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The Anyaa-Ablekuma Area of The Church of Pentecost, under the leadership of Apostle William Ohemeng-Kwakye, organised a training workshop for Area pastors and ministry executives (Area and Districts) in anticipation of upcoming ministry rallies scheduled for September 18 to 24, 2023.

The event took place on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at the Ablekuma Central Assembly church auditorium and had in attendance representatives from various ministries, namely, Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Evangelism Ministry, Pentecost Men’s Ministry (PEMEM), Women’s Ministry, School Outreach Ministry (SOM), MPWDs, Chaplaincy Ministry, Chieftaincy Ministry, Counseling Ministry, and Home and Urban Missions (HUM).

Speaking at the seminar, Pastor Awuah Fordjour, the Ablekuma – Agape District Minister and a co-opted member of the National Executive Committee of the Evangelism Ministry, emphasized the need for Christians to pursue the Great Commission with zeal.

He further outlined the various strategies needed to accomplish this divine mandate.

“As Christians, we must do all things possible to win the lost for Christ,” he said.

The presentation was followed by intercessory prayers led by the Gonse District Minister, Pastor Joseph Aubin.

The total attendance recorded at the event was 245, including ministers.

Report by Anyaa-Ablekuma Area Media Team

A special service was held last Sunday at the Tishigu Central Assembly auditorium to formally welcome the new Head of the Tamale Area, Apostle John Budu Kobina Tawiah, and his family to the Area.

The service, officiated by Apostle James Gabriel Quardson, the Sunyani Area Head, and assisted by Pastor Eric Gyacham, the Bawku Area Head, had in attendance ministers, wives from the Kwadaso and Tamale Areas, as well as officers and members.

Apostle J.B.K. Tawiah was joined at the service by his wife, Mrs. Agartha Tawiah, and their four daughters: Dorcas, Alberta, Hilary, and Josephine.

The new Tamale Area Head, who was formerly the Area Head of the Church in Kwadaso, has taken over from Apostle Sylvester Arhin, who has been assigned to Takoradi as Area Head.

He also takes over as the Coordinator of the Northern Regional Coordinating Committee (NRCC) and the Chairman of the Northern Regional chapter of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC).

Speaking on the topic, “Beholding the Supernatural as You See What God Is Doing,” with scriptural references from Matthew 11:7-10 and Isaiah 43:18-19, Apostle James Gabriel Quardson urged the Church members to discern the new thing the Lord is doing in the Tamale Area and align accordingly for maximum impact.

He called on the Church to have the eyes to see and make appropriate adjustments in readiness for the impending transformation the Lord is bringing into the Area.

According to him, when they behold rightly, their minds will be renewed, adding that the woman with the issue of blood and the centurion received their miracles because they drew closer to Christ to behold Him.

In response to the warm reception accorded him and his family, Apostle J.B.K Tawiah assured the ministers, officers, and members in the Tamale Area of his readiness to flow with the new thing the Lord was about to do in the Area and called on everyone to support him to make maximum impact.

Apostle J.B.K Tawiah brings with him years of ministry experience, having served in three other stations including being a missionary to Cameroon.

Report by Overseer Isaac Kwabena Tagoe (Tamale Area Reporter).

The TOBINCO Group has commissioned an ultramodern quality assurance block at Spintex, Accra.

The facility, which was dedicated by the La Area Head and Executive Council Member of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Dieudonne Komla Nuekpe, on August 28, 2023, attracted dignitaries such as the Chairman of the TOBINCO Group of companies, Elder Dr Nana Amo Tobin I; Apostle Dr Col. B. G. Kumi Wood, Mrs Juanita Nuekpe (wife of the La Area Head), Pastor Emmanuel Yirebi and a cross-section of La Area Pastorate and their wives.

In an interview, the Managing Director of EPRC, Mr Asare Twerefuor, noted that the new laboratory facility is meant for quality assurance, quality control and product development.

According to him, quality assurance ensures that products brought into the factory meet the specifications or standards and monitors the process to ensure that work is done according to procedures. He added that quality control does the analysis by testing products to ensure that they meet the parameters set by the international market before they are released into the market.

Mr Twerefuor further indicated the main divisions within the facility are the word chemistry, instrumentation room and microbiology. Unlike formally, where the company imports products from India, now, they manufacture about 95% of their products. 

Speaking at the event on the topic, “Excelling in it for maximum impact,” Apostle Dr Dieudonne Nuekpe noted that just as the centurion valued and respected his slave servant and had to seek assistance from Jesus, individuals should also place value on humanity above anything else and care for them.

He added that the centurion was a well-known and celebrated man in the town due to his patriotic nature. He loved his country and did many good things for them, which earned him respect and honour in his nation. 

“The value Elder Dr Nana Amo Tobin places on humanity is the reason why he is putting up a lot of companies to help people,” he stressed. 

He, therefore, called on participants to love, value and care for humanity, which is the only sure way to impact society, nation and the world at large.

Report by Gina Akua Padi.

Twenty-two-year-old Kwaku Boakye Gyamfi, a member of the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Odorkor, etched his name in history last Thursday as he graduated from the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) as the youngest medical doctor in Ghana.

Dr. Kwaku Boakye Gyamfi’s academic journey began in 2006 when he commenced his primary education at Danem Royal Montessori School at the tender age of five. Subsequently, he transitioned to Good Shepherd International School, followed by Oregon International School, and eventually Startrite Montessori School, all located in Accra. In 2014, at the age of thirteen, he completed his basic education with an impressive aggregate of 06.

In the same year, 2014, he secured admission to Prempeh College Senior High School to further his secondary education. Remarkably, he finished his secondary education in 2017 at the age of 16, achieving an aggregate of 07.

Upon successfully passing through a rigorous interview process, he earned admission to the UCC School of Medical Sciences later in 2017, still at the age of 16.

Kwaku’s arduous six-year medical educational journey culminated on September 7, 2023, as he graduated from the UCC School of Medical Sciences at the age of 22.

Dr. Kwaku Boakye Gyamfi was born in April 2001 to Dr. & Mrs. Gyamfi, devout members of The Church of Pentecost, currently fellowship at PIWC-Odorkor. He is the second child and the only son among four siblings, all of whom are girls. His father is a Business and Financial Advisor, while his mother is a Caterer and a businesswoman. Both parents hail from Sekyere Central in the Ashanti Region but reside in Accra, along with their four children.

Congratulations to Dr. Kwaku Boakye Gyamfi!

PENTECOST NEWS.

The New Tafo Area of The Church of Pentecost, under the headship of Prophet Samuel Tetteh Doku, on Monday, September 11, 2023, began this year’s Lay Leadership Training School in earnest for all officers in the Area.

Being held simultaneously at the zonal level, the 5-day event, which will end on Friday, September 15, 2023, is being attended only in the evening.

Both English and Twi classes are being held, with plenary sessions to seek clarifications on thought-provoking issues and questions.

Topics being treated in this year’s school are “The Church Leader’s Marriage and Family Life,” “The CoP Distinctive Brand,” and “The Repositioned Local Assembly of The Church of Pentecost.”

The Lay Leadership Training School is an annual programme designed to equip the officers in the Church with the requisite knowledge, basic skills, insights, and principles to enable them to shepherd the flocks that have been entrusted to their care.

Report by Emmanuel Nana Nsiah