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The Church Of Pentecost Inaugurates University Workers Guild At Winneba

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The Winneba Area of The Church of Pentecost made history on Monday, 7th March, 2022 when it inaugurated the first-ever University Workers Guild in the Church in its bid to possess the University of Education – Winneba (UEW) campus for the Lord.

Speaking at the event, the Coordinator of the National Workers Guilds of The Church of Pentecost, Elder Dr. Yao Yeboah, stated: “Just as several years ago, The Church of Pentecost began in Winneba and has become a worldwide church organisation, Winneba is once again making history by inaugurating the first-ever University Workers Guild.”

He added: “Just as the Chairman desires to get the Workers Guilds, especially the University Workers Guilds, functioning effectively and making the needed impact, so it’s my prayer that you get well rooted and established and have a great impact on UEW campus in the next few months and years.” 

As part of the “Possessing the Nations” agenda, The Church of Pentecost is employing the Workers Guilds concept as part of the tools for equipping members to transform every sphere of society with the values and principles of the Kingdom of God.

“Through the Workers Guilds and other approaches, we seek to contribute to a God-fearing society with hardworking and committed citizens; a society where there is the display of Christ-like behaviour and the demonstration of a high level of integrity; a society with a considerable reduction in social injustice, corruption, crime rate and other social vices,” the National Workers Guilds Coordinator averred.

Dr. Yeboah lamented the situation where Ghana as a nation has all that it takes to be prosperous, including natural and human resources, yet finds itself in an impoverished form as a result of corruption and other ungodly work ethics. He, therefore, called on the Workers Guilds of the Church to help change this situation at the various workplaces and by so doing change the situation and the fortunes of the country.

The Coordinating Team of the University Workers Guild – Winneba was given their charge and prayed for by the Winneba Area Head of the Church, Apostle Samuel Otu Appiah.

The nine-member Coordinating Team were Elder Nicholas Essah (Coordinator), Deacon Dr. Isaac Aboagye (Assistant Coordinator) and Deacon Isaac Nyarko Adu (Secretary).

The rest were Mrs. Angela Nyarko Tetteh, Deacon Cosmos Eminah, Sister Abena Asemanyi, Elder Dr. Isaac Kwesi Ampah, Mrs. Joyce Nkrumah and Dr. Adams Osman.

As part of the programme, 12 other Workers Guilds in the Area and the Area Workers Guilds Coordinating Team led by Elder Silas Klewiah, were inaugurated.

The event, which was an Area All-Day Prayer Meeting was also used to inaugurate the Chieftaincy Ministry of the Church in the Area.

Report by Pastor Solomon Kwasi Kyei

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Pentecost Preparatory School – Sawla Records 100% Pass In BECE

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All seven students of the Pentecost Preparatory School, Sawla (PPS) who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) last year have successfully passed.

The PPS-Sawla is one of the few among the 43 Junior High Schools in the Sawla District to record a 100% pass in the final year examination.

The seven candidates are currently awaiting placement in the second-cycle institutions.

Mr Emmanuel Ekaatey, the Headmaster of the School, disclosed this in an interview with PENTECOST NEWS at Sawla.

According to him, the students were the first batch of final-year students since the school’s inception in 2007, and was, therefore, glad that they had achieved this historic feat at their first attempt.

He commended the teachers for their continuous dedication to the children and urged them to keep up the good work.

Mr. Ekaatey also thanked the leadership of the Church and the Sawla Area for the support to the school citing an ongoing classroom block project being funded by the Church through the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS).

He, however, called on benevolent members and organisations to come to the school’s aid as it is still having an infrastructure deficit.

The Area Head, Pastor David Amankwaa, commended the teachers for the wonderful achievement.

He said that, as part of ensuring a holistic ministry, the area is strategically promoting academic excellence among the indigenes. He said the recent success of PPS-Sawla is a clear indication that the vision of the area is on course and also expressed confidence that the school would chalk greater successes in future examinations.

He also hinted that the area leadership would be awarding all the candidates for excelling in the exam.

The PENTSOS Director, Elder Richard Amaning, in a telephone interview, also expressed his delight at the news and encouraged church leaders to continue to provide the needed support to the various mission schools within their jurisdictions.

“These schools should now be considered as a mission field where souls could be won for the Lord,” he said.

The Pentecost Preparatory School, Sawla currently boasts an enrolment of over 400 pupils with 17 teaching and non-teaching staff.

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Russia-Ukraine War - The Church Of Pentecost Saves 1,000 Ghanaians, Other Nationals

Russia-Ukraine War: The Church Of Pentecost Saves 1,000 Ghanaians, Other Nationals

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Heart-warming news coming from Hungary indicates that more than 300 displaced Ghanaians and over 600 other nationals who escaped from Ukraine have been relocated to a safe place in Hungary through the intervention of The Church of Pentecost, a leading global classical Pentecostal church, with branches in over 135 nations across the world.

The Church, through its officer-in-charge of Hungary, Elder Kwesi Asemanyi, and other team members, has successfully processed about 1,000 people, fully registered them, and given them accommodation, food, and water, and subsequently handed most of them over to their respective embassy representatives.

So far, the Church, through the International Missions Office, has spent a substantial amount of money on the upkeep of the evacuated Ghanaian students and other foreign nationals.

According to Elder Asemanyi, The Church of Pentecost has also received huge support from Hungarians and the Hungarian Government, who donated cloth, food items, toiletries, accommodation, among others, to support the efforts of the church.

He added that there were volunteers from all over the world helping out at the church’s rescue centre located at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC) in Budapest.

Last Sunday, The Church of Pentecost – Hungary, received some of the elders of the church from Ukraine to assist in organising all their members to help in the counsel exercise.

He disclosed that Government of Ghana officials have since visited the centre, where the leadership of The Church of Pentecost in Hungary briefed them on what has been done so far with the Ghana Students Association as well as the honorary consulate.

Elder Asemanyi indicated that the Government of Ghana has thus far evacuated a little around 20 Ghanaian students from the rescue centre to Ghana, as most people have declined to go back home.

Meanwhile, the Hungarian Government has offered an opportunity for most displaced international students in Ukraine to continue their education in Hungary and pay similar fees.

Millions of people have fled to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries as the war between Russia and Ukraine increases.

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The Church of Pentecost Chairman Visits Atakora Chief

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost Visits Atakora Chief

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The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, yesterday March 9, 2022, paid a courtesy call on the Atakora Chief, Nana Akuamoah Boateng Tano II, in Afram Plains, near Donkorkrom, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

The visit was to inform the chief about his tour in the area and to show his respect to the traditional ruler since he was on his land.

According to the Chairman, the chief in any community is one of the most important persons, therefore, it was expedient to pay that courtesy call on him.

Briefing the Chairman on the history of Afram Plains, in his welcome address, Nana Akuamoah Boateng Tano II, explained that the first inhabitants were hunters who had crossed over to explore the opportunities available in the forested land in the 1920s.

He said that Afram Plains did not only serve as a hunting ground but also a food producing land which made voyagers to stay as they explored.

He iterated that throughout the years, though Afram Plains was not a place with a lot of Christian activities, it has grown to inhabit about 42 churches with The Church of Pentecost (CoP) inclusive.

“A king whom God is not with, your reign would not last for long,” he stated.

He, therefore, mentioned that constituting a Council of Elders to advise him, some clergy had been incorporated as members too.

He further advised the church to continue collaborating and leaving peacefully with the community and thanked the Chairman for the privileged visit.

Among the entourage of the Atakorahene (Atakora Chief) was Obaahemaa Yaa Serwaa, Atakorahemaa (Queenmother) of Atakora, and his sub-chiefs who help govern the land.

The Chairman in response thanked the chief for the opportunity and relayed that as part of efforts of the church to bridge the gap between the church and the chieftaincy, the Chieftaincy Ministry of the church had been inaugurated to bring royals together in worship to God.

“We believe chieftaincy is leadership in God,” he noted while encouraging all royals in the church to take up chieftaincy roles when they are called to reign.

He further called on all chiefs and royals to be unified in governing their lands without leaving all the decisions to politicians to determine how they should rule their people.

He then entreated all chiefs to be more hospitable to transferred ministers and their wives to their communities to help build a strong alliance.

He pledged to support the community with 200 bags of cement (about GH₵ 10,000), to help continue their community palace project which had progressed steadily.

He prayed for the leadership of the town and committed all inhabitants into the hands of God.

Present were Apostle Victor Asamoah, Afram Plains Area Head of the church, Mrs. Mary Nyamekye (wife of the Chairman), Mrs. Rebecca Asamoah (wife of the Afram Plains Area Head), Pastor Joseph Ndanyinanseh, Area Secretary and District Minister of Donkorkrom of the church, Elder Princeworth Abankwah, Afram Plains Area Deacon, and some ministers and wives in the area.

The Kwahu Afram Plains is about one-third the landscape of the Eastern Region, divided into Kwahu Afram Plains North District (capital as Donkorkrom) and Kwahu Afram Plains South District (capital as Tease). It is surrounded by the River Afram and River Bosom.

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Chairman Begins Working Visit To Afram Plains Area

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Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, has begun five-day working visit to the Afram Plains Area of the church, from Wednesday, March 9, 2022, to Sunday, March 13, 2022.

The Chairman would be meeting ministers and their wives, officers and members in the three zonal centres of the area in Donkorkrom, Tease, and Maame Krobo.

Earlier yesterday, March 9, 2022, Apostle Victor Asamoah, Afram Plains Area Head, led the Chairman and his wife, Mrs. Mary Nyamekye, and a delegation of the clergy to pay a courtesy call on Nana Akuamoah Boateng Tano II, Atakora Chief, in his palace at Atakora, near Donkorkrom, Afram Plains in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

The Chairman spoke about the humanitarian efforts and activities of the church in the area, and the future plans put in place to strengthen the church-palace bond through the Chieftaincy Ministry of the church.

He appraised the Afram Plains Area Head of the church for the harmonious relationship he has built; prayed for a long-lasting union between both institutions in the area for church and community growth.

Apostle Nyamekye then pledged a support of 200 bags of cement (an amount of GH₵10,000) to the chief, to help the community complete their community palace structure.

He later met all ministers and their wives in the area at the Donkorkrom English Assembly Auditorium, in Donkorkrom.

Highlighting on the Vision 2023 document of the church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye spoke on the subject, “The Family As the Base of transformation in Our Homes”.

He said that marriage is not an idea or product from the society, rather it is God’s own idea given to men.

He further said that God will always give us someone who is opposite of the individual to build tolerance and patience.

“Accept your spouse no matter the temperamental change, especially with their strengths and weakness,” he stated.

The Chairman defined marriage as “a creation ordinance to mankind instituted in the Garden of Eden,” and said that it can not be compared to singleness.

He added: “You marry to help your spouse’s salvation. If your philosophy for marriage is not found in the scriptures, then it is not from God; it is just man’s ideas”.

Quoting from Luke 1:5, he stated that though Zechariah was the only named priest, his wife Elizabeth, a descendant of Aaron, was equally a priest, however, dominance was more on Zechariah. He, therefore, admonished ministers’ wives to avoid uttering words and demonstrating attitudes contrary to the ministry.

“The ministry of The Church of Pentecost has to do with the man and his wife. Don’t say I married a pastor, thereby, leaving the work on your husband. Both the minister and his wife must live righteously; not separate from the priest,” he explained.

He further implored ministers’ wives to concentrate more on the ministry even if they are working in other acceptable fields.

He urged them to draw near to their husbands after church services, support and together engage members, rather than demonstrating jealousy towards them.

 “For us marriage should be strategic. We have to be at an advantage because our marriages should speak. Take Christianity into your homes,” he urged and advised that they work on love effortlessly.

He pointed out that the union between the husband and the wife is a three-minded affair (man, woman and God). He then asked Christians to involve their children which guarantees a generational blessing in the family.

“It is a godly marriage that will bring godly offspring in the society,” he said.

He reiterated that if Christians want to transform the society, their homes should be the platform, therefore, they must create a culture of devotion in the home.

He outlined that to do this a convenient time should be scheduled for all members of the family, include music and testimonies, teach without preaching, talk to God regarding issues (Intercession), give roles to each member to perform, keep worship time brief but not rushing, and discuss important family issues.

The Chairman is expected to join members in Dwarf Island and Maame Krobo today, and Ekye Amanfrom, Tease, Agordeke, Ntonaboma, Donkorkrom, subsequently on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively to end the tour.

The Afram Plains Area of the church with its area seat at Donkorkrom, constitutes 21 districts namely, Forifori, Donkorkrom, Ekye Amanfrom, Atakora, Amankwakrom, Maame Krobo, Ntonaboma, Adeemmra, Abotanso, Dwarf Island, Dome, Maame Krobo New Town, Kwasi Fante, Kwahu Tease, Tease Newtown, Mem-Chemfre, Agyata, Foso, Samanhyia, Mmradan, and Asanyansu.

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Mampong Area Constructs Bus Stop Shed At Kona

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The Mampong Area of The Church of Pentecost has constructed a bus stop shed for the people of Kona in the Ashanti Region.

Pastor Samuel Kwabena Asare, Mampong Area Head of the church, dedicated the facility and handed it over to the chiefs and people of the community in a short ceremony held recently.

According to the Area Head, the gesture was in line with the Vision 2023 document of the church which is geared towards transforming societies and communities. This, he said, would help improve the transportation needs of the community people as they wait to board public transport.

As part of the planned activities, the Area Head together with the Area pastorate visited the Chief of Kona, Nana Konadu Yiadom Kumanin IV.

“The visit was to further strengthen the ties between the traditional rulers and the church,” he said.

Present at the palace during the visit were Konahemaa, Nana Amponsah Agyeman III, the Akyeamehene, and other sub-chiefs.

Officers of The Church of Pentecost in Kona District were also present to grace the occasion.

Report by Overseer Stephen Okorie Asante.

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Worawora District Women’s Ministry Donates To Volta School For The Deaf & Blind

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The Worawora District Women’s Ministry in the Hohoe Area of The Church of Pentecost, as part of activities marking Ghana’s 65th Independence Day, has donated assorted items worth GH₵ 5,310.00 to the Volta School for the Deaf & Blind in Hohoe.

Among the various items donated were three (3) computers, stationeries, 80 bowls of maize, bags of gari, toiletries, 10 gallons of liquid soap, soaps, 26 bags of sachet water, clothing, among others.

Dr. Michael Mawuli Castro Cudjoe, Headmaster for the school, receiving the items on behalf of the students and staff, expressed his gratitude to the leadership of the church for remembering the students.

He said that the items will further boost the morale of the students and build up their confidence to study hard.

The students demonstrated their joy and gratitude through dancing in sign language.

Present at the ceremony were Mrs. Elizabeth Ahiakor (wife of the Hohoe Area Head), Mrs. Margaret Opata (wife of the Worawora District Minister), Deaconess Happy Osibi (Hohoe Area Women’s Ministry Leader), and her executives as well as the Worawora District Women’s Ministry Executives, among others.

Report by Pastor Alex Kojo Adjani (Area Media Committee Chairman).

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Antoa For Christ Crusade Climaxed, 145 Souls Won

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A total of a hundred and forty-five (145) souls were won at the just ended ‘Antoa for Christ Crusade’ organised by the New Tafo Area of The Church of Pentecost in the Ashanti Region. Sixty-six (66) of the new converts have since been baptised in water.

The 4-day event which began from Tuesday, March 1, 2022, to Friday, March 4, 2022, was held under the chairmanship of the Area Head, Apostle Samuel Antwi.

Numerous life-changing testimonies shared during the crusade awakened the love of God in the lives of the members.

Despite the heavy downpour experienced on the first day, hundreds of members trooped to the grounds and remained grounded while others sought asylum in buses and frontage of houses.

Speaking to the topic, “Jesus is Lord”, Apostle John Obeng Kesse, Suame Area Head, expounded on the effectiveness of the name of Jesus and the need for every Christian to rely solely on him in this era of total dejection.

“Anyone living in the oppression and shackles of sin must come directly to Jesus. He is the Saviour of the world and will deliver you as you come,” he assured.

Pastor Samuel Edzii Davidson, Offinso Area Head of the church, who delivered a sermon on the topic, “The Gracious Personification of Jesus Christ and How His Lordship Transforms,” said that God’s redemption programme was drawn in Christ to save sinners who pursued salvation and transforms them for glory when they draw near.

Climaxing the crusade, Apostle Kenneth Baffoe Antwi, Ejisu Area Head, also spoke on the personality of Jesus Christ and stated why humanity must strive for the life He gives.

Apostle Samuel Antwi, the Area Head, in an interview, said that the huge number of souls won was an indication of the signs of God’s total lordship over Antoa and its environs.

This, he said, is a clear testimony that the vision for the crusade of getting the gospel to the township, had been achieved.

“Some of the Pastors and devoted officers have been chosen to follow up on the new converts to help nurture them as they begin their walk with Jesus,” he stated.

He further assured that the New Tafo Area will be very active in the activities of the Evangelism Ministry, as an Army Equipped to Possess the Nation to redeem the lost, empower, and convert the weak to Christ.

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Koforidua Area Gets New Mission House (Website size)

Koforidua Area Gets New Mission House

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Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, has dedicated the newly built Koforidua Area mission house to the glorification of God.

He was assisted by Apostle Samuel Osei Asante, Koforidua Area Head, Chairman of the Eastern Regional Coordinating Committee and Executive Council Member of the church.

The GH₵ 1,845,735.85 edifice was financed from the Area Weeks funds, Chairman’s fiat, special support for tiles and blocks, Elder Abraham Obeng (PIWC-Odorkor), Apostle Edmund Appiah (UK), special contribution from others and other funds from the Koforidua Area.

The dedication service of the magnificent edifice, took place on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at the new mission house site at Kentenkren, Koforidua.

Speaking at the dedication service on the topic, “God is the Builder of Everything”, Apostle Dela Quampah, Area Head of Ho and Executive Council Member, said that God uses houses to represent the lives of Christians or believers. (1 Chronicles 29:1-13)

According to him, houses are very expensive and costly, therefore, Christianity is considered not cheap. He urged Christians to yearn to reach their Christian goals and achieve its purpose.

He said that as houses are durable and valuable, our Christian faith will lead us into eternity, hence, we must strive to uphold all principles in Christ and endure all difficulties in hard times.

He iterated that the writer of Hebrews had a problem when he revealed that Jesus Christ was greater than Moses, a belief the Hebrews contemplated to accept since they regarded Moses greater than all.

“Every victory we accomplish in this faith is the work of grace,” he stated.

He further noted that every house is built by God through man, therefore all things belong to God. He said that it was God who gives man wisdom to build houses, moreover, God is the builder of all things.

He concluded by acknowledging that we as God’s house have been fearfully and wonderfully created with His favour and glory.

He again mentioned that God built man as His house, therefore, the mission house carries God’s glory.

Delivering a brief history of the mission house, Elder Samuel Opoku-Asare, Area Deacon of Koforidua Area of the church, said that the land for the Area mission house was acquired by an exchange between the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC)-Koforidua and the Area in 2009 when a new Pastor had been transferred to head the church.

“At that time, the Worship Centre needed a permanent mission house and the Area had a building at Abugri-Adweso with sufficient space of land around it,” he pointed out.

According to him, through a gentleman’s agreement between PIWC-Koforidua and the Area, the building was given to them in exchange for their four plots of land on which the edifice stands currently.

He further iterated that in 2017, the then Koforidua Area Head, Apostle Eric Nyamekye (now Chairman), graciously donated six plot of land belonging to the Area at Osabene (Opoku-Nsiah) to the Worship Centre to construct a permanent auditorium.

He aired that after the laying of the foundation stone on January 17, 2020, by Apostle Samuel Osei Asante, Koforidua Area Head, it took a period of two (2) years eleven (11) months (minus COVID would have been two years one month) – an unprecedented feat in the history of the Area as far as projects were concerned.

He acknowledged the contributions of former Area Heads towards the completion of the project.

The Chairman in a short remark said that there should be a balance when it comes to fundraisings, adding: “Someone with a financial testimony should be selected to lead. This will bring the spirit of free will giving back. Whatever God wants to do, when we are encouraged and empowered, we can do it”.

Present were Eastern Regional Coordinating Committee Members of the church, former Area Heads, Retired ministers, Effiduase and Koforidua Area pastorates and their wives, Women’s Ministry Director, some Area deacons from the region, members and well-wishers.

Elder Dr. Nana Kwadwo Gyasi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nana Kwadwo Gyasi Company Limited represented too.

Chairman Calls On Koforidua Effiduase Chief

Chairman Calls On Koforidua Effiduase Chief

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The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, earlier yesterday March 6, 2022, paid a courtesy call on the Koforidua Effiduase Chief, Okoawia Dwomo Baabu II, at his palace in Effiduase.

The visit according to Apostle Daniel Yeboah Nsaful, Effiduase Area Head of the church, was to fraternize with the chief and express their heartfelt condolences for the death of the Effiduasehemaa, Queenmother of Effiduase, who had been buried already.

Okoawia Dwomo Baabu II, who doubles as the Nifahene of New Juaben Traditional Council, acknowledged the extraordinary friendship and partnership built between the palace and the church.

He said that due to the tremendous efforts of The Church of Pentecost, there has been the establishment of the Palace Worship which is held every Saturday for everyone in the palace.

He said that according to history, there was the 1874 Rebellion, that had four chiefs in Sekyere Asante planning to dethrone the Asantehene and take over the Asante Kingdom. This agenda failed and brought them to Effiduase.

He revealed that upon his enstoolment to the throne, he purposed to build a community-based palace solely for the community and not the royal family. This, he said, will help curb litigations in the family in the future.

“The church donated 100 bags of cements in support of this project which I am grateful for,” he stated.

He thanked the Chairman of the church for the visit and further appealed for more collaboration from the church.

Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman, in response pledged to continuously support the palace and the community to be developed.

“I believe when the construction of the new Effiduase Palace is done, it will be a representation of worship through chieftaincy to the glory of God.

On behalf of the Chairman, the Koforidua Area Head who also doubles as Eastern Regional Coordinating Committee Chairman and Executive Council Member, Apostle Samuel Osei Asante donated an undisclosed amount of money, 4 cartons of can drinks and 4 packs of bottled water to the palace. This he believed will help support activities in the palace.

The Chairman of the church prayed for the chief and all his sub-chiefs in the palace.

Present were Mrs. Mary Nyamekye (wife of Chairman), Pastor Prince Odoom (Effiduase Area Secretary and District Minister of Old Tafo-Akim), Pastor Emmanuel Osei Agyapong (Effiduase District Minister), Elder Ampomah Boateng (Chairman, Effiduase Chieftaincy Committee), some elders and Deaconesses from Effiduase District.

Also present were Nana Opoku Frimpong (Adontenhene), Nana Frimpong Manso (Nkosuohene), Barima Ayimadu Kokotor (Twafohene), Barfour Asare Bediako, Oseadeyo Obaapa Ayisi (Nkabomhemaa), Obaapanin Pokua (Adomanmuhemaa), Ohyeawura (Amamerehene) and Okyeame Owusu.

As part of the goal of the Vision 2023, The Church of Pentecost has purposed to also transform the society through the chieftaincy ministry to possess the nations.

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