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Pastor Sowah Nii Anang Goes Home

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A burial and memorial service was held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Fred Stephen Safo Memorial Temple in the Nshorna District of the Teshie-Nungua Area of The Church Of Pentecost in honour of the Late Pastor Robert Sowah Nii Anang.

The Chairman of The Church Of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, who officiated the service, encouraged the bereaved family and well-wishers to strengthen themselves in the Lord.

“In times like this, we should be strong and not give in to death. The resurrection of Christ has strengthened us and set us free from sin and death. We are all on a journey to death. Death can only take us to the Lord and nowhere else. Let us turn to the Rock, where our help is from. Let us strengthen ourselves,” he said.

Birth, Early Life and Education

Robert Sowah Nii Anang was born in La – Accra on 3rd March 1960 to Mr. Andrews
Doku Sowah and Madam Patience Ayorkor Amega Torgbor, of the Ofro Sro We clan of La. He completed La Wireless ‘2’ Middle Mixed School in 1978 with the Middle School Leaving Certificate (MSLC) where he was appointed the Boys’ Senior School Prefect. He also pursued training in fashion design and tailoring at Quarshie Tailors, Accra, where he continued to work upon graduation.

His passion and unique love for working with children led him to participate in several certificate courses on Child Education, Child Psychology, and Child Evangelism.

He was called into full-time ministry of The Church of Pentecost in 1998. His first station was Breweniase District in Hohoe Area where he served for five years.

Sermon

Speaking on the topic, “Comfort One Another With These Words,” the Odorkor Area Head of The Church Of Pentecost, Apostle Isaac Tetteh Judah, noted that in times of death, believers need to comfort themselves because death is not the end of all things.

According to him, comfort in times of death only comes when a person is a believer.

“How can you comfort yourself when you are down? In the setting of this world, it is impossible. But in Christ, we need to comfort ourselves in times of sorrow,” he noted.

The Odorkor Area Head mentioned that to humans, death is an enemy, but Christ has conquered death and freed Christians, saying, “Death brings sorrows, troubles, hopeless times; but in Christ, even in death, we have hope. God has declared those who die in Christ will be kept in Christ.”

Tributes

“The sudden news of the death of my dear husband was as shocking as it was painful. I had always thought he would live with me and for me forever. Now, death has snatched him from me. I never regretted marrying him because he was a God-fearing man and not just a church-goer.” These were the sorrowful words of the widow, Mrs Mary Sowah Anang as she took her turn to read a tribute to her husband.

The children described their father as “a champion, leader, teacher, coach, supporter and, most of all, a mentor.”

The Teshie District of The Church Of Pentecost, on their part, said Pastor Nii Anang was a man of justice and principles who always sought excellence and fairness.

A tribute read on behalf of the General Council of the Church described the Late Pastor Robert Sowah Nii Anang as an excellent child worker who was very committed to the development and nurturing of children in the Lord.

“Through this special calling, the Lord helped him to unearth hidden talents in children that has propelled most of them to extreme heights in life. The leadership of the Church found him as one of the few persons born and trained with the passion for child development,” it read.

Pastor Robert Sowah Nii Anang took ill in mid-December 2022 and was responding to treatment. He went to be with his Maker on January 9, 2023. He is survived by two daughters and a son.

Also present at the service were Apostle Wilberforce Nkrumah-Agyeman (Area Head, Teshie-Nungua), Apostle Samuel Osei Asante (Executive Council Member), Apostle David Kankam Beditor (Executive Council Member), Apostle Isaac Nii Kotei Djani (Executive Council Member), Apostle Seth Fianko Larbi (National Head, Kenya), Apostle Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua (Vice Chancellor, Pentecost University), Apostle Emmanuel Gyesi-Addo (Area Head, Haatso), retired and active ministers of the Church, family and well-wishers.

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How God Saved Pastor & Wife From Fatal Accident And Removed Rotten Gauze From The Womb

How God Saved Pastor & Wife From Fatal Accident And Removed Rotten Gauze From The Womb

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I am Pastor Jeremiah Atakpa, the Resident Minister of Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC-Aflao/French District) of The Church of Pentecost.

On November 24, 2022, my wife, Mrs Doriane Atakpa, underwent surgery (cesarean section) while delivering our third child. When I went to pick them up from the hospital after their discharge, we were involved in a fatal accident on the road. My steering wheel got locked, and I could not turn it, so I drove straight and hit a tree. A tree branch penetrated through the headlight straight into me in the car. But before it could pierce me, the car stopped.

We returned to the hospital since my wife had complications due to the accident. However, the doctor who conducted the surgery did not probe further, but only prescribed drugs. Despite taking all the prescribed medications, she continued to feel pains in the lower abdomen and complained of difficulty urinating and passing faeces.

A month later, upon the advice of our Area Head, we decided to go to another medical doctor in Lome, Togo to seek a second opinion, only for the doctor to detect after further scans that there was a leftover gauze (abdominal towel) and pus formation after the first surgery.

My wife had to undergo another surgery on January 3, 2023, to remove the pus and the gauze from her womb.

After the 4-hour-long surgery, the doctor told me that he could take away the pus and some particles of the gauze. According to him, the leftover gauze had deteriorated and caused an infection, which was the source of my wife’s pains and anaemia.

We left the hospital for the house with a great sense of relief, thinking that was all, not knowing that “the big one,” to borrow the expression of our dear Chairman, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, was coming.

Despite a few complaints of pain by my wife, we kept praying and believing that they were just side effects of the two consecutive surgeries and that she would be okay with time because she felt much better after the second surgery.

On February 14, 2023, while my wife was getting ready to send our baby to the hospital for their routine weighing, she screamed in the washroom, asking me to come and see. Lo and behold! What I saw was shocking! God pushed the actual leftover, thee month old abdominal towel (rotten gauze) out of my wife’s body while passing out faeces.

Indeed, what God cannot do does not really exist! What doctors could not do despite their good will and medical knowledge, God did it in just a minute. How can something come out through feaces when it was not swallowed? In fact, this is amazing!

In the Bible, people gave God various names depending on their encounter with Him. Today, we call Him ‘Jehovah Gauze’ for showing His ability to move gauze lying in the abdomen into the large intestine without using any surgical tool.

“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” – Revelation 12:11.

Report by Overseer Francis Akpalu.

GPCC Commiserates With Christian Atsu’s Family

GPCC Commiserates With Christian Atsu’s Family

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The President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) and Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, today led some National Executive Council members of GPCC to visit and commiserate with the family of late Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu.

The GPCC delegation, made up of Bishop Dr. Gordon Kisseih (First Vice Chairman), Apostle Immanuel Nii O. Tettey (General Secretary), Rt. Rev. Dr. Nana Anyani-Boadum and Bishop Dela Fiagorme, were warmly received by some family members at their residence in Accra.

Apostle Nyamekye, in his remarks, said the visit was to officially convey the condolences of the GPCC to the family and assure them of the Council’s support during this difficult period.

Christian Atsu, 31, who played for the Ghana national team, the Black Stars, was one of the victims of the massive earthquake that occurred on February 6, this year in Türkiye.

The unfortunate passing of the celebrated footballer and the devastating circumstance under which it occurred has brought much grief to the family, Ghanaians, and other football-loving fans around the world.

According to the GPCC President, the tragic passing of the footballer was one of the key reasons that compelled them to visit and offer some words of encouragement to the bereaved family.

“We all love Atsu because he dedicated his time and energy playing for Ghana, and, as ministers of the Gospel, we could not sit unconcerned, so we have come to console the family for this painful loss,” he said.

Apostle Eric Nyamekye urged the family to take solace from the fact that their late relative lived a fruitful life and has made his mark in his generation.

“Know that you gave Ghana a gem. Jesus did not live long on this earth, but He made a lasting impact, and we can say that your son Atsu has also done same,” he said.

As part of the visit, the GPCC President signed the book of condolences which has been opened at the family house of the late Ghanaian International.

The GPCC also donated packs of drinking water, assorted soft drinks and an undisclosed cash amount to the family as they prepare towards the final funeral rites of the late footballer.

In response, Mr. Robert Ali, the representative of the bereaved family, thanked the delegation for the visit, words of encouragement and the kind support.

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Teshie-Nunga Area Donates $35,000 To Missions

Teshie-Nungua Area Donates $35,000 To Missions

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The Teshie Nungua Area of The Church Of Pentecost has made a donation of USD 35,000 to external missions of the church to support various projects.

The cheque was presented to the International Missions Office at the Headquarters of the church, Accra on March 3, 2023.

According to the Area Secretary, Pastor Joseph Asumadu Burchie, during the end-of-year Executive Retreat of the Area, leadership of the Area decided to make donations to both internal and external missions of the church.

“Through the Area Head, Apostle Wilberforce Nkrumah-Agyeman, the Area decided to donate an amount of USD35,000 to the following external missions of the Church – PENSA International (USD10,000), Equatorial Guinea (USD10,000), Uganda (USD5,000), Trinidad & Tobago (USD5,000) and Ethiopia (USD5,000),” he said.

The International Missions Director of The Church Of Pentecost, Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, on behalf of the nations, thanked the Teshie-Nungua Area for their enormous contribution. He was happy the Lord placed it in the heart of the Area to support the external missions of the church.

“The work is big, and there is a need for more helpers,” he said, adding, “This will therefore go a long way to help missions. May God bless everyone who contributed to this great feat.”

Present at the presentation ceremony were Apostle Wilberforce Nkrumah-Agyeman (Area Head, Teshie-Nungua), Apostle Lawrence Otu-Nyarko (Finance and Administration Director, CoP HQ), Pastor Gideon Kofi Boadu-Yirenkyi (Personal Assistant to the IMD), Pastor Joseph Asumadu Burchie (Teshie-Nungua Area Secretary) and Pastor Isaac Osei (Teshie-Nungua Area Missions Board Chairman).

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MPWDs Trains Church Leaders In Sawla

MPWDs Trains Church Leaders In Sawla

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As part of a four-day working visit to the Sawla Area, the National Coordinator for the Ministry to Persons with Disabilities (MPWDs) of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Alexander Nyame, led a capacity-building programme for ministers and other MPWDs coordinators in the Tingar Zone of the Sawla Area yesterday.

In his presentation, Pastor Nyame intimated that Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) form a sizeble part of the world’s population and should not be sidelined in the Church’s quest to “possess the nations” for Christ.

“In Ghana alone, about five million people live with some form of disability, that is about 12% of the country’s population,” he said.

Pastor Nyame further noted that the MPWDs was, therefore, birthed in 2019 under the Church ‘s Vision 2023 (Possessing the Nations Agenda) in order to reach out to PWDs with the gospel message of Christ and ensure their full integration in the Church and society.

He, therefore, called on Church leaders to take particular interest and be actively involved in the work of MPWDs and also ensure that the MPWDs committees are resourced and adequately equipped to fulfil their mandate.

The Gbongbouduori District Minister, Pastor Prince Kwasi Mensah, who doubles as the Sawla Area MPWDs Coordinator, exhorted the participants on the topic: “Repositioning the Local Church to Accept Persons with Disabilities.”

Using Mephibosheth as a case study with 2 Samuel 9:1-13 as scripture reference, he said that Mephibosheth, King Saul’s grandson and Prince Jonathan’s son, suffered paralysis as a child when he fell from the hands of his caretaker to the ground.

He explained that although Mephibosheth was not born crippled, but he became paralysed due to life circumstances, hence anyone could potentially become disabled in one way or the other.

Pastor Mensah further noted that despite being a former King’s grandson (a royal), Mephibosheth’s situation caused him to think less of himself.

“He referred to himself as a dead dog, that is a person of no relevance, who is not worthy to enter the palace, not to talk of share the same table with the King.

“King David, however, accepted Mephibosheth with open arms and dined with him,” he said.

The Gbongbouduori District Minister, therefore, urged Church leaders and Christians, in general, to also express the love of Jesus Christ to PWDs by reaching out to them with the Gospel, saying: “They also count when it comes to our ultimate goal of making it to heaven.”

Present at the training programme were Pastor Kwaku Amponsah (Sawla Area Evangelism Ministry Leader and Bole Customs District Minister), Overseer Kennedy Offe (Zonal Chairman and Maluwe District Minister), Probationary Overseers Philip Agbeko (Tinga District Minister), Jeremiah Atta Dogbe (Banda Nkwanta District Minister), Seth Frimpong (Jama District Minister) and their wives.

Report by Sawla Area Media Team

MPWDs Coordinator In Sawla For 4-Day Working Visit

MPWDs Coordinator In Sawla For 4-Day Working Visit

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The National Coordinator for the Ministry to Persons with Disabilities (MPWDs) of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Alexander Nyame, is on a four-day working visit to the Sawla Area of the Church.

The purpose of the visit, among others, is to sensitise and educate ministers, officers and members on the need to intentionally minister (reach out) to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Area.

Pastor Nyame, as part of his duty trip, met with ministers, officers and members in the Tingar Zone of the Sawla Area, yesterday.

Addressing the gathering, Pastor Nyame said Christ must be projected to all people of the world, including persons with disabilities, who, statistically, form the third majority of the world’s population.

“In Ghana alone, about five million people live with some form of disability, that is about 12% of the country’s population,” he said.

He said God is bringing PWDs into His saving knowledge through the introduction of the MPWDs, which was birthed in 2019 under the Church’s five-year strategic vision, dubbed “Vision 2023: Possessing the Nations.”

He advised Church leaders to do everything within the power to remove the obstacles that impede the effective assimilation of PWDs in the Church so that they could also come to Christ.

The MPWDs Coordinator was accompanied by Pastor Prince Kwasi Mensah (Sawla Area MPWDs Coordinator and Gbongbouduori District Minister), and Pastor Kwaku Amponsah (Sawla Area Evangelism Ministry Leader and Bole Customs District Minister), among others.

Also present at the event were; Overseer Kennedy Offe (Zonal Chairman and Maluwe District Minister), Probationary Overseers Philip Agbeko (Tinga District Minister), Jeremiah Atta Dogbe (Banda Nkwanta District Minister), Seth Frimpong (Jama District Minister) and their wives.

In all, 96 district and local MPWDs coordinators and leaders attended the programme.

Report by Sawla Area Media Team

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Disciple Members With The Bible – Pastor Tawiah

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Pastor Enoch Narh Tawiah, a member of the National Discipleship and Leadership Development Committee (NDLDC) of The Church of Pentecost, has admonished Christian leaders should employ the Bible as the ultimate resource material for discipling others.

He gave this advice during the National Discipleship and Leadership Development Committee (NDLDC) End of Year Meeting and Equipping the Disciple Maker (EDM) Training held at Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa-Fetteh.

Presenting a paper on the topic: “Managing the Disciple Making Tools, Disciple Making Skills,” the Pentecost University lecturer said that that the ultimate goal of discipleship is to help others become like Christ.

He further noted that in discipling, the messages given to the disciple must be godly, presented in a godly manner and with a godly motive.

“When interpreting the Bible during discussions, Christian leaders need to ask the following questions: who, what, when, where, why and how,” he said.

He, therefore, urged Church leaders to endeavour to create a suitable environment where others can learn the word of God.

To make discipleship groups effective, Pastor Tawiah advised Church leaders to create a healthy and a relational atmosphere before meetings begin or end, adding, “there must be an accountability where a forum is created for people to bring feedback on living the principles of the kingdom of God.”

He also urged the participants to be specific with the time duration and schedules of their meetings.

According to him, mentorship is a priority for Church leaders when discipling their followers or members and it must be done within small groups so that the mentor would to give adequate attention to each mentee.

“When those we mentor are given the right attention, their issues would be heard without prejudice, self-righteousness and condemnation, rather with a heart of compassion towards their divine purposes,” he explained.

Pastor Tawiah enlisted relationships, dynamic or growth, trust, enabling or assistance, maximising the grace of God, equipping and service, as the elements that facilitates the mentoring process.

In mentoring and discipling others, he advised Church leaders to always exemplify the Christlike traits in all their dealings bearing in mind that they are also disciples of Christ.

“A mentor must be Christ-centred, relational, opened and transparent, trustworthy and facilitate processes,” he further stated.

 Report by Pastor Benjamin Elijah Baidoo

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The Goal Of Christian Discipleship Is To Be Like Christ – Members Told

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The Pentecost Students and Associates (PENSA) Travelling Secretary of the Sunyani Sector of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Joseph Owusu Boateng, has said that the basis of Christian discipleship is to strive to be like Christ.

According to Pastor Owusu Boateng, who doubles as an Executive Member of the National Discipleship and Leadership Development Committee (NDLDC), discipleship is not only instructional but also relational and mentorship.

“Disciple-making has no end; it helps people to go beyond cultural and ethnic boundaries, which call for diligence, faithfulness, availability and humility,” he said.

He said this at the National Discipleship and Leadership Development Committee (NDLDC) End of Year Meeting and Equipping the Disciple Maker (EDM) Training held at Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa-Fetteh.

He iterated that discipleship is biblical, life-changing and an ongoing relationship which affects every sphere of life. He, however, explained that discipleship involves the head, heart and hands.

Pastor Owusu Boateng further said that one critical area of discipleship is family discipleship. He said that most of the time is spent in the home, therefore, Christians must give much attention to family devotions.

“Focus on family devotions where there is engagement, exploration, empathy, encouragement and support to members through prayers,” he stated.

He admonished members to utilize strategic times of the day in training their children, saying, “just as Jesus spent time and energy investing in the twelve disciples, leaders must carefully choose faithful, available and teachable people to mentor.”

“I believe if the discipleship enterprise is taken seriously, we would surely raise people to become like Christ,” he concluded.

Report by Pastor Benjamin Elijah Baidoo

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Bawku Area Gets New Peace, Development Ambassadors

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The Bawku Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Eric Gyacham, has installed Apostle Gideon Obeng-Darko Debrah (Atonsu Area Head) and Elder Richard Amaning, Director of Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), as Peace and Development Ambassadors, respectively for the Bawku community.

The ceremony took place during the climax of this year’s Officers Apostolisation held at Zebilla on Friday, February 24, 2023. It was attended by more than 400 officers and other leaders as well as ministers and their wives of the church from the 19 districts within the Bawku Area.

Considering the current turbulent situation in Bawku, the Area Head, Pastor Eric Gyacham, noted that the purpose of the exercise was obviously to help raise prayers for the peace of the area.

He presented traditional northern smock as an appreciation of their contributions to this year’s Apostolisation and the development of the area. 

The entire congregation could not hide their joy as they were seen jumping and screaming to the glory of God.

Apostle G. O. D. Debrah and Elder Amaning were the guest speakers at the retreat. They exhausted every breadth to assist participants through the various teachings and discussions to understand the theme of the year and to reposition themselves and their various local assemblies for maximum impact.

The Church of Pentecost Headquarters through PENTSOS has helped the Bawku Area in a lot of developmental projects such as the state-of-the-art Kultamise Clinic, Tanga Irrigation Project and Bawku Weaving Centres, among others.

Report by Bawku Area Media Team.

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The Church Thrives On Unity – Pastor Oduro Asserts

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Pastor Charles Oduro, the Yennyawoso District Minister of The Church of Pentecost, has charged members and officers of the Church to unite in everything they do as the growth of the Church pivots around unity.

According to him, since God is not the author of confusion, He cannot be present in the absence of unity and oneness.

“The Church cannot grow without unity because God cannot live where there is polarisation and anarchy, for He is not a God of disorder. Therefore, we have to come together, and with one accord, we can move the Church forward,” he said.

Pastor Oduro made this assertion in a sermon titled, “Repositioning the heart to be loyal to God and the Church” on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at the Redemption Assembly auditorium during the climax of the Yennyawoso District week celebration.

Drawing lessons from the story of Uriah in 2 Samuel Chapter 11 with emphasis on verse 11, the Yennyawoso District Minister gave an exposition on the kind of loyalty Uriah exhibited, following the profound statement he made when King David wanted to persuade him to go home and sleep with his wife to cover up for his (David’s) adulterous act.

“Though Uriah was not an Israelite, he was committed to the cause of the Israelites to the extent that he refused to go home and lie with his wife regardless of persuasion of David whilst the ark of God and the Israelites were at the battlefield. This is rare commitment and loyalty,” he said.

Like Uriah, Pastor Oduro urged the gathering to uphold the virtues of loyalty and commitment in their service to God and the Church.

The man of God also spoke against the “do and let’s see” syndrome, where a leader is left alone to their fate by their supporting teams, saying: “When everyone deserts you, it means they want your humiliation, destruction and death.”

Reading from 1 Chronicles 11:9-10; 2 Samuel 21:15-17, Pastor Oduro explained that David succeeded in his reign because the chiefs of warriors, together with all Israel, strongly supported him.

“Great leaders do not succeed alone.” he stated. He, therefore, called on the congregants to rally behind those in leadership positions in The Church of Pentecost to ensure the rapid growth of the Church.

He also urged Christians not to relent and be swollen-headed when they win victories, but to be ever ready for more battles as one victory calls for another battle.

The clergyman advised Christians not to be like Joab, King David’s army commander, who pretended to love David, but had a different mindset about him as he killed Absalom (David’s son) after he was told to protect him (2 Samuel 18:5-17).

Pastor Oduro revealed that loyalty comes with challenges such as persecution, insult, and hatred, but he encouraged Christians not to give up for things shall surely turn in their favour as Christianity involves two experiences – mountain top and valley down.

“If things are not going as expected, it means you are still in your night, but your daybreak will certainly come,” he assured, adding, “God sometimes pushes a believer into a ‘night’ just to test their faithfulness and loyalty.”

“Joseph’s brothers stripped off his coat of many colours, but they could not strip him of his destiny. No trouble is pleasant, but they prepare you for a higher height (1 Peter 5:10),” he further stated whilst urging the gathering to hold allegiance to God.

Referencing a quote by Bob Marley, a reggae artiste, who once said: “Live for yourself and you will live in vain; live for others and you will live again,” Pastor Charles Oduro admonished members and officers of The Church of Pentecost not to castigate or asperse the Church, saying, “If you slander the Church, you slander yourself.” He rather charged them to defend the Church, make the Church better and check what they wish for others as well.

The week-long event was held under the general theme: “Repositioning the Local Church For Maximum Impact In the Nations,” (Colossians 2:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20) with several thematic areas exhaustively treated by various speakers.

Report by Emmanuel Nana Nsiah