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CoP-Canada Gets New National Head

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Apostle Ransford Obeng Gyamfi has assumed office as the new National Head of The Church of Pentecost (CoP) in Canada. He takes over from Apostle Dr Emmanuel Owusu as the seventh national head of the church.

He was inducted into office by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, at a special service held at the McKeown Worship Centre in Toronto, Canada on Sunday, September 26, 2021. The event also saw the glorious retirement of the immediate-past National Head, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Anthony Owusu, and his family from the full-time ministry of the church after 26 years.

Apostle Obeng Gyamfi was called into the full-time ministry in 1998 in Germany, having served as a Field Assistant in Frankfurt from 1995 to 1997.  

He has since pastored at Wiesbaden District, Frankfurt (1997-1998), Dusseldorf District, Germany (1998-1999), PIWC-North York (2000-2002), Calgary District (2002-2006), Ottawa District (2006-2010), Peel District (2010-2016), and Montreal District (2016-2021). 

Apostle Ransford Obeng Gyamfi is married to Mrs. Irene Obeng-Gyamfi, and they are blessed with four children, namely, Ransford Gyamfi Jnr., Israel Terry Gyamfi, Jeffrey Gyamfi, and Elgin Gyamfi.

Report by PENTMEDIA Canada

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Apostle Dr. Owusu Retires After 26 Years In Full-Time Ministry

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A historic service was held last Sunday [September 26, 2021] at the McKeown Worship Centre in Toronto, Canada in honour of Apostle Dr Emmanuel Anthony and Mrs Patience Owusu, who bowed out of active ministry after 26 years.

The service, which was officiated by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost (CoP), Apostle Eric Nyamekye, also had in attendance Apostle Yaw Adjei-Kwarteng (Bompata Area Head and Executive Council Member), Prophet James O. Amaniampong (Asokwa Area Head), Apostle Patrick Aseyoro (Odorkor Area Head) and Apostle Michael Osei (France National Head). 

A delegation from the USA, consisting of Apostle John Appiah, Apostle Samuel Arthur, Apostle Andy Donkor, Apostle Stephen Amponsah, Apostle Dr. Portuphy, Pastor Joseph Gyamfi, Pastor Joseph Antwi, among others, and led by Apostle Michael Agyemang-Amoako (National Head for CoP-USA and Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) Chairman for the Americas) also graced the event.

Speaking on the topic: “The Jewish Root of Christianity: Some Lessons for our Time,” Apostle Nyamekye stated that God chose Israel strategically to reveal Himself to the other nations of the world. (Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 9:18-19; Exodus19:3:-6; Deuteronomy 4:-8; Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Psalms 78:6). 

According to him, Israel had a covenant with God, and as part of the covenant, they were to be holy people, a kingdom of priests, and a treasured possession unto the Lord. They were also instructed by God to teach this to their children so they would not forget Him, he added.

Apostle Nyamekye stated that, even when the Jews had dispersed on the face of the earth, they were expected to hold on to the word of God and remain holy. With this in mind, as they interacted with other cultures such as the Babylonian and Greco-Roman cultures, the Jews, he noted, ensured that they influenced and possessed the other cultures, thereby spreading their religion to other nations.

Comparing the church (now the Israel of God) to the nation of Israel, Apostle Nyamekye said God’s agenda for the world is to ensure that “none should be lost.” (Galatians 3:8; 3:16; 6:15).

Just like the Jews, he advised the Church in Canada to explore ways by which they could influence the Canadian people through their culture in order to draw them to the Lord. 

“Our churches should be equipping centres where righteous men and women are raised to influence the society with Kingdom values and principles. Let us live exemplary lifestyles based on the principles and values of the Kingdom of God like the Jews did,” he said.

He also advised that only people who are adaptive to various situations should be called to serve in leadership positions in the church.

The Chairman urged parents to endeavour to teach their children the word of God and be an example of authentic Christianity.He also urged church members to avail themselves to be used by the Lord to possess their communities for Christ.

Testimony by the General Council in honour of the retired minister read by Apostle Adjei-Kwarteng hailed Apostle Dr. Owusu as an embodiment of humility, hard work, service and discipline. It also described him as one who accomplishes assignments efficiently and effectively.

The Council also praised Mrs. Patience Owusu for being the strong pillar in the life and ministry of her husband, whilst acknowledging her selflessness, love, hard work, compassion, and dedication to God and the advancement of His Kingdom. 

The National Council of CoP-Canada further testified that Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Owusu made a difference in the lives of so many people as a preacher, teacher, prayer warrior, an affable father, counsellor, and an effective administrator, who helped to maximise the church’s financial resources and ensure a smooth financial administration.

To climax the event, Apostle Eric Nyamekye presented a ‘certificate of service’ plaque to the retired minister in acknowledgement of his meritorious service to God and The Church of Pentecost for over two decades.

Among those in attendance were Mrs. Mary Nyamekye (wife of the Chairman), Apostle Ackah-Baidoo (rtd.), a former National Head of Canada, and his wife, as well as Mrs. Mary Miah and Mrs. Faustina Bediako (both wives of former Canada National Heads). Some community leaders, including ministers from other churches, the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario led by Mr. Emmanuel Duodo, and royals, attended the event.

Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Owusu was called into the full-time ministry in 1995 and served at Toronto (1995-1999), Vancouver (1999-2003), France (2003-2009), USA (2009-2016), and Canada (2016-2021). He previously served as an Acting National Head for Canada between 2013 and 2014 and also served as an Executive Council Member and the RCC Chairman for the Americas from 2015 to 2020.

Report by PENTMEDIA Canada.

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PENTSOS Organises Character-Building Programme For Pupils

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Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), in partnership with LeadAfrique International (a non-governmental organisation), has organised a day’s character-building seminar dubbed “SPARK” for 360 pupils from the Pentecost Schools. 

The participating schools were the Pentecost Preparatory Schools at Kasoa, Madina, Tema, Ashiaman, and Bubiashie. 

Experienced facilitators from Lead Afrique International led the students to improve character development by helping them to understand themselves, set life goals, build self-belief, and avoid self-doubt. 

Delivering a speech at the event, the PENTSOS Director, Elder Richard Amaning thanked LeadAfrique International, and the sponsors of the event, Coca Cola Bottling Company Limited Ghana, for partnering with his outfit to unearth the greatness in the pupils. 

He said the SPARK Project is in sync with the five-year strategic focus of PENTSOS for its educational institutions, which seeks to enhance quality education and contribute to improved access to quality education in Ghana, especially in deprived communities.

He further stated that the initiative is also in line with the five-year vision of The Church of Pentecost, “Possessing the Nations” with the overarching goal of equipping the members of the Church to transform every sphere of society with values and principles of the kingdom of God.

Present at the event were the heads of the participating schools, Mrs. Letitia Ohene-Effah (Co-Founder and Director of LeadAfrique International), Mr. Ernest Tobbin (CRS & Communications, Coca Cola Bottling Company Ghana), Elder Ing. Frank Nisah Adutwum (Operations Coordinator, PENTSOS), Deaconess Eunice Anima Pumpuni (Institutional Development and Support Manager, PENTSOS), and Ms. Lydia Ghunney (Guidance and Counseling Coordinator, PENTSOS).

“SPARK” is a character-building programme that aims at unearthing and maximising the potentials in pre-teens and teens. The overarching purpose is to equip teenagers with the right tools to become excellent students determined to live purpose-driven lives. 

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CoP Headquarters Staff Donate 1000 Bibles To Children’s Ministry

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The Children’s Ministry Directorate of The Church of Pentecost (CoP) today [September 29, 2021] took delivery of 1000 copies of Easy-to-Read illustrated Bibles from the leadership of the Church’s Headquarters Staff in support of the ministry’s One-Child-One-Bible project.

The donation also came with 1000 instructional manuals for teachers to help them equip children in the use of the Bibles. In addition to the items, the President of the Staff Representative body, Elder Daniel Tetteh, personally donated five copies of Good News Bibles to the ministry. 

The Bibles were sponsored by the Bible League Ghana at the request of the Staff Body through Elder Yaw Arjarquah of Pent TV.

A delegation led by Elder Tetteh handed over the items to the directorate at a short presentation ceremony at the premises of The CoP Headquarters at La in Accra. The event was witnessed by Apostle Lawrence Otu-Nyarko (Finance and Administration Director, CoP Headquarters) and Elder Samuel Mantey (Human Resource Manager, CoP Headquarters).

Presenting the items, Elder Tetteh said that the donation was in fulfilment of a pledge made to the ministry some time ago. He was hopeful that the donation would aid the ministry’s quest to raise godly children to possess the nations and build tomorrow’s Church today.

Receiving the items on behalf of the Children’s Ministry, the Children’s Director of the Church, Pastor Prof. William Otoo Ellis, thanked the staff body and its leadership for the noble gesture.

“The word of God says, when you receive a child, you receive Christ, so just as you are giving Bibles to children, you are also giving Christ to them,” he said.

In a brief remark at the event, Apostle Otu-Nyarko encouraged the ministry to ensure that the items achieve their intended purpose.

“Receiving gifts are good, but receiving Bibles are excellent. We are, therefore, appealing to church leaders and the Children Ministry leaders at all levels of the Church to ensure that the Bibles get to the children,” he said.

He also added that children who are presented copies of the Bibles should be advised not to keep them as ‘trophies’ but read them because the ‘entrance of the Word gives life.’

Some members of the Staff leadership who were present at the ceremony were Mrs. Hannah Antwi-Boasiako (Assistant Secretary), Elder Samuel Aidoo (Organiser) and Elder William Akuamoah (Welfare Committee Chairman).

The One-Child-One-Bible project is an initiative of the Children’s Ministry which aims at making the word of God (the Bible) accessible to all children in the Church. The project seeks to raise at least one million copies of Bibles for children, especially those in remote parts of the country.

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IMD Donates Thermometer Guns To Media Ministry, Pent TV, PENSA International

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The International Missions Director (IMD) of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, has donated 30 thermometer guns to three bodies at the Head Office of the church to help them observe the COVID-19 protocols in their operations.

The beneficiary institutions are Media Ministry which had five, Pent TV which received 20, and PENSA International which also had five.

Presenting the items, Apostle Agyemang Bekoe noted that the package was just the beginning of more good things to come since the Missions Office considers the beneficiary institutions as strategic partners in the missions’ drive of the church.

“As part of Vision 2023, the Youth Ministry and for that matter, PENSA International has become a strategic partner to Missions, not only them but Pent TV and the Media Ministry. So, we decided to give them these items so that they can observe the covid protocols in line of duty,” he said.

In response, the Youth Director, Pastor Ebenezer Hagan, on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked the IMD for the kind gesture, saying, “We really cherish the gesture, and we are going to equip ourselves with it as we move out to possess the nations.”

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17 Surrender To Christ At National Fulani Convention

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Seventeen participants of this year’s National Fulani Convention organised by the Home and Urban Missions (HUM) of The Church of Pentecost surrendered their lives to Christ to the glory of God.

The event, which took place from September 21 to 24, 2021, at the St. Martin’s Pastoral Centre at Yendi in the Northern Region of Ghana, also saw 16 persons receiving Holy Spirit baptism and while others received various spiritual giftings. The four-day convention was under the theme: “Grounding a Glorious Fulbe Church to Possess the Nations” (Ephesians 3:14-21).

The 100 Fulbes who took part in the convention were drawn from 21 areas, namely, Yendi, Walewale, Bolga, Tumu, Tamale, Bawku, Afram Plains, Asokwa, Berekum, Dunkwa, Kintampo and Sunyani. The others are Tepa, Atebubu, Offinso, Effiduase, Wa, Kete Krachie, Sawla, Mampong and Konongo Areas. Also present were 34 other participants, including Mrs Agatha Agyei Kwafo (wife of the National HUM Coordinator) as well as some ministers, officers, and members of the Church.

In the past two years, HUM, through various evangelistic activities, has reached out to more than 1000 Fulbes in Ghana, some of whom have surrendered their lives to Christ and become members of the Church. The convention, thus, sought to bring these Fulbe converts together to share fellowship, pray for the Fulani community in Ghana and highlight ways by which the Fulbes could display the glory of Christ to the nations. 

The Coordinator for Northern Regional Coordinating Committee (NRCC), who doubles as the Tamale Area Head, Apostle Sylvester Arhin, was part of the speakers who ministered at the programme. Other speakers were Apostle Emmanuel K. Aidoo (Yendi Area Head), Apostle Emmanuel Agyei Kwafo (HUM National Coordinator), Pastor Thomas Ayamboya (HUM Pastor, Kumasi), Pastor Daniel Nabaku (HUM Pastor, Walewale), Pastor Kwesi Bukari (HUM Pastor, Techiman), and Pastor Gabriel Awuah Nsowah (Area HUM Coordinator, Yendi).

The speakers spoke on the following topics: The Church in the Garden, The Church in Christ, The Church in the Holy Spirit, The Role of the Church, The Gifts and Power of the Church, The Mandate of the Church,” and “The Glory of the Church” at the event.

In a brief remark, Apostle Emmanuel Agyei Kwafo expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Church and all who contributed in diverse ways towards the successful convention. He was confident that the next edition of the event would record at least 300 Fulbe participants to the glory of God. 

At the end of the event, a planning team for the 2022 Fulani Convention was officially outdoored, prayed for and commissioned to commence work in earnest. 

The Home Urban Mission (HUM) is one of the new ministry interventions of The Church of Pentecost birthed through the five-year strategic vision of the Church, dubbed: Vision 2023: Possessing the Nations (spanning 2019 to 2023). 

Among other things, HUM is tasked to reach out to all unreached people groups, including the Fulani, with the gospel message. It is estimated that there are over 800,000 Fulbes in Ghana and The Church of Pentecost, through HUM, is on an ambitious mission to bring every one of them to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Report by Overseer Emmanuel Otchere Darko (HUM Coordinator, Walewale Area)

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‘Nation Possessors’ Movement Kick-Starts

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An effort to raise an army of 80,000 young people to champion the cause of the Possessing the Nations Agenda by The Church of Pentecost has been given an impetus following the launch of the group in Ashaiman on Saturday September 25, 2021.

The ‘Nation Possessors’ movement is an initiative of the Home and Urban Missions (HUM) of The Church of Pentecost.The movement had been tasked to pray for and support the work of HUM across the nation and also serve as ambassadors of HUM by evangelising HUM target groups and educate the church public and the general public about the ministry’s mandate.

Speaking at the national launch, the HUM National Coordinator,Apostle Emmanuel Agyei Kwafo, disclosed that so far, 47,011 people have been recruited from 69 Areas in Ghana, with other Areas yet to come on board. He said the new ministry intervention was birthed out of Vision 2023 during the 2019 Extraordinary Council Meetings of the church.

“The Home and Urban Missions seeks to ensure that the gospel of Christ reaches all expatriates and migrants living in Ghana and all Ghanaian Northerners who have found themselves living in Southern Ghana as well as the unreached people groups such as the Fulanis and others. It also seeks to pay attention to the urban poor and the marginalized such as drug addicts, prostitutes, street dwellers, head porters (Kayayees), refugees and others,” he pointed out.

He added: “HUM seeks that these people hear the message of Christ so they can make an eternal decision for Him and find churches within The Church of Pentecost where they can freely and joyfully worship God.”

Apostle Kwafo said with the launching, the nation possessors are ready to sweep the nation with prayer and harvest souls for our Lord and King.

“May revival not just end in the pages of books and in the lyrics of songs,” he said, adding, “If we want to do the things that Jesus did, then we must pray the way Jesus prayed.”

The Coordinator of the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC), Prophet David Kankam Beditor, who doubles as an Executive Council Member and Ashaiman Area Head, on behalf of the Chairman of the church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, welcomed all to the launch and assured them that the grounds have already been prepared for the new group to take off and bear many fruits.

Preaching the sermon on the topic, “Reach Out To The Unreached To Possess The Nations,” Prophet Kankam Beditor said that just like the Samaritan woman who had an encounter with Jesus on the well, many people are tasty and would like to hear or taste the living water that is only given by Jesus Christ.

“People need Jesus; they need this living water and when it comes into their systems, they will never taste,” he said while quoting his scriptures from John 4:4-9; 39-42. He admonished Christians to go out of their comfort zones and reach out to the unreached.

“Most Christians don’t want to have any dealing with the destitute, prostitutes, drug addicts, and the downtrodden. If we don’t develop a good relationship with them, we cannot enter their camps and reach out to them,” he stressed.

He said Jesus did not consider the Samaritan woman as the worst sinner but reached out to her, stressing that, there is no place declared as a ‘no-go area.’

“We need to go everywhere such as the prisons, ghettos, drug addicts, slums, prostitutes and preach to them,” he added.

Launching the group, Prophet David Kankam Beditor inaugurated the national team led by Pastor Samuel Ofori Gyimah. Other members of the national leadership are Esther Taylor (National Secretary), Pastor Daniel Osafo, Mrs. Rose Taah Appiah, Mrs. Comfort Ayamboya, Mrs. Gloria Ofori Gyimah and Elder Philip Williams.

Present at the event were Area and District Coordinating Teams of HUM and ministers and their wives from the Ashaiman Area.

Also present were Apostle Mike Etrue (Kaneshie Area Head and Executive Council Member), Apostle Emmanuel Ofei Ankra-Badu (Tema Area Head), and Apostle Dr. Christian Tsekpoe (Chairman of the HUM National Committee).

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The Church of Pentecost Inaugurates Chieftaincy Ministry In Grand Style

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In her quest to bridge the gap between Christianity and the Chieftaincy institution, The Church of Pentecost (CoP) has inaugurated the Chieftaincy Ministry to provide chaplaincy services to chiefs, queens and royals in Ghana.

The historic event, which took place today in Accra, saw the inauguration of the 13-member National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ministry mandated to spearhead the Church’s vision of influencing “one of the most respected” institutions in the country with principles and values of the Kingdom of God and, in effect, bring all royals to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

The committee is chaired by the Paramount Chief of the Yeji Traditional Area, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Pimampim Yaw Kagbrese V, and has HRM Odeneho Dr. Affram Brempong III (Omanhene of the Suma Traditional Area), Nana Kofi Abuna V (Chief of Essipong), Elder Nana Bonya Kofi VI (Chief of Baseke), Elder Ubor (Dr.) Tassan Konja VI (Chief of Kpassa), Nana Akwasi Amoh Kyeretwie I (Chief of Akyem Abirem), Nii Afotey Anokwafo IV (Chief of Nungua Awere Gonno) and Elder Ubor Augustine Nigarim Puyari (Konkomba Chief for Nalerigu) as its members.

Also serving on the committee are Deaconess Nana Kyerew Akenten II (Queen Mother of the Manpomteng Traditional Area), Deaconess Augustina Homiah (Queen Mother of Dunkwa Subinso Traditional Area), Elder Dr. Nana Kwadwo Gyasi (Pentecost Men’s Ministry National Executive Member), Apostle Vincent Anane Denteh (Pentecost Men’s Ministry Director) and Apostle Lt. Col. Benjamin G. Kumi-Woode (Chaplaincy Ministry Board Chairman).

Addressing the event, the Chairman of the Church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, noted that the chieftaincy institution, which he describes as ‘the soul of the nation,’ plays a significant role in the social fabric of the nation. 

“Our chieftaincy institution is a major cultural heritage we have as Ghanaians. It has over centuries successfully provided a scope for a well-coordinated leadership for our Ghanaian society, especially at the community level,” he stated.

He continued: “It is one of the most respected institutions in our communities. The culture, tradition and governance system of the community revolves around the chieftaincy institution and as a Church, we believe that our ability to influence this all-important institution will give us some inroads in our quest to bring transformation to our society.”

According to the Chairman, the vision to pay critical attention to the Chieftaincy institution was first initiated by the Church in 2014, under the leadership of the then Chairman, Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah, when it began organising annual conferences for royals as a means of enhancing relations between the palace and the Church.

“In building on this great feat, The CoP, under its five-year strategic vision of possessing the nations, dubbed Vision 2023, has created a ministry to the palaces to be known as the Chieftaincy Ministry and the newly-inaugurated National Executive Committee will spearhead this ministry at all levels of the Church. It is our prayer that through this ministry, all chiefs, queens and royals shall come to the saving knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,” he said.

HRM Pimampim Yaw Kagbrese, in response, thanked God for the historic event and expressed gratitude to the Chairman, the Executive Council and the entire membership of the Church for the confidence reposed in them.

“On behalf of my colleagues, I pledge that we would discharge our outlined duties to the best of our abilities and competencies. However, we would humbly like to appeal to leadership and members to offer us their full support to enable us serve the Lord and the Church diligently,” he said.

Preaching on the topic: “When the King Seeks the Lord”, Apostle Julius Asante-Ayeh (rtd.) encouraged chiefs and queens to submit to the Lord to enable them prosper as traditional rulers. 

Quoting from 2 Chronicles 23:3-5 and 1 Samuel 10:1-9 as his key scriptural references, he said when kings submit their rulership to the Lord, He will grant them the needed wisdom to rule.

“More importantly, He would give you supernatural power and empower you to prosper as there is no power as potent as the power of the Holy Spirit,” he admonished.

He urged Christian royals to emulate King Uzziah, who prospered whenever he sought the Lord. He also urged them to avail themselves to Lord so that they would serve as the medium through which the Lord would possess the palaces.

In a passionate remark at the event, Rev. Dr. Opuni Frimpong stated that the move has fulfilled a prophetic call made almost a century ago. 

According to the former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, the call for the Church to extend chaplaincy services to the palaces was made some 80 years ago by the then Okyenhene, Nana Ofori Atta I. However, the Church had failed to respond to the call until now.

“Although we have neglected it all these years, I am glad that today we have fulfilled this prophetic call in our generation, and through The Church of Pentecost, we can say that in our lifetime, we have seen with our eyes a ministry to the palace,” he said.

He also encouraged other churches to emulate this example of The Church of Pentecost and pledged his unflinching support to the committee in fulfilling its mandate.

Among other responsibilities, the National Chieftaincy Ministry Committee is charged to mobilise and educate all CoP royals to influence their sphere with the values and principles of the kingdom of God. 

The committee is also tasked to institute committees (working groups) at all levels of the Church to minister to the chieftaincy institution through a well-coordinated chaplaincy ministry, coordinate the organisation of the national royals’ conferences for chiefs, queens and royals, as well as encourage and guide members of the Church who are royals and feel called by God to enter chieftaincy.

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Director-General Of Ghana Prisons Pays Courtesy Call On Chairman Of The Church Of Pentecost

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Newly appointed Acting Director-General of Ghana Prisons Service, Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, at the church’s General Headquarters, at La in Accra.

The Director-General was accompanied by some top management members of the Prisons Administration such as the Director of Prisons (DOP), Mr. Francis Omane-Addo (Director-General, Welfare and Human Resource), DOP Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Director-General Services and Technical) and Chaplain-General, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP), Apostle James Teye Tetteh.  

According to the Director-General, he and his team embarked on the visit to express their appreciation to The Church of Pentecost, which, he said, has been a major stakeholder in terms of developmental projects in the Ghana Prisons Service.

“Upon my appointment as the acting Director-General about a month ago, I thought it wise to pay a courtesy call on the Chairman of the church to show our appreciation to the church because The Church of Pentecost has been a major stakeholder as far as prison facilities are concerned,” he said.

He added: “The Chairman of the church has also been a spiritual father to the Service. So, I am here to present myself to him and to ask for his counselling and blessing as I take over the administration of the Prison Service. I wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to The Church of Pentecost for all the support the church has given to the Ghana Prison Service, especially with the construction of camp prisons.”

The camp prisons, he noted, have come at a very opportune time, adding that, it has helped us fight the budgetary constraints facing the Service and decongest the main wards in the prisons.

“We are looking for a situation where we can have the re-integration of ex-convicts back into society,” he disclosed, adding that, the camp prions will help inmates to come out from the prisons.

He also stated that the re-integration exercise will also add more value to the inmates and also affect their thinking as they join their families back home to contribute meaningfully to society.

The Director-General appealed to the church to consider building a fifth prison facility at Enchi in the Western North Region due to its strategic location since there is no prison facility in the new region.

In his response, Apostle Eric Nyamekye was full of joy to receive the team. He congratulated Mr. Egyir on his appointment as the Acting Director-General of the Prisons Service.

“Your appointment comes with a heavy responsibility because you need to turn situations around. In leadership, you look at the gaps and fix them. With this opportunity, you must be able to see what your predecessors couldn’t see and fix them,” he said.

Apostle Nyamekye assured the Director-General of the church’s continuous prayers for the success of his administration.

He disclosed that the second camp prison project ongoing at Nsawam would be completed and commissioned in November this year after the Ejura prison which was commissioned earlier their year. He explained that the ones at Obuasi and Damongo are at various stages of completion.  

With regards to the request for the fifth camp prison, the Chairman assured the Director-General that it would be considered once the ongoing ones were completed.

“These correctional facilities were initiated by God and the hand of God will complete it,” he said.

Apostle Nyamekye revealed that the church is putting some funds together to pay for the fines of some inmates who were incarcerated due to their inability to pay their fines to release them to decongest the prison facilities. He explained that the church will organise counselling sessions for the beneficiary ex-convicts so that they come back not as burdens to society.

Present at the short meeting were the General Secretary of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi; the International Missions Director (IMD), Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, and the Projects Development and Estate Manager, Pastor James Orhin Agyin.

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Berekum Area ‘Nation Possessors’ Win 135 Souls, Plant 5 Churches In A Day

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A massive evangelistic outreach held in the Berekum Area of The Church of Pentecost on Saturday, September 18, 2021, has yielded 135 souls and resulted in the creation of five nursery assemblies.

The exercise was organised by the Area’s ‘Nation Possessors’ team, which is an offshoot of the Home and Urban Missions (HUM) of the church. The team, made up of 120 young men and women, collaborated with ten districts in the Area to undertake the exercise. 

At the end of the aggressive exercise, 135 souls were led to Christ, comprising 123 adults and 12 children. Out of them were eight Ivorians won in the Asiri District, 10 Kokombas in the Jinijini District, six Dagaares, six ghetto dwellers in the Dormaa Koraso District as well as eight Dagaabas in the Dorbor District.

The ministers-in-charge of the various districts baptised a total of 38 new converts in water on the same day. Also, 23 of the converts were led to receive Holy Spirit baptism.

It is also worth mentioning that 15 converts received instant healing of various ailments. Notable amongst them was the miraculous healing of a lame person who was restored to normalcy after being prayed for in the Biadan District of the Area. 

As part of preparations towards the event, a stakeholders’ training and prayer meeting was organised for the sub-zonal commanders (team leaders) under the auspices of Area Head, Apostle Samuel Berko. The Berekum Area HUM Coordinator, Overseer Bright Amankwah, and the Area’s Nation Possessors Leader, Elder Gideon Ehwi, were the main facilitators for the training session.

Following the successful outreach, the Area HUM Nations Possessors team has slated October 9, 2021, for another evangelism outreach.

The Nation Possessors, an initiative of the Home and Urban Missions of the church, is aimed at raising an army of young people tasked to pray for and support the work of HUM across the nation. The Nation Possessors also serve as ambassadors of HUM who evangelise to HUM target groups and educate the church public and the general public about the ministry’s mandate.

The national leadership of HUM is hopeful of planting 30 new churches by the end of the year through the Nation Possessors initiative. They also look to raise and train an army of 1,802 young people who would, in turn, recruit other ‘militants’ to support the cause.

Report by Overseer Bright Amankwah, Berekum Area HUM Coordinator.