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15 Receive Holy Spirit Baptism At Kawie

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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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PENTSOS Trains 54 Youth In Beekeeping & Honey Production

PENTSOS Trains 54 Youth In Beekeeping & Honey Production 

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Fifty-four youth in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of Ghana have been trained in beekeeping and honey production by the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS).

The project is in line with the Sustainable Economic Development programme of PENTSOS, which aims at building the productive capacity of the youth and creating employment opportunities for young members in the church.

The exercise is being undertaken in partnership with Nkunim Foods, a private sector business in Ghana, which also acts as off-takers for the honey when harvested. The company supplied 62 hives to all 54 beneficiaries of the programme.

Speaking to PENTECOST NEWS during a routine monitoring exercise at Sawla yesterday, Elder Ing. Frank Adutwum, the PENTSOS Operations Coordinator, said that these community-level livelihood projects are income-generating will serve as an alternative livelihood.

“The ultimate objective of the beekeeping and honey production project is to improve on household income,” he said.

Elder Adutwum further stated that the project would also serve as a short-term measure in creating jobs for the members of the Church in deprived communities and reducing rural-urban migration.

PENTSOS and Nkunim Foods are currently embarking on a monitoring exercise to provide technical assistance to the beekeepers to enable them to harvest the honey without contamination. 

After the harvest, Nkumin Foods, as part of the arrangement, would purchase the extracted honey, thereby creating a ready market for the product.

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Deaconess Donates 2 Parcels Of Land To Pentecost University

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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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Young Couple Surrender To Christ After Receiving “God’s Gift” Of A Child

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Mr. Bathaniah Kofi Baapona, and his wife, Martina, both 23 years old, were part of the five new converts baptised by immersion during a film outreach jointly organised by the Evangelism Ministry and the Tuna District in the Setiepor community, yesterday.

Setiepor is a small farming community in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region of Ghana.

The couple, whose short marital life had been fraught with miscarriages, finally surrendered their lives to Christ in fulfilment of a promise they had made to God.

Narrating their story to PENTECOST NEWS on the sidelines of the event, Mr. Baapona said it all began when he visited Kpangari No 2, a community also within the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, where he met a young Muslim lady called Martina. He was immediately attracted to her and they later got married. Little did he know that Martina was already betrothed to another man.

Heartbroken and in extreme anguish, the man vowed to make their marriage unbearable at all cost.  

“Although I heard some of these threats, I did not think too much of them,” he said.

In the first year of their marriage, his wife took seed and the couple were looking forward to the first of many children. Unfortunately, she lost the child in strange circumstances; she took seed and miscarried again.

“At this point, I felt it was a bit strange. I later heard that the man had been spreading news in their town that he was responsible for our situation. He had indeed vouched that we would know no peace.”

“He even said it to my face that he is the cause of our miscarriages and that his ultimate objective is not just to terminate the pregnancies, but the life of Martina as well as a payback for what she did to him” he said.

On hearing this, Bathaniah became very alarmed and sought various spiritual and alternative help but to no avail. So, when he heard that Pastor Isaac Asare, the Tuna District Minister of The Church of Pentecost, had come to town, he saw it as an opportunity to seek his assistance. However, the meeting did not go as he had expected.

“After narrating my story, Pastor simply said the solution to all my problems is Jesus. He said that if I would surrender my life to Christ nothing could harm me or my wife. He then prayed with me”

“But after leaving him felt the pastor had made light of my problem. I expected him to give special solution, but he only said I should believe. So, I prayed to the Lord and said to Jesus that if He would grant us a child then we would completely surrender our lives to Him,” he said.

Shortly afterwards, his wife took seed again and this time Bathaniah was very keen to see what Jesus would do. By the grace of God, on the 28th day of July last year, Martina gave birth to a baby girl.

“I named her Alberta, because it is a name I really like, but my mother insists on calling her Naa Gmenetra (God’s Gift),” he said with a grin.

At the end of the film outreach, 29 souls comprising 11 adults and 18 children were won for Christ. Pastor Isaac Asare has hinted that these new converts would form the nucleus of a new assembly of the Church in the community.

Bathaniah and Martina, now staunch members of The Church of Pentecost, are considered strong pillars in the soon-to-be created assembly. To God be the glory.

The film outreach is part of a series of preparatory activities being organised ahead of the “Sawla For Christ” Crusade. The event is scheduled to take place at the Modern Ghana Park, Sawla from March 15 to 17, 2022.

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Kwadaso Area Donates To Manhyia Local Prison

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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)

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The Church Of Pentecost Inaugurates University Workers Guild At Winneba

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

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Pentecost Preparatory School – Sawla Records 100% Pass In BECE

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All seven students of the Pentecost Preparatory School, Sawla (PPS) who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) last year have successfully passed.

The PPS-Sawla is one of the few among the 43 Junior High Schools in the Sawla District to record a 100% pass in the final year examination.

The seven candidates are currently awaiting placement in the second-cycle institutions.

Mr Emmanuel Ekaatey, the Headmaster of the School, disclosed this in an interview with PENTECOST NEWS at Sawla.

According to him, the students were the first batch of final-year students since the school’s inception in 2007, and was, therefore, glad that they had achieved this historic feat at their first attempt.

He commended the teachers for their continuous dedication to the children and urged them to keep up the good work.

Mr. Ekaatey also thanked the leadership of the Church and the Sawla Area for the support to the school citing an ongoing classroom block project being funded by the Church through the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS).

He, however, called on benevolent members and organisations to come to the school’s aid as it is still having an infrastructure deficit.

The Area Head, Pastor David Amankwaa, commended the teachers for the wonderful achievement.

He said that, as part of ensuring a holistic ministry, the area is strategically promoting academic excellence among the indigenes. He said the recent success of PPS-Sawla is a clear indication that the vision of the area is on course and also expressed confidence that the school would chalk greater successes in future examinations.

He also hinted that the area leadership would be awarding all the candidates for excelling in the exam.

The PENTSOS Director, Elder Richard Amaning, in a telephone interview, also expressed his delight at the news and encouraged church leaders to continue to provide the needed support to the various mission schools within their jurisdictions.

“These schools should now be considered as a mission field where souls could be won for the Lord,” he said.

The Pentecost Preparatory School, Sawla currently boasts an enrolment of over 400 pupils with 17 teaching and non-teaching staff.

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Russia-Ukraine War - The Church Of Pentecost Saves 1,000 Ghanaians, Other Nationals

Russia-Ukraine War: The Church Of Pentecost Saves 1,000 Ghanaians, Other Nationals

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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.

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The Church of Pentecost Chairman Visits Atakora Chief

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost Visits Atakora Chief

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The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, yesterday March 9, 2022, paid a courtesy call on the Atakora Chief, Nana Akuamoah Boateng Tano II, in Afram Plains, near Donkorkrom, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

The visit was to inform the chief about his tour in the area and to show his respect to the traditional ruler since he was on his land.

According to the Chairman, the chief in any community is one of the most important persons, therefore, it was expedient to pay that courtesy call on him.

Briefing the Chairman on the history of Afram Plains, in his welcome address, Nana Akuamoah Boateng Tano II, explained that the first inhabitants were hunters who had crossed over to explore the opportunities available in the forested land in the 1920s.

He said that Afram Plains did not only serve as a hunting ground but also a food producing land which made voyagers to stay as they explored.

He iterated that throughout the years, though Afram Plains was not a place with a lot of Christian activities, it has grown to inhabit about 42 churches with The Church of Pentecost (CoP) inclusive.

“A king whom God is not with, your reign would not last for long,” he stated.

He, therefore, mentioned that constituting a Council of Elders to advise him, some clergy had been incorporated as members too.

He further advised the church to continue collaborating and leaving peacefully with the community and thanked the Chairman for the privileged visit.

Among the entourage of the Atakorahene (Atakora Chief) was Obaahemaa Yaa Serwaa, Atakorahemaa (Queenmother) of Atakora, and his sub-chiefs who help govern the land.

The Chairman in response thanked the chief for the opportunity and relayed that as part of efforts of the church to bridge the gap between the church and the chieftaincy, the Chieftaincy Ministry of the church had been inaugurated to bring royals together in worship to God.

“We believe chieftaincy is leadership in God,” he noted while encouraging all royals in the church to take up chieftaincy roles when they are called to reign.

He further called on all chiefs and royals to be unified in governing their lands without leaving all the decisions to politicians to determine how they should rule their people.

He then entreated all chiefs to be more hospitable to transferred ministers and their wives to their communities to help build a strong alliance.

He pledged to support the community with 200 bags of cement (about GH₵ 10,000), to help continue their community palace project which had progressed steadily.

He prayed for the leadership of the town and committed all inhabitants into the hands of God.

Present were Apostle Victor Asamoah, Afram Plains Area Head of the church, Mrs. Mary Nyamekye (wife of the Chairman), Mrs. Rebecca Asamoah (wife of the Afram Plains Area Head), Pastor Joseph Ndanyinanseh, Area Secretary and District Minister of Donkorkrom of the church, Elder Princeworth Abankwah, Afram Plains Area Deacon, and some ministers and wives in the area.

The Kwahu Afram Plains is about one-third the landscape of the Eastern Region, divided into Kwahu Afram Plains North District (capital as Donkorkrom) and Kwahu Afram Plains South District (capital as Tease). It is surrounded by the River Afram and River Bosom.

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Chairman Begins Working Visit To Afram Plains Area

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Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, has begun five-day working visit to the Afram Plains Area of the church, from Wednesday, March 9, 2022, to Sunday, March 13, 2022.

The Chairman would be meeting ministers and their wives, officers and members in the three zonal centres of the area in Donkorkrom, Tease, and Maame Krobo.

Earlier yesterday, March 9, 2022, Apostle Victor Asamoah, Afram Plains Area Head, led the Chairman and his wife, Mrs. Mary Nyamekye, and a delegation of the clergy to pay a courtesy call on Nana Akuamoah Boateng Tano II, Atakora Chief, in his palace at Atakora, near Donkorkrom, Afram Plains in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

The Chairman spoke about the humanitarian efforts and activities of the church in the area, and the future plans put in place to strengthen the church-palace bond through the Chieftaincy Ministry of the church.

He appraised the Afram Plains Area Head of the church for the harmonious relationship he has built; prayed for a long-lasting union between both institutions in the area for church and community growth.

Apostle Nyamekye then pledged a support of 200 bags of cement (an amount of GH₵10,000) to the chief, to help the community complete their community palace structure.

He later met all ministers and their wives in the area at the Donkorkrom English Assembly Auditorium, in Donkorkrom.

Highlighting on the Vision 2023 document of the church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye spoke on the subject, “The Family As the Base of transformation in Our Homes”.

He said that marriage is not an idea or product from the society, rather it is God’s own idea given to men.

He further said that God will always give us someone who is opposite of the individual to build tolerance and patience.

“Accept your spouse no matter the temperamental change, especially with their strengths and weakness,” he stated.

The Chairman defined marriage as “a creation ordinance to mankind instituted in the Garden of Eden,” and said that it can not be compared to singleness.

He added: “You marry to help your spouse’s salvation. If your philosophy for marriage is not found in the scriptures, then it is not from God; it is just man’s ideas”.

Quoting from Luke 1:5, he stated that though Zechariah was the only named priest, his wife Elizabeth, a descendant of Aaron, was equally a priest, however, dominance was more on Zechariah. He, therefore, admonished ministers’ wives to avoid uttering words and demonstrating attitudes contrary to the ministry.

“The ministry of The Church of Pentecost has to do with the man and his wife. Don’t say I married a pastor, thereby, leaving the work on your husband. Both the minister and his wife must live righteously; not separate from the priest,” he explained.

He further implored ministers’ wives to concentrate more on the ministry even if they are working in other acceptable fields.

He urged them to draw near to their husbands after church services, support and together engage members, rather than demonstrating jealousy towards them.

 “For us marriage should be strategic. We have to be at an advantage because our marriages should speak. Take Christianity into your homes,” he urged and advised that they work on love effortlessly.

He pointed out that the union between the husband and the wife is a three-minded affair (man, woman and God). He then asked Christians to involve their children which guarantees a generational blessing in the family.

“It is a godly marriage that will bring godly offspring in the society,” he said.

He reiterated that if Christians want to transform the society, their homes should be the platform, therefore, they must create a culture of devotion in the home.

He outlined that to do this a convenient time should be scheduled for all members of the family, include music and testimonies, teach without preaching, talk to God regarding issues (Intercession), give roles to each member to perform, keep worship time brief but not rushing, and discuss important family issues.

The Chairman is expected to join members in Dwarf Island and Maame Krobo today, and Ekye Amanfrom, Tease, Agordeke, Ntonaboma, Donkorkrom, subsequently on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively to end the tour.

The Afram Plains Area of the church with its area seat at Donkorkrom, constitutes 21 districts namely, Forifori, Donkorkrom, Ekye Amanfrom, Atakora, Amankwakrom, Maame Krobo, Ntonaboma, Adeemmra, Abotanso, Dwarf Island, Dome, Maame Krobo New Town, Kwasi Fante, Kwahu Tease, Tease Newtown, Mem-Chemfre, Agyata, Foso, Samanhyia, Mmradan, and Asanyansu.

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