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The Aflao Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Michael Agyen Brefo, has dedicated the newly-built Havedzi Assembly church building in the Keta District of the Church.

Apostle Agyen Brefo was ably assisted by the District Minister, Pastor Samuel Dogbe, and other ministers in the Anloga zone and their wives. The dedication ceremony was held on December 30, 2022.

The building was funded through the Community-Based Church Building (CBCB) initiative and grants from the Church’s General Headquarters, the area, district and contributions from members of the Havedzi Assembly.

The history of Havedzi Assembly could be traced back to 2005, a year before the creation of Keta District in 2006 when Pastor Thomas Agbeke was the Anloga District Minister.

The assembly was opened through an aggressive house-to-house evangelism exercise after an attempt to organise an open-air rally proved futile. At the end of the outreach, souls were won, baptised and gathered for church service the following Sunday morning. The church used to fellowship at the compound offered by Mr. Francis Kwakuvi Aglanu Normoley until a plot of land was purchased from the Aglanu Nornorley family in 2012 for the purpose of constructing a permament place of worship.

Consequently, the assembly put up a temporary structure in which they fellowshipped until May 2019 when the CoP Headquarters released a CBCB grant for the project.

The financial support from the area as well as the diligence of the district and the local assembly facilitated the completion and dedication of the church building.  

Delivering a brief exhortation at the event on the topic: “Every Christian Is Shaped For Ministry” based on John 12:26 and Ephesians 4:11-12, the Agorve-Woe District Minister, Pastor Francis Lamptey, exhorted Christians that each one has been specially fashioned by God to serve in His church.

“Our spiritual gifts, hearts, abilities, personalities and experiences are part of God’s grand plan to use us variedly to reflect his glory on earth as his servants,” he stated.

Expounding John 12:26, he noted that a true servant is the one who serves the Lord and not one who holds the title of servanthood.

Dedicating the building, Apostle Michael Agyen Brefo expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Church for the CBCB initiative.

He also commended the Keta District’s leadership for the project’s successful completion.

He admonished the members to exhibit sacrificial service to the Lord so that God will use them to build a strong church.

He added that the ministry opportunities instituted in the church were to help members identify their callings in order to serve the church and the community.  

Report by Aflao Area Media Team

The Assistant Registrar at Pentecost School of Theology and Missions (PSTM) of Pentecost University (PU), Pastor Johnny Lartey Peprah, has donated laptops to 15 ministerial students of the institution.

According to him, the Lord laid on his heart to purchase laptops for the students who did not have some for their studies. He advised the ministerial students to use the laptops effectively to support their studies.

Pastor Peprah donated the laptops recently at the just-ended Commencement Retreat for students and faculty members of the Pentecost School of Theology and Missions at the Gomoa Fetteh campus.

Speaking on the topic, “Sacrificial Giving and Tithing: Jehovah Jireh,” Pastor Peprah called on believers to quickly obey God’s word just as Abraham did, saying, “God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s provision.”

Reflecting on divine sacrifices in the Bible, Pastor Peprah said that Christians have been called to inherit the kingdom of God. He added that the significance of sacrifices is to transfer an asset from physical to spiritual, transform an asset from earthly to the divine, make the secular sacred (sanctification), establish covenant relationships, multiply assets by divine action, and invocate divine interventions.

Report by PSTM Media Team.

The wife of the General Secretary of The Church of Pentecost, Mrs Rose Dansoa Kumi-Larbi, has admonished members of the Church to reposition themselves to imitate Christ in their lives to make a maximum impact in society.

Mrs Kumi-Larbi said this during the Agormanya Area 2023 ‘Begin With Jesus’ Retreat, held from January 4-6, 2023, at the Mount Mary College of Education, Somanya.

Preaching on the topic, “Reposition To Have Maximum Impact,” the wife of the General Secretary charged both officers and members of the church to bear fruits that will attract the blessings of God.

She used John 15:1-10, Colossians 2:7, Jeremiah 31:4-5, and Isaiah 3:14 as Bible references.

Narrating how Israel was destroyed by God for not bearing fruits, she admonished believers to dissociate themselves from any activity that does not bring glory to God in their lives.

“After being born again, God is expecting Christians to demonstrate the character and the virtues of Jesus Christ in every sphere of their lives,” she stated.

She explained that one cannot claim to be a Christian and continue to practice evil, wicked and corruptible practices, saying, “You cannot be in your old nature and please God.”

She urged Christians to renew their minds, be born again, and reposition themselves to remain humble in Christ.

“If you do not allow yourself to be born again, there is no way you will be accepted by God,” she stressed.

Mrs Kumi-Larbi further called on Christians to remain in Christ by allowing the nature of Christ to reflect in their day-to-day activities.

She added: “To abide in Christ is to take God’s word, walk in it and do what pleases Him. Just as a branch cannot bear fruits on its own, believers cannot also bear fruits on their own unless they reposition themselves to abide in Him.”

The wife of the General Secretary charged believers to be God-fearing, humble, faithful, bear righteous fruits, be godly in their business ventures, avoid deceit, and be Christ-minded.

“Since God has called us and given us His righteousness, let this righteousness be in us because we share the DNA of Jesus Christ as believers,” she pointed out.

Concluding the sermon, Mrs Rose Kumi-Larbi asked members to stay in the church, be actively involved in church activities, and allow God to prune them out of outmoded cultural practices that fight against His Word.

Report by Agormanya Area Media Team.

A deacon of The Church of Pentecost, John Naboh of Emmanuel Assembly in the Worcester District of the church in the United States of America, has donated a set of Mapex professional drums worth about $2,367 to the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), located at Gomoa Fetteh, near Kasoa.

Presenting the items on behalf of the donor on January 5, 2023, at PCC, the Finance and Administration Director (FAD) of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Lawrence Otu-Nyarko, disclosed that Deacon Naboh has always had the conviction to contribute to the advancement of the kingdom of God, hence the donation to the Pentecost Convention Centre.

Receiving the drums, the Centre Manager, Pastor Prince Odoom, expressed his utmost appreciation to Deacon John Naboh for his thoughtfulness and dedication to the service of God.

He stated that the items will be very beneficial to the Centre, especially in the upcoming Global Ministers and Wives’ Conference, which takes place at PCC from January 22 to 28, 2023.

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Mr. Jaar Pemetey, a 37-year-old fetish priest at Konfali, a community in the Savannah Region of Ghana, has surrendered his life to Christ.

Mr. Pemetey, in an interview with PENTECOST NEWS, said he was introduced into idol worship at age 14 by his father and has since practised the trade. 

According to Jaar, he depended on the idols for protection and material gains, but after being convicted by the Holy Spirit, he realised there was no salvation in his idols.

Mr. Pemetey, thus, accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and personal Saviour and underwent water baptism. He also gave up his idols to be burnt.

Report by Sawla Area Media Team

As part of efforts to strengthen ties between the Chieftaincy institution and the Church, the Nkawkaw Area of The Church of Pentecost has constructed an ultramodern washroom facility at the Okwahu Chief’s Palace at Abene.

The dedication and handing-over ceremony, which was held on January 8, 2023, coincided with this year’s Thanksgiving Service organised by the Okwahu Traditional Council in collaboration with the Okwahu Council of Churches.

The project was fully funded by the Nkawkaw Area and constructed within 17 months.

Speaking at the gathering on the theme, “Repositioning Okwahuman for Total Development through Thanksgiving,” and citing references from Genesis 11:1-4, Psalm 116:1-2 and John 17:20-22, Prophet Foster Kwasi Aniakwaa, the Nkawkaw Area Head of the Church, encouraged the Okwahu citizenry to live in harmony to ensure progress and prosperity.

According to Prophet Aniakwaa, no progress can be seen in the life of a family, community or any corporate organisation when there is no peace.

He iterated that believers have a role in national building and must, thus, contribute their quota towards national development.

Prophet Aniakwaa bemoaned the prevalence of bush fires that have adversely affected  Okwahuland in years past and present and advised the congregants to do their part to desist from setting fires irresponsibly, as well as building in waterways.

In his keynote address, the Chief of Kwahu, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong, encouraged the parents to do well to educate their wards, stressing that growth and development of a community hinges on education.

“If you have been privileged to be a parent, then you must accept the responsibility that goes with it,” he said.

He also urged the citizenry to do their part to promote unity and development in the community.

Present at the thanksgiving ceremony were Rev. Emmanuel Adotey Sagoe (Perez Chapel, Kwahu Bepong), Rt. Rev. Ato Baafi Himson (Diocesan Bishop Methodist, Nkawkaw Diocese), Apostle Seth Osae Opare (Area Head, The Apostlic Church, Nkawkaw), Rev. Canon Martey Kojo (Anglican Church Nkawkaw), Rev. Dr Paul Todrou (Roman Catholic Church Nkawkaw), Rev. Ignitius Asiedu (House of Power Ministries) and the Nkawkaw Area  pastorate and thier wives.

Report by Nkawkaw Area Media Team