Yennyawoso District Women’s Ministry Gives To Kumasi Children’s Home

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The Women’s Ministry of Yennyawoso District in the New Tafo Area of The Church of Pentecost has donated assorted items to the Kumasi Children’s Home located at Airport Roundabout in Kumasi.

A delegation led by Mrs. Gladys Oduro (Wife of the District Minister) and Deaconess Bernice Apraku (District Women’s Leader) visited the facility on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, and donated some items including a bag of rice, a bottle of cooking oil, packets of biscuits, assorted drinks, four packs of toilet rolls, and two boxes of Kalypo to the inmates.

The Supervisor of the facility, Mrs. Mabel Boamah, who received the items on behalf of the management, thanked The Church of Pentecost, particularly the Women’s Ministry, for the benevolence. She noted that the items would go a long way to alleviate the plight of the inmates.

As part of the visit, Mrs. Cecilia Oppong, the Deputy Supervisor of the Institute, took the women through the concept of a Children’s Home. She indicated that not all the inmates were orphans. 

According to her, some of them were brought there for security purposes as there might be no peace in their homes, following some squabbles that might have ensued between the parents. She explained that such children, whom they refer to as “foster children,” are sent back to their parents when calm is restored.

Present at the brief presentation ceremony were: Deaconesses Vida Owusuwaah (District Women’s Assistant Leader), Gifty Owusu Afriyie (District Women’s Treasurer), Elizabeth Badu (District Women’s Financial Secretary), and all Local Women’s Ministry Leaders within the district.

Report by Yennyawoso District Media Team

Fear Serves The Agenda Of The Devil – Elder Anane Boate Asserts

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A Trustee of The Church of Pentecost, Elder Emmanuel Anane Boate, has noted that fear serves the agenda of the devil, making believers doubt the Word of God.

He made this assumption on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention, Gomoa Fetteh, near Kasoa, during a devotion with participants of the 2022 Retirement Seminar being organised by The Church of Pentecost Pension Board.

The event, which is being attended by ministers and their wives who have up to 10 years (2023-2032) to retire from active service, is under the theme: “Possessing the Nations: Serving the Saints” (Heb. 6:10).

According to Elder Boate, many events in life have put men to fear. These include national issues, territorial issues, and personal issues.

Speaking on the topic, “Fear Not,” he explained that in the scriptures anytime God wanted to do something new in people’s lives, He begins with the phrase ‘Fear not’ (Isaiah 35:3-4).

Elder Emmanuel Boate defined fear as ‘an unpleasant feeling or emotion that is triggered by a perception of danger; whether it is real or perceived.

“The origin of fear is from the Garden of Eden. That was the first time the Bible mentioned fear, according to Genesis 3:9-10,” he revealed.

Elder Boate noted that before God can work on a person’s life, He has to first assure the person not to fear (Gen. 15:1; 26:23-24, Matt. 1:20-21, Luke 1:12-13). He stressed that fear can be natural or can be something that will not bring glory to God.

“God cannot work with us when we are bathed with fear. Before He works in our life, He has to first drive away fear,” he said, adding, “Fear serves the agenda of the devil. It makes us doubt the Word of God.”

He cited some forms of fear recorded in the Bible as the fear of man (Matt. 25:25), fear of failure (Num. 14), fear of death (Heb. 2:15), fear of Satan, demons, witchcraft, fetish (Mark 6:47-51), fear of illness, fear of the unknown and the fear of darkness.

Describing the dangers of fear, Elder Boate noted that faith compelled Peter to walk on water, but fear sank him, according to Matthew 14:31.

He, however, explained that the cure for fear is a closer walk with Jesus Christ (Acts 4:13), the Spirit of God (2 Tim. 1:7), and dwelling in the shelter of the Almighty God (Psalm 91).

“As we labour towards our retirement, challenges may come our way, perceived or real. But remember that the Lord is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Therefore, fear not, let us with confidence say, ‘even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil’ for God will lift you out of the challenges of retirement,’” he concluded.

Speakers for the event include Apostle Eric Nyamekye (Chairman, CoP), Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi (General Secretary, CoP), Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe (IMD, CoP), Apostle John Appiah Aidoo (Chairman, Pension Board), Apostle Lawrence Otu-Nyarko (Finance & Administration Director, CoP HQ), Apostle Philip Osei Korsah (Director, Counselling Ministry, CoP), Apostle Dr. Ing. Joseph Teye I. Buertey (PIWC Asokwa), and Apostle Rigwell Ato Addison (retired) – former General Secretary of the church).

Others include Pastor Dr. Edward Arko Koranteng (Medical Director of the Pentecost Hospital, Madina), Elder Paul Kofi Mante (Managing Director, EDC – Ecobank Gh. Ltd.), Mrs Esther Mmabilla Tamakloe, Elder Lawyer Kwaku Agyei Gyamfi (Member, Pension Board/Legal Advisor, CoP), Elder Dr. Stephen Ankamah-Lomotey, Mr Ernest Amartey-Vondee (Director, Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the NPRA), and Mrs. Beatrice Osarfo of SSNIT.

In attendance were some members of the Executive Council, namely Prophet David Kankam Beditor (Area Head, Ashaiman), Apostle Samuel Osei Asante (Area Head, Kaneshie), Apostle Dr. Daniel Okyere Walker (Area Head, Tarkwa), among others.

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Pastor’s Wife Donates Motorbike To Church

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Mrs Cynthia Kwakye Frimpong, the wife of the Akuse District Minister of The Church of Pentecost, has donated a Haojue motorbike worth Gh¢4,600.00 to the Akuse District of the church in the Agormanya Area.

The motorbike is to aid ministry in rural areas within the district.

Dedicating the motorbike during his visit to the district on October 3, 2022, the Agormanya Area Head, Apostle Samuel Gakpetor, commended Pastor Jacob Kwakye Frimpong, the District Pastor, and his wife, Mrs Cynthia Kwakye Frimpong, for their hard work and dedicated services to the church.  

Apostle Gakpetor added that the intervention has come at the right time as some presiding elders struggle to access their members in hard-to-reach villages in the district.                                                                                 

“This motorbike would go a long way to facilitate the work of ministry in the district,” he stressed.

Report by Agormanya Area Media Team.

2022 Retirement Seminar Underway At PCC

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The 2022 All-Inclusive Seminar for ministers and their wives who have up to 10 years (2023-2032) to retire from the full-time ministry of The Church of Pentecost is currently underway at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region.

About 500 ministers and their wives are attending the seminar which is on the theme, “Possessing the Nations: Serving the Saints,” – Hebrews 6:10.

Officially opening the seminar on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, the Chairman of the Pension Board of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle John Appiah Aidoo, thanked God for sustaining the lives of the ministers throughout ministry.

Apostle Aidoo thanked the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost and the Executive Council for their support to the Pension Board.

He noted that the last time the seminar was held was in 2016 and the feedback from participants was very positive as most of them requested that more such seminars should be organised at shorter intervals.

According to him, the theme for this year’s seminar has been carefully selected to reflect the five-year vision of the church which has the overarching theme of Possessing the Nations.

“As key leaders of the church, our prime focus should be to serve the saints, thereby equipping them to be agents of transformation in their spheres of life. We are called to serve just as our Master, Jesus, came to serve,” he added.

Some of the topics to be treated during the three-day seminar include Pension Schemes in Ghana, SSNIT Pension Scheme, Financial Planning Towards Retirement, Financial Procedures in The Church of Pentecost, The Church of Pentecost Pensions and Entitlement, Ageing and Related Health Issues of Concern, Mental Health Preparation for Retirement, Psychological Well-Being of the Minister.

Others are Marriage and Family Life During Retirement, Will-Process and Procedure and Interstate Succession Law, Sharing of Life Experience in Retirement/How to Thrive in Retirement, Preparing Towards a Fruitful Retirement: Real Estate Development and Asset Acquisition Management.

Statistically, Apostle Aidoo noted that as of the end of December 2021, the total number of retirees and their wives in the church was 217 whilst the number of widows stood at 115. He stated 42 ministers and their wives proceeded on retirement this year, and accordingly joined the scheme.

He also added that the Ministers Welfare Fund also cares for 44 children of ministers who qualified under the Ministers’ Children Education Scheme.

Speakers for the event include Apostle Eric Nyamekye (Chairman, CoP), Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi (General Secretary, CoP), Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe (IMD, CoP), Apostle John Appiah Aidoo (Chairman, Pension Board), Apostle Lawrence Otu-Nyarko (Finance & Administration Director, CoP), Apostle Philip Osei Korsah (Director, Counselling Ministry, CoP), Apostle Dr. Ing. Joseph Teye I. Buertey (PIWC Asokwa), Apostle Rigwell Ato Addison (Rtd) – former General Secretary of the church.

Others include Pastor Dr. Edward Arko Koranteng (Medical Director, Pentecost Hospital, Madina), Elder Paul Kofi Mante (Managing Director, EDC – Ecobank Gh. Ltd.), Mrs. Esther Mmabilla Tamakloe, Elder Lawyer Kwaku Agyei Gyamfi (Member, Pension Board/Legal Advisor, COP), Elder Dr. Stephen Ankamah-Lomotey, Mr Ernest Amartey-Vondee (Director, Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the NPRA), and Mrs. Beatrice Osarfo of SSNIT.

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Akuse District Organises Medical Outreach At Gblornu

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The Akuse District in the Agormanya Area of The Church of Pentecost has organised a medical outreach at Gblornu, a community in the North Tongu District of Ghana’s Volta Region.

The outreach, which took place at the Gblornu community park on Monday, October 10, 2022, was led by a five-member medical team comprising a senior nursing officer, a laboratory technologist, and record keepers.

Patrons of the exercise, 60 in all, received free medical screening and a talk on healthy living.

The district also took the opportunity to share the gospel message of Christ with them; 10 souls were won for Christ as a result.

Report by Agormanya Area Media Team

The Church of Pentecost Donates To Gbi Kledzo Special School

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The Hohoe Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost, in collaboration with the Ministry to Persons with Disabilities (MPWDs) has donated assorted items to the Gbi Kledzo Special School in the Volta region in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child.

The donation, made up of tins of milk and Milo, toilet tissues, bars of Keysoap, bags of washing powder, gallons of liquid soap, cakes of toilet soap, soft drinks with biscuits, and half bag of maize, was presented to the school during a visit by a church delegation led by Deaconess Happy Osibi (Hohoe Area Women’s Ministry Leader) yesterday.

Presenting the items, Deaconess Osibi said: “The Women’s Ministry deemed it necessary to demonstrate love to these special children, especially the girls, as we mark the International Day of the Girl Child.”

The Area Women’s Ministry Secretary, Deaconess Emmanuella Hadzitsey, thanked the staff for the good work they are doing to groom the children for the future. 

She encouraged them to continue impacting and caring for them, especially the girls, saying: “The education granted them will deliver them from teenage pregnancy and other girl child abuses.”

Deaconess Amen Deanoo, an Area MPWDs Executive Committee member, prayed for staff and students of the school and asked for God’s mercy and protection upon them. 

The headteacher, Mr. Michael Alayi, who received the items on behalf of the school, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the ministry for the donation and encouraged the Church to continue to support the school.

The International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls and the International Day of the Girl.  The observation advocates more opportunities for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide based on their gender. This inequality includes areas such as access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, protection from discrimination, violence against women, and forced child marriage.

Report by Hohoe Area Media Team

Nkawkaw Area Women’s Ministry Marks International Girl Child Day

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The Nkawkaw Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost donated items to some schools within the Nkawkaw municipality yesterday to observe this year’s International Day for the Girl Child.

During separate presentation ceremonies held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the five districts of the church in the Area jointly donated 550 packs of sanitary pads to the Pentecost Preparatory School, Nkawkaw (PPS-Nkawkaw), and the God Is Able International School. They also donated 600 biscuits and drinks to children in lower primary levels. 

Presenting the items, the Assistant Area Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Christine Parku, encouraged parents and teachers to desist from practices that hinder the healthy growth and potential of the girl child. 

She cited rape, defilement, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and neglect in education, among others, as examples of such hindrances. 

She also advised the girls to take advantage of the Government’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programme in order to increase enrollment of the girl child in tertiary courses traditionally categorised as “male courses.” 

The National Guidance and Counseling Coordinator of the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), Mrs. Lydia Gunney, who represented the PENTSOS Directorate at the event, advised parents (and guardians) to refrain from overlooking the needs of the girl child when it comes to the distribution of resources, especially during times of financial difficulties. 

She also advised them not to classify or assign household chores by the gender of their children (wards).

The Headmaster of PPS-Nkawkaw, Elder Martinson Yeboah, who received the items on behalf of the school, thanked the ministry for the kind gesture. 

Present at the ceremony were Pastors Edmund Yorke Sackey, Joseph Ntiamoah, William Appiah Britten, Francis Agyei, Benjamin Asare, the Area Women’s Ministry Executive members, and some officers in Nkawkaw Area.

The International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls and the International Day of the Girl.  The observation advocates more opportunities for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide based on their gender. This inequality includes areas such as access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination, violence against women, and forced child marriage.

Report by Nkawkaw Area Media Team

Pastor & Wife Fete 30 Widows

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The Mandarin District Minister of The Church of Pentecost, Overseer Jones Amankwah Dwomoh, and his wife, Felicia, have fete 30 widows in the district.

The event, which took place at the Central Assembly church auditorium on Monday, September 26, 2022, recorded significant attendance despite a heavy downpour. 

Among the dignitaries in attendance were Naa Kafinti II (Safaliba Chief of Mandari) and Mr. Dauda (Assembly Member for Mandari).

Delivering a brief exhortation titled “Called to Glorify God” with John 14:13 as scripture reference, Overseer Dwomoh noted that Jesus did everything to bring glory to God the father on earth, including caring for the poor and the vulnerable.

This, according to him, informed the couple’s decision to support the widows and demonstrate the love of God. He, therefore, thanked a benevolent friend who also contributed financially to the event.

As part of the event, all participants were enrolled on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and underwent medical screening.

The widows, who could not hide their joy, praised The Church of Pentecost and thanked the district minister for the support.

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‘Asanteman Great Gospel Crusade’ Gathers Momentum

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The 2022 All Churches Asanteman Great Gospel Crusade with Evangelist Daniel Kolenda of the Christ for All Nations (CfaN), founded by Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, which is expected to take place from November 10-13, 2022, in Kumasi, is gathering momentum as the clergy in Ashanti meet to pray and strategize for the event.

Hundreds of ministers of the gospel from various Christian denominations gathered at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC) in Asokwa on Monday, October 10, 2022, to seek the face of God for the upcoming mega crusade.

According to the African Director of the CfaN, Rev. John Darko, about 2millions souls are estimated to be won for Christ during the crusade as 200 evangelists drawn from various parts of the world, supported by their Ghanaian counterparts, will be assembled in the region to spread the gospel to residents.

The Special Guest Speaker at the meeting, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost and First Vice President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), speaking on the topic: “The Spiritual Character of the Minister that will Mould the Generation for God” with 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 as his main Bible text, said that though Christians found themselves in different denominations, they are all one in Christ, because “we are all talking about Jesus, the saviour of the world.”

He mentioned that the All Churches Asanteman Great Gospel Crusade will mark the beginning of the revival that we the Christian community is expecting in the country in this generation.

“If you are a minister of the gospel in this generation, then we need to step up our game, because we are living in a perverse generation. The church must sit up,” he said, adding, “Let it be that this crusade will mark the beginning of the revival that we all envisage. There is going to be an influx of souls, but my concern is the hands that will tender them when the crusade is over.”

He said that the light of the world is in jug of clay, but the light must be let out so that it can serve its purpose of shining to the entire world. According to him, the minister of the gospel is the jug in whom God has deposited the treasures of the earth.  

He added that for the world to receive the light and expel darkness, then the life of ministers must be of a concerned to all, saying, “The minister makes the ministry and his whole life is behind the ministry. Ministry then can be said to be an overflow of divine life through mortal vessels.”

For the spiritual life of the minister to mould people for Christ, Apostle Nyamekye asked pastors to allow themselves to be broken by God in their closets (2 Corinthians 4:10-11); impersonate the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 8:20-21); be spiritually receptive (Psalm 27:8); be heroic, thus being compassionate for lost souls, fearless men and women, and ready to thread unfamiliar territories (2 Corinthians 11:24-26 ), be prayerful (Luke 21:37; Luke 22:39; Luke 6:12), and be faithful to the message they preach (2 Corinthians 4:5: 1 Corinthians 2:2.

Present at the meeting were members of the planning committee of the crusade led by Rev. Douglas Frimpong.

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PENSA-Kwadaso Sector “Greater Works Conference” Records Massive Attendance

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Over 2000 students turned up for this year’s edition of the annual Greater Works Conference organised by the Pentecost Students and Associates (PENSA), Kwadaso Sector.

The event, which took place at Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School last Saturday, drew participants from over 20 tertiary and pre-tertiary schools within the sector (Kwadaso, Abuakwa, Ashanti Bekwai and Obuasi Areas)

Welcoming participants to the event, Pastor Isaac Donkoh, the PENSA Travelling Secretary and convener of the event, emphasised that the “Greater Works Conference” is organised annually to equip the students with godly values and principles in order to build their faith in the Lord and stir up their passion to pursue academic excellence.  

He further remarked that God’s reputation on campus, or the world’s opinion of God, will depend, to a large extent, on how far His glory is seen or manifested in the lives as Christians.

He, therefore, urged the students to avail themselves for the Lord and Creator, to use them for the good works (exploits) He has prepared in advance for them to do (Ephesians 2:10).

Mrs. Theodora Oduro, the Senior Assistant Registrar at the Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology (KNUST) and a member of PIWC-Asokwa, gave a presentation on the topic, “Pursuing Academic and Entrepreneurial Excellence” at the event.

She stated that the quality of a persons’ life here on earth depends on fulfilling God’s plan and purpose for their life.

Taking her key scriptures from 2 Timothy 2:15 and Daniel 6:3, she encouraged students to pursue academic excellence because it brings glory to God, provides better employment opportunities, ensures higher salaries, and also offers Christians the opportunity to handle the technologically demanding occupations in the world. 

To achieve academic excellence, Mrs Oduro advised students to learn to balance their lives (bear in mind that there is time for everything), depend on the Holy Spirit, set smart goals for your life. 

“Set specific, academic, and spiritual goals for your life and practice effective time management skills,” she said.

Pastor Samuel Asiamah, Resident Minister for PIWC-Kwadaso, who doubles as the Area Youth Pastor, also spoke on the theme “Manifesting His Glory.”

According to him, manifesting the glory of God is not a theory but an experience that every young person must pursue.

He stated that the glory of God brings victory and reveals the power of God in a person’s life, and therefore, every Christian to seek the glory of God in order to experience greater works.

The wife of the Travelling Secretary, Mrs. Doris Donkoh, also gave a presentation on “Developing an Effective Quite Time / Devotional Life.”

In her presentation, she encouraged students to commit to having a one-on-one fellowship (interaction) with God through prayer, reading and meditation of His word. 

“A quiet time spent with God before a day’s activity gives the believer the strength and freshness to triumph,” she said.

She cited Jesus, David and Daniel as examples of great men in the Bible who had personal relationship with God through their devotional life and urged the students to emulate them.

To the glory of God, 129 students surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, 157 rededicated their lives to Him, and 309 students received Holy Ghost baptism.

Among the mammoth gathering were six PENSA Patrons, including Elder Cosmos Appiah, the Patron’s Representative on the Working Committee, Deaconess Mrs. Millicent Pimpong, Senior Registrar of AAMUSTED (erstwhile UEW-K), and Deacon Daniel Boateng. the Kwadaso Sector Head.

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