have no privileges but they serve to please their masters.

He concluded by saying, “Jesus Christ is our Master, and we are His slaves. He came to serve to be an example for us and has ordered us to do same to the flock He has purchased with His own blood.” 

Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, on behalf of the Chairman of The Church Of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, and the General Council of the Church, presented the Retirees Membership card and the Certificate of Service to Pastor Yaw and Mrs Comfort Owusu Agyei to the admiration of the whole congregation.

Report by Komenda District Media Team.

Pentecost University has won prestigious awards in five different categories in one night. This happened during the 2021 Private University Students Association of Ghana (PUSAG) Excellence Awards which took place at the National Theatre in Accra on Saturday, July 10, 2021.

It was attended by the Deputy Minister of Education, Hon. John Ntim Fordjour; former Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah; former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekow Spio Gabrah, and other dignitaries.

At the ceremony, Pentecost University was awarded the “Most Innovative Private University of the Year.” According to the organizers, this award was largely based on experiences and opportunities for students. They said the University’s ability to digitize its entire application process, fee payment and other salient operations within one year have greatly improved students’ experience.

They also cited the paid vacation job concept the university has rolled out, which is the first in Ghana, for its students as very innovative. These including the tremendous increase in enrolment at the university make it the obvious choice for the award.

Apart from the Most Innovative Private University award, PU’s Department of Nursing and Midwifery was adjudged the overall best among the Nursing training institutions in the country. This award was attributed to the facilities, faculty of the PU Nursing and Midwifery department and the incremental pass rate of the nursing and midwifery students at the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana’s licensure examinations.

This is the second time the department has won the coveted award, having been adjudged the “Overall Best” among both public and private Universities at the 2019 UMB Bank Tertiary Awards. On the same night, PUSAG also adjudged the Department of Information Technology as the best in the year.

At the same ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor of Pentecost University Rev. Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua was awarded the “Most Innovative Vice-Chancellor of the Year.” The selection for this award according to PUSAG was based on his leadership in driving the innovations that are transforming student experiences in Pentecost University.

Not only that, Pentecost University was adjudged the “Most Vibrant Private University on Digital Media.” This award was attributed to the consistent release of information by the university through digital platforms such as social media and the University’s website. This they said allows the student to access useful information on their phones with ease.

Additionally, a total of nine students won various awards at the student’s level. A PU students’ media organization, Oboo TV, was also adjudged the “Students Media Group of the Year.”

Receiving the awards on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, the Chief Information Officer Mr. Michael WK. Gyimah thanked The Church of Pentecost for the continuous support to the University. He also dedicated them to the staff, students, alumni and friends of the Pentecost University.

Source: PENTVARS