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The Church of Pentecost Wins 331,042 Souls Globally

Joy gladdened the hearts of the clergy and counsellors of The Church of Pentecost, after Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, revealed that at the end of 2021, the church had embarked on a total of two hundred and sixty-eight thousand, four hundred and ninety-seven (268,497) outreaches that yielded 331,042 souls globally for the Lord.

Delivering the State of the Church’s Address at the at the 17th Extraordinary Council Meetings at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), in Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana, Apostle Nyamekye mentioned that 103,638 of the souls were gotten from the Gospel Sunday morning initiative.

He commended the clergy and officers of the church for contributing greatly towards this feat. He iterated that the souls won were not left hanging, rather a total of 231, 907 were baptised in water and taken through new converts teachings.  He called on all Christians to make soul winning a priority, since it is the core mandate of the church.

 “All these successes have come as a result of individual members’ commitment to the cause of the gospel,” he stated.

He restated that notable among them are, Deaconess Rose Ferkaa, the immediate past District Evangelism leader of Drobo District in Berekum Area of the church, won 61 souls, out of which 57 were baptized in water. Moreover, she was also instrumental in the opening of two out of the six assemblies opened in Drobo District.

The Chairman of the church further added that Deacon Mark Yaw, a visually impaired member of Jimbale District, in the Walewale Area of The Church of Pentecost, single-handedly won 30 souls for Christ.

He believed this is worth emulating to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the church and encouraged them to participate fully in every activity in the church.

“Deaconess Rose Ferkaa and Deacon Mark Yaw are highly commended for their commitment to the cause of the church,” he reiterated.

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Our Call Is To Follow Christ – Rev. Glass To Christian

A Senior Pastor of the Elim Pentecostal Church, UK, Reverend James Glass, has asserted that the call of every Christian is to live and follow Christ, seeking the presence and the glory of God.

According to Reverend Glass, God leads leaders to places where they may know or may not know in their discharge of duties.

“Sometimes as leaders, we are called to lead our people into unfamiliar ways from the familiar ones known to us,” he stated.

Delivering a short exhortation to Councillors of the 17th Extraordinary Council Meetings on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh, Rev. Glass said that it is incumbent for Christians to sometimes leave their comfortable jurisdictions into uncomfortable ones.

Reading from Mark 10:34, he narrated the scenario where Jesus was on a journey with his disciples and some followers from Galilee to Jerusalem. After Jesus explained His reasons for the journey, the disciples were amazed while those who followed were afraid.

“According to some Bible commentators, the fear was not just about the journey with Jesus to Jerusalem, rather they were overwhelmed by the glorious power emanated from Jesus,” he explained.

He encouraged believers to understand that God is at work in their unfamiliar circumstances as He does in the familiar ones.

He noted that Jesus took the lead in the journey since He knew what awaited Him in Jerusalem and the purpose of God for His life.

He iterated that to be like Jesus, one needs to be prepared to make journeys that they do not want to undertake.

“God often comes and assures us not to be afraid, because he has a lot in stock for us,” he stressed.

He revealed that God’s presence and glory were best manifested in Jesus’ life and death while on earth.

He stated: “If we are called to inspire people in this Christian journey that God has sent us to, then we need to carry the presence of God, glory and power of the Holy Spirit that will transform our lives.”

He further said that to carry the presence and the glory of God, believers must be nurtured in the presence of God and develop personal devotion to God.

“Our secret time in the presence of God must be made a priority if we want to carry the presence and the glory of God,” he further admonished.

He called on Christians to stand and take over leadership roles in their various spheres of lives, advising them not to be afraid of the difficulties.

Rev. James Glass concluded by saying that Christ carried the presence of God because he was in the presence of God, therefore, believers need to stay in the presence of God to be able to accomplish their purpose and ministry.

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42 Persons Receive Special Awards From The Church Of Pentecost

The Church of Pentecost has presented special awards to 42 members of the church who excelled in various spheres of life in society.

The awards were presented to the recipients on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, during the State-of-the-Church Address delivered by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, at the official opening of the 17th Extraordinary Council Meetings of the church held at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region.

Apostle Nyamekye congratulated them for raising the flag of the church high as they keep exhibiting excellence and hard work in their various fields of endeavours.

According to the Chairman, the awardees received various recognitions last year in some Ghanaiain institutions and corporate organisations for distinguishing themselves in their fields of work.

Prominent among the recipients was Mrs. Diana Antwi Hamilton of the UK branch of the church, who won the Artiste of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, the Best Gospel Act of the Year, Best Female Performance of the Year and Gospel Song of the Year. She also won the Artiste of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards UK in 2021.

Also receiving a special award from the church was Sarfoa (Benedicta Sarfoa Asamoah) of the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC)-Atomic, Accra who represented the Ashanti Region and won Ghana’s Most Beautiful Contest organised by TV3.

Others were Miss Francisca Lamini formerly of Keta Senior High School who was adjudged the Best Female Contestant for the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz and has been offered a scholarship to study at Harvard University; and Petra Terkper & Jennifer Zutah Kafui from Mfantsiman Girls SHS who were winners of the 65th National Independent Day Debate competition.

Also, Miss Pheobe Afeti from the Ho Area of the church, who was adjudged the Overall Winner of the 2021 Preacher Kid Contest organised by the Children’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost, as well as Master Benjamin Kwadwo Acquah and Master Festus Eshun Yamoah of Odorkor Area, who also emerged winners of the 2021 Youth Ministry Quiz Competition for the junior category, were honoured.

Masters John Ato Koomson and Prince Mensah Ansah of the Asokwa Area also received a special award for winning the 2021 Youth Ministry Quiz Competition for the senior category.

Miss Pethuel Afua Sompa Yeboah of Alajo District of the church, who won the Israel-Ghana Relationship Art Competition for kids, Miss Nuworzah Agnes who won the WASSCE Overall Best Female Student in Oti Region, and Master Richmond Tenadu, a Class 3 pupil of PIWC Michel Camp, who was adjudged the winner of the Ghana Book Worm Season 4 Competition, were also honoured.

While Confidence Fiagadzi, a police officer from the Darkuman District of the church, who was adjudged the Ghana Integrity Personality of the year 2021 by the Ghana Integrity Initiative, and Anita Aya Afful of Kwashieman Official Town Assembly of the church who broke a 10-year army record by passing out of Ghana Military Academy winning three (3) out of four (4) awards available, namely Overall Best Army Recruit, Best Female Army Recruit and Best in Academics Army Recruit, were both recognised by the church.

Elder Dr. Samuel Nana Amo Tobbin of Accra Newtown District of the church, who was adjudged the CEO of the Year by the Ghana Pharma Awards, and Elder Dr. Nana K. Gyasi of Suame Area, who also received the 2021 National Best Customer Award from CIMAF Cement Co. Ltd, were also honoured by the church.

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Everyone Will Account For Their Works – Apostle Holachi Asserts

The President of The Church of Pentecost in Benin, Apostle Félicien Holachi, has said that everyone, especially the clergy, will account for their works on earth accordingly.

According to him, it is God who called the clergy into the ministry to take care of His people and the church, therefore, they must tread cautiously towards His work.

This declaration was done at the Heads’ Session of the 17th Extraordinary Council Meeting, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh.

Speaking on the topic, “What A Man Will Sow Is the Same That He Will Reap,” using Galatians 6:7 as scripture reference, Apostle Holachi said that Apostle Paul centered on four main actions to explain his point: namely to form oneself, to mock, to sow, and to reap.

Touching on sowing and reaping, he defined sowing as “to plant a seed on a ground that has been prepared, while reaping is “to harvest what has been sown.”

“What you reap will depend on how everyone is sowing and how they are working,” he mentioned, adding, “whatever you sow, is what you will reap.”

Citing an example from Genesis 26:1-5, he explained that Abraham sowed obedience to the voice, commands, and laws of God and reaped an abundance of blessings as a result.

He added: “Even in the old age of Abraham, God continued to bless and satisfy him with long life.”

The President of the Church in Benin then prayed that everyone would sow diligently to reap abundance in their lives.

He urged Christians to remember their families, particularly their wives and children when demonstrating their abilities in their workplaces.

He stressed that the theme for the year is sending members of the church into the world to go and “possess the nations, adding that there was the need to sow the gospel into the hearts of those who do not have it within them.

“Every seed will determine its harvest, therefore, let us sow good seeds according to the Spirit so that we will win the world for Christ,” he concluded.

Apostle Komi Tchango, Cameroon National Head of The Church of Pentecost, afterward led an intensive prayer session.

The Church in Benin, headed by Apostle Félicien Holachi, is one of the two autonomous nations of The Church of Pentecost, aside from Cote D’Ivoire. The President of The Church of Pentecost in Cote D’Ivoire is Apostle Ernest Miezou.

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The Church of Pentecost Employs Over 6,000 Ghanaians

The Church of Pentecost, Ghana’s largest Pentecostal denomination with a presence in 136 countries, has been hailed as the country’s foremost Christian organisation, providing jobs for many Ghanaians.

As of December 31, 2021, The Church of Pentecost has offered direct employment to a total of six thousand and fifty-four (6,054) Ghanaians, making it one of the highest private sector employers in the country.

The figure is very significant due to its economic impact on the many households and other dependants who might have derived a direct benefit from the people employed by the church.

Findings by Pentecost News indicate that out of the total figure, the Headquarters alone has employed 406 people, while those employed in the full-time pastoral ministry (pastors) were 1,826.

Other sectors of the church such as the Pentecost University (PU), has a total staff strength of 179. Pentecost Press Limited (PPL) has employed 56 people, while PENT TV and Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC) have employed 32 and 61 persons, respectively.

Pentecost hospitals, numbering 10 (Pentecost Hosptial, Madina; Pentecost Hospital, Tarkwa; Pentecost Hospital, Ayanfuri; and the Pentecost Clinics at Enchi Kwawu, Kasapin, Yawmatwa, Kpassa, Twifu Agona, Abrafo-Odumase, and Kultamise), have together employed a total of 1, 043 workers.

“Pentecost schools, comprising 98 basic schools, two senior high schools and two vocational training institutes, have together employed a total of 2,184 workers,” the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has stated when delivering the State of the Church’s Address today at the opening sessions of the 17th Extraordinary Council Meetings held at Gomoa-Fetteh, Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana.

On the financial and economic empowerment sector, the church, through the Pentecost Co-operative Mutual Support and Social Services Society Limited (PENCO), has created direct employment for 267 people.

The 6,054 figure excludes the number of Ghanaians employed by the various districts offices of the church.  The Church of Pentecost as at December 2021 had 1,571 districts.

The global employment impact of The Church of Pentecost runs into about 10,000 as the church currently has branches in 136 nations, where full-time ministers have been employed to man the churches there in addition to the auxiliary workers. The total number of ministers in the missions field was one thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine (1,259) in 2021.

The church runs a number of Bible colleges in its external (foreign) branches such as the Birmingham Christian College (BCC) – UK, Pentecost Biblical Seminary (PBS) – USA, and Pentecost Francophone Theological Bible School (PFTBS) – La Cote D’Ivoire, as well as various clinics and hospitals, dotted across the world, which has provided employment avenue for hundreds of people.

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The Church of Pentecost Provides Water to 60,000 Ghanaians

The Church of Pentecost, under its Community Safe Water Improvement Project, continues to reach out to the underserved communities, and institutions in Ghana, without access to potable drinking water.

Through such initiatives, The Church of Pentecost, in 2021, constructed 51 boreholes within 23 Areas of the Church. The facilities are now serving over 60,000 people who previously travelled long distances in search of potable drinking water.

This was revealed by Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of the church, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, during the Opening Session of the 17th Extraordinary Council Meetings, at the Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana.

He noted that the Headquarters of the church financed 15 of the water projects, while some Areas and Districts funded 34. However, two of the boreholes were funded by individuals, namely Lawyer Agyei-Gyamfi of New Achimota District of The Church of Pentecost and Elder Kwabena Boamah of Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Michel Camp.

“Cumulatively, in the past three years (2019 – 2021), the Church has provided 124 water facilities in deprived communities, institutions (schools, prisons, police stations, and health facilities), and mission houses in Ghana,” he iterated.

The afore-mentioned initiatives were spearheaded by the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS). PENTSOS is a Directorate of The Church of Pentecost, registered as a non-governmental organisation (NGO), and mandated to fulfill the social/charitable mission of the Church. Its core functions include the initiation, promotion, development and management of social services and projects of the Church.

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17th Extraordinary Council Meetings of The Church of Pentecost Underway

The 17th Session of the Extraordinary Council Meetings of The Church of Pentecost has kick-started at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana, with an impressive opening ceremony held today and addressed by the Chairman of the Church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye.

The 3-day meeting which is under the theme, “Equipping The Church As An Army To Possess The Nations” (Hebrews 13:20-21; Ephesians 4:11-12; 6:10-11), will end on Friday, May 6, 2022.

As part of the opening ceremony, the Chairman presented the State-of-the-Church Address, where he highlighted some of the major happenings in the church in the year 2021.

The meeting is being attended by over 500 Councillors, with 144 missionaries and nine (9) observers drawn from the 135 nations in which the church has a presence.

The College of Apostles and Prophets, mainly Area Heads, National Heads, Missionaries, and Directors, earlier had a 2-day prayer and business session from Monday, 2nd to Tuesday, 3rd May 2022.

Special awards were also presented to some members of the church who excelled and worked hard in their various fields of endeavours over the period.

The Chairman also introduced about 50 ministers who are due for retirement this year and saluted them for their dedication and sacrifices to the work of God.

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The Church of Pentecost Spent GH₵ 2.9 Million On Members’ Healthcare

Members of The Church of Pentecost (CoP) in Ghana in 2021 benefitted from health care support of the church at an accrued amount of GH₵ 2,951,453.04.

This includes medical bills of some needy members of the church who struggled with basic medical care, while others with special medical conditions that needed immediate response and provision were not left out.

Delivering the State-of-the-Church Address during the Opening Session of the 17th Extraordinary Council Meetings on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa, the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, stressed that to advance health care provision in deprived Ghanaian communities, the church constructed two (2) new health facilities, namely Kultamisi Pentecost Clinic, near Bawku in the Upper East Region and the Abrafo-Odumase Pentecost Clinic in the Central Region, in addition to the existing eight health facilities of the church.

The existing eight health facilities of the church are Pentecost Hosptial, Madina; Pentecost Hospital, Tarkwa; Pentecost Hospital, Ayanfuri; and the Pentecost Clinics at Enchi Kwawu, Kasapin, Yawmatwa, Kpassa, and Twifu Agona.

He mentioned that the 10 health facilities have a total staff strength of 1,043, comprising doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, anesthetists, and biomedical scientists.

“These health facilities recorded a 24.6% increase in the Out-Patient Department (OPD) attendance from 176,112 in 2020 to 219,376 in 2021,” he stated.

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Pentecost Members Benefit From Over GH¢7 Million Educational Support

The Church of Pentecost in 2021 spent a total amount of seven million, twenty-seven thousand and seventy-six Ghana Cedis, eighty-five pesewas (GH¢7,027,076.85) in sponsoring the education of its members in Ghana.

This was disclosed by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, in his State-of-the-Church Address delivered at the Opening Session of the 17th Session of the Extraordinary Council Meeting of the church on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region.

The gesture by The Church of Pentecost goes a long way to give hope to parents and the beneficiary students who hitherto had no hope of pursuing education at the tertiary level. 

According to the Chairman, the church gave full scholarships to two hundred and forty-eight (248) students during the 2020/2021 academic year.

In his address,the Chairman indicated that the beneficiaries of the church’s educational support were drawn from the various districts, areas, and ministries, together with the headquarters.

Apostle Nyamekye indicated that out of the total amount spent on the scholarships, the Headquarters alone contributed GH¢ 500,735.35 under the Pentecost Education Scholarship Scheme (PESS), only meant for tertiary students.

Most of the beneficiaries are students of the Pentecost University (PU), which is now a fully chartered tertiary institution.

According to the Chairman, The Church of Pentecost is committed to supporting its members to be educated, as it holds education in high esteem.

He pointed out that the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), the social services wing of the church, operates a total of 98 basic schools, two (2) senior high schools, and two (2) vocational training institutes in the country.

He added that PENTSOS also collaborated with the Pentecost Education and IT Workers Guilds to develop a robust integrated school information management system to strengthen the supervision and monitoring in Pentecost Schools.

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The Church of Pentecost Membership Hits Over 3.3 Million

The total membership of The Church of Pentecost in Ghana has hit three million, three hundred and thirty-three thousand, six hundred and fifty-four (3,333,654) of December 2021.

The figure constitutes 10.8% of the total Ghanaian population of thirty million, eight hundred and thirty-two thousand and nineteen (30,832,019) as indicated in the 2021 Population and Housing Census Report by the Ghana Statistical Service.

The Church of Pentecost alone constitutes approximately 15.2% of the total Christian population in Ghana, and 34.3% of the Pentecostal and Charismatic community in Ghana.

This was disclosed by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, during the opening session of the 17th Extraordinary Council Meetings held today at Gomoa-Fetteh, Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana.

Global Membership

Apostle Eric Nyamekye also revealed that the global membership of The Church of Pentecost has hit three million, nine hundred and one thousand, four hundred (3,901,400) as of December 31, 2021.

Currently, The Church of Pentecost, which is one the biggest global Pentecostal churches, has branches in 135 other nations.

According to the Chairman, The Church of Pentecost, Ghana constitutes 85.2% of the total worldwide membership.

He added: “The remaining 14.5%, which is five hundred and sixty-seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six (567,746) was accounted for by our external (foreign) branches, including the two autonomous nations namely Benin and La Cote d’Ivoire.”

Apostle Nyamekye iterated that the total number of assemblies (churches) in the external branches stood at 6,533, while the number of districts stood at 1,187. These represents a percentage increase of 6.0% and 5.5% respectively.

He pointed out that the membership in the non-autonomous nations increased by 28,673, resulting in an overall total membership of 372,706, while the two autonomous nations recorded a membership decrease of 2,076 in the reporting period. This, he explained, resulted in their total membership decreasing from 197,116 in 2020 to 195,040 in 2021.

The Church of Pentecost has an additional 27 new nations joining the already existing 109 nations. They are Algeria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Cambodia, Columbia, Comoros, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Fiji, Georgia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Maldives, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, and Sudan.

Apostle Nyamekye, however, stated: “In as much as we must thank God for the numerical growth of the church, I would want to put across that our measure of the growth as a church should not only be statistical but also the spiritual and moral development of the members. It is therefore my prayer that our numbers will translate into righteousness to impact the society.”

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