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The Ashanti Bekwai Area of The Church of Pentecost, under the leadership of Apostle Fred Tiakor, held a day’s Area Convention recently, at Bekwai-Amoafo Auditorium, under the theme: “Lord, Equip me for Your Service‟ (Hebrews 13: 20-21).

The convention which had Pastor Samuel Edzii Davidson (Offinso Area Head) as guest speaker was attended by over 2000 members.

Pastor Edzii Davidson gave an exhortation on the topic, “Lord Equip me with the Holy Spirit and Power for Your Service.‟ Reading from John 14:17, 1 Corinthians 4: 20, he said that the Kingdom of God is not in words but moral power; power to live a godly life.

“Once you come into God’s kingdom, you are given authority to live as a citizen of the Kingdom, and that authority is called moral power,” he stated.

The moral power, he explained, makes a believer an excellent person in the presence of God and men, stressing that “the Holy Spirit indwelling the believer gives him or her the DNA of God making him or her do the things Christ Jesus did.”

According to him, the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit equips Christians for service in God’s Kingdom, saying, “The Holy Spirit in the believer gives the believer the moral power to stop drinking alcohol, smoking, and any other works of the flesh” (Galatians 5: 22-23).

Pastor Samuel Edzii Davidson concluded his sermon by saying that the moral power equips the believer to engage in lifestyle evangelism, thereby snatching many from hellfire into God’s glorious Kingdom.

He led the congregation in a prayer session during which seventy-two (72) members were baptized in the Holy Spirit. Also, twenty-three (23) others received healings from all kinds of diseases. Spectacular among them was Sister Rita Smith, a 16-year-old teenager from Manso Adubia, who testified that she was healed of Asthmatic disease.

According to her, hitherto she could neither walk briskly nor run. But after the prayer session, she felt relieved.

Another person, Sister Elizabeth Kyei from Kokofu District, also testified that she had experienced severe waist pains for the past eight (8) years but was miraculously healed during the prayer session to the glory of God.

Report by Ashanti Bekwai Media Team.

Fifteen out of the 20 converts baptised in water during a film outreach at Kawie in the Savannah Region, yesterday, received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.

The film outreach was organised by the Evangelism Ministry in collaboration with the Kawie District of The Church of Pentecost.

The event, which recorded an impressive attendance of 294 people, began with joyful singing and dancing as the indigenes displayed immense energy with the traditional “arm-shaking” dance, after which they were treated to a movie on the extraordinary life of Christ in their native language.

An altar call after the film show yielded 49 souls for the Lord, including children. Twenty of the converts were baptised in water on the same day by the Kawie District Minister, Pastor Ezekiel Amoako Yeboah.

A holy spirit baptism session held afterwards saw 15 of the converts baptised by immersion receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.

The exercise is part of preliminary activities being organised by an Advance Team of the Evangelism Ministry to prepare the grounds for a massive harvest of souls at the upcoming mega crusade at Sawla, dubbed: “Sawla For Christ.”

The “Sawla For Christ” crusade, which is under the theme: “In The Name Of Jesus” (Acts 3:6), is scheduled to take place from Tuesday, March 15 to Friday, March 18, 2022, at the Modern Ghana Park, Sawla.

The main speakers for the event are Apostle Dr. Amos Jimmy Markin (Director, Evangelism Ministry), Apostle James Asare (Area Head, Kasoa) and Pastor David Amankwaa (Area Head, Sawla).

Other speakers include Elder Evans Ayim (Deputy Director, Evangelism Ministry), Elder Dr. Ken. Aboah (NEC Member, Evangelism Ministry), Elder Seth Peasah (NEC Member, Evangelism Ministry), and Elder Dr. Ubor Tossan Konja VI (Paramount Chief, Kpassa Traditional Area)

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Mrs. Comfort Andoh Enyinful, a deaconess of The Church of Pentecost in the Takoradi Area, has donated two parcels of land to Pentecost University. The two parcels (one with building structures on it) located in separate locations in Apam in the Central Region, together, measure approximately 9 acres.

At a brief signing of deed of gift ceremony, Deaconess Enyinful said her gesture is to Pentecost University. She said “the Lord laid upon my heart to donate the building and the two parcels of land to the University.” She added that she believes Pentecost University has the capacity to use the land to expand opportunities in education for many people.

In a remark, the Vice-Chancellor of Pentecost University, Aps. Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua likened the gift to alabaster box in the bible, and described it as expensive. Prof. Agyapong-Kodua added that Deaconess Enyinful will forever be remembered in the history of the University.

As a token for accepting the gift, the University represented by the Registrar, Mr. Foster Kobina  Amoani offered an undisclosed amount to Deaconess Enyinful. In a surprising turn, she returned the token to the University calling it “my widow’s might to support any project that the University may want to start on the land.”

Speaking on behalf of the University, the Chief Information Officer, Mr. Michael W.K. Gyimah thanked Deaconess Enyinful and her family for the gesture.

The signing of deed of gift took place on the University’s campus on Thursday 10th March 2022. The University was represented by the Vice-Chancellor, Key Officers and some staff. On the other hand, Deaconess Enyinful was accompanied by a retired minster of The Church of Pentecost Apostle George Kofi Narh (spiritual father of Dcns. Enyinful), Pastor Emmanuel Opoku Mensah, Elder Emmanuel Osei, Mr. Samuel Peprah (son of Dcns Enyinful ) and Mr. Joseph Edward Forson (a brother of Deaconess Mrs. Enyinfu).

Prophet Fred Antwi prayed to ask of God’s blessings for Deaconess Mrs Enyinful and her family and also to commit the University into the hands of God.

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The Kwadaso Area of The Church of Pentecost has donated assorted items to inmates of the Manhyia Local Prison in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Capital.

The Area Head, Apostle John Budu Kobina Tawiah, in the company of the area pastorate and some Area Prisons Committee members, made the presentation during a visit to the facility on Thursday, March 3, 2022.

The items, worth about GHS 6,000.00, included bags of rice, gari, sugar, gallons of cooking oil, soap, toiletries, slippers, clothing and sachet water, among others.

In a brief remark, Apostle Tawiah stated that Christ desires for the Church to visit and care for prisoners as though they were doing it for Him; and this, according to him, informed the church’s decision to visit inmates and officers of the prison.

He further explained that beyond the donations and the gifts, the Church is also putting up correctional facilities to help ease congestion in Ghanaian prisons.

Receiving the items, the Director of the Manhyia Local Prison, ADP Dr. Nana Kofi Antwi, who doubles as the Chief of Konongo Odumasi, thanked The Church of Pentecost for the massive support to the Ghana Prisons Service. He was also grateful to the area for the kind gesture describing it as a timely one.

ADP Antwi, however, appealed to the church to consider helping the prison put up an Officers’ Bungalow to ensure quick response to emergency cases.

He also solicited the church’s assistance for the procurement of office equipment such as photocopiers to enhance their operations.

“We humbly appeal to individual members of the church who can afford to pay the fines of some inmates to do so in order to ensure their release. Some of these fines are insignificant and when paid could lead to their release and help deal with congestion,” he said.

The Tailoring Manager at the prison also requested for more sewing machines to train the inmates.

In a short exhortation to the inmates, Pastor Daniel Kofi Yankah of Asuoyeboah District, admonished them to rid their hearts of unforgiveness. He said that it is only when they forgive others of their sins that God will also forgive them of theirs, remember them and set their feet on higher grounds, just as He did for Joseph who was moved from a prisoner to the Prime Minister of Egypt overnight.

The leader of the inmates thanked the delegation and expressed their joy that the Church constantly has them in mind, visits them as Jesus said, and also loves them despite their crimes and predicaments.

Report by Pastor John Afawuah (Kwadaso Area)

The Winneba Area of The Church of Pentecost made history on Monday, 7^th 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

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.

PENTECOST NEWS.