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Christians have been admonished to demonstrate the love of God at all levels in their effort to make maximum impact in the nations.

The Suame Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle John Obeng Kesse, made the call in a sermon he preached on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Suame in Kumasi.

Apostle Kesse noted that in line with the 2023 theme of the church, members of the church need to demonstrate love at all levels because the basis for their services to God emanates from their love for Him.

“In 2023, the church demands that the local church will be repositioned and reconsider stirring up their love for God to achieve maximum impact,” he stated.

Speaking on the topic, “Loving God wholeheartedly to make maximum impact in the local church” based on Isaiah 1:2-3, Apostle Kesse said that although God required the Israelites to reciprocate the love He showed them so that they would be blessed, the Israelites failed to do that but rather rebelled against God.

He said Jesus was sent by God to the world to help address three key things – dealing with sin, Satan and reconciliation of man to God.

According to him, Jesus also came to teach the mystery of godliness through His incarnation. In  1 Timothy 3:16, he said, God became man in the person of Jesus who lived in this sinful world, yet was without sin.

Due to the perfection and divine nature of Christ, those who believe in Him have the power and ability to defeat sin and say, ‘No’ to all forms of ungodliness, he pointed out.

He further disclosed that Jesus came to the world to reveal the Father (God) to humanity.

He entreated believers to walk outwardly with God, thus building personal intimacy with God by studying His word and walking according to what His word says. This, he said, makes it easier for one to mature in Christ.

With scripture reference to Romans 12:1-3, he advised believers to walk inwardly with God.

“We don’t just love God by words but rather by our deeds as well,” he said, adding, “Our actions must confirm our confessions.”

He concluded his sermon by encouraging Christians to know God and make Him known to others, saying, “Make Him your judge, lawyer and king.” 

Report by Suame Area Media Team.

The Anyaa Ablekuma Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle William Ohemeng-Kwakye, has dedicated the Mount Zion Assembly church building in the Oduman District.

The dedication ceremony was held on December 31, 2022 and was witnessed by the pastorate in the Oduman Zone of the Area and their spouses as well as officers and members of the district.

The Mount Zion Assembly church building was initiated in 2016, after a grant of GH¢ 35,000.00 was released by the Church’s General Headquarters through its Community-Based Church Building (CBCB) initiative to the local assembly for the construction of a permanent place of worship.

However, as work commenced, there was the need to expand the building to a 300-seating capacity auditorium due to the rapid growth in church membership. The newly-constructed also has two restrooms, an office and a storeroom.

Dedicating the edifice, Apostle Ohemeng-Kwakye commended the leadership and entire membership of the district for contributing to the successful completion of the project within the stipulated period and encouraged others to emulate this remarkable feat.

Reading from Genesis 19:15-17 and Philippians 2:12, Pastor Ebenezer Ofori Ansong, who gave a short exhortation titled “You Have Your Part to Play” at the event, asserted that God values mankind that is why He works with them.

“This is the reason why God enters into a covenant with human beings,” he said and added that through this partnership God plays His part and expects men to also honour theirs.

Drawing lessons from Genesis 19:15-17, Pastor Ansong urged Christians to lead a life of righteousness as it is a main part of their covenant role, cautioning that: “Anytime sins take dominion over one’s life, God’s glory is not seen.”

Report by Anyaa-Ablekuma Area Media Team

The Bompata Area Head and Executive Council Member of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Yaw Adjei-Kwarteng, has urged believers to disregard any discouraging projection surrounding the New Year and focus on God, the Maker of the days, for fulfilment.

According to him, if believers will persistently pursue first the kingdom of God and its righteousness in this New Year, God will help them to meet their earnest expectations.

Apostle Yaw Adjei-Kwarteng, who doubles as the Coordinator of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) was speaking at the 31st Watchnight Service in the Bantama District of the Church, which took place at the A.T. Nartey Memorial Temple.

Exhorting the congregants on the topic: “This is the Day the Lord Has Made” with Psalm 118:24 as his scriptural reference, Apostle Adjei-Kwarteng charged Christians to commit their ways to God in the New Year and be optimistic that better things are in store for them.

The Bompata Area Head further expounded that there are no differences in days to God because all of them are made by Him. Hence, it behoves the children of God to rejoice and be glad as they have been ushered into the New Year. He remarked that walking in righteousness is a lifestyle of attracting better things unto oneself as a believer, and there is no need to fear the New Year.

He inspired the congregants with the promise of Malachi 4:2, saying: “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.” 

The Bompata Area Head was optimistic that Jesus, who is the same yesterday, today and forever, will see His people through the year and what is to come regardless of any circumstance. He finally advised the congregants to walk uprightly in Christ and seek righteousness for that is the antidote to fear of the future.

On the Church’s 2023 theme, Apostle Yaw Adjei-Kwarteng revealed that measures have been put in place with the various pastors in the Area to take the members through the sub-topics to prepare them well for maximum impact.

The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon. Samuel Pyne, also passed through with a message calling on Ghanaians to come together to build a better Ghana, especially in 2023. He spoke against the over-pricing of goods by some traders and entreated each and every one to play a holistic role in making the country a better place to live.

Report by Dennis Owusu & Emmanuel Nana Nsiah

The newly-dedicated Central Assembly church auditorium in the Danmbai Lakeside District of The Church of Pentecost has been named after the late Apostle Kenneth Kwaku Confidence Gadzekpo, widely known as “KKC Gadzekpo.”

The gesture is meant to honour the memory of the late minister who tragically lost his life on Saturday, August 28, 2010, while on a ministerial assignment to Dambai.

The historic moment was witnessed by Church members during the dedication ceremony for the building on Friday, December 30, 2022.

The programme was officiated by the Nkwanta Area Head, Pastor Seth Dwamena Asante, with support from the area pastorate.

The building, which is now known as the Apostle KKC Gadzekpo Memorial Temple, was initiated in 2004 by the then Dambai District Minister, Pastor Frank Kobla Sinatra.

However, after Dambai Lakeside District was created in 2010, P/Overseer George Osei Asiedu (now Pastor), the first minister of the new district, took over the project and worked steadily on the building and saw to the completion of block works, roofing and plastering.

Subsequently, Pastor Gabriel Owusu, the immediate-past Dambai Lakeside District Minister, and his successor, Pastor John Nyarko Akyirem, continued the project until its successful completion.

Present at the dedication ceremony were representatives of the late minister’s family. The Church also presented a citation to the minister’s surviving wife, Madam Florence Adzo Akpene Gadzekpo, at the event.

The Gadzekpo family, in response, expressed their gratitude to God and the Church for the great honour done to them.

Also in attendance were Pastor Gordon Boadi (Area Estate Chairman and Sabon District Minister), Pastor Benson Gyasi (Area Secretary and Nkwanta District Minister), Pastor Michael Osei Frimpong (Dambai Junction District Minister), Pastor Evans Kyere Appah (Kecheibi District Minister), Elder Isaac Bediako (Area Deacon) and Deacon J. K. Ofori (Area Project Officer), among others.

Report by Pastor Albert Adu-Gyamfi (Media Committee Chairman)

Elder Samuel Adu has donated a 20-seater boat fitted with a Yamaha outboard motor to the Akuse District of The Church of Pentecost.

The facility, which was constructed at a total cost of GH₵13,800.00, would aid the district’s outreach and missions work in overbank communities of the Volta Lake.

According to Elder Adu, an Executive Committee Member of the district, the Lord laid it on his heart to construct the boat in February last year, and was, therefore, grateful to God for making it a reality.

The Agormanya Area Head, Apostle Samuel Kojo Gakpetor, dedicated the facility on December 31, 2022, with assistance from the Akuse District Minister, Pastor Jacob Kwakye Frimpong, and a section of the District Presbytery.

Dedicating the boat, Apostle Gakpetor thanked God for meeting a dire need of the Church through Elder Adu and his family. He also expressed heartfelt gratitude to the donor and prayed for God’s blessings for the Adu family.

The Area Head also encouraged the leaders and members of the district to make good use of the boat and take proper care of it to prolong its lifespan.

Report by Agormanya Area Media Team.

The Nkwanta Area of The Church of Pentecost has donated some items worth GH₵ 18,780.00 to the Kete Krachi Prison in the Oti Region of Ghana.

The donation, which included bags of rice, cooking oil, bags of maize, soaps, biscuits, assorted drinks, bags of gari, washing powder, toilet rolls, tubers of yam, bottled water, tin tomatoes, and a cash donation of GH₵ 2,000.00, was presented on behalf of the Nkwanta Area by a church delegation led by the Area Head, Pastor Seth Dwamena Asante, during a visit to the prison on Friday, December 30, 2022.

Presenting the items to officials of the prison, Pastor Dwamena Asante, said the visit to the facility was to demonstrate the love of God to the inmates. In a short exhortation, Pastor Ernest Wisdom Worlanyo, the Resident Minister for the Pentecost International Worship Centre, Nkwanta (PIWC-Nkwanta), emphasised the love of God for humanity using Matthew 25:35-36 as his anchor text. An altar after the sermon resulted in 103 inmates surrendering their lives to Christ. Receiving the items on behalf of the inmates, the officer in charge of the prison, CSP Christian Anyrator, thanked the Church for the kind gesture, which he described as “a timely visit.” He also prayed for God’s manifold blessings on the Area. The Church delegation comprised Overseer Amos Affedzie (Nkwanta Area Prisons Ministry Committee Chairman), Elder Raymond Amomu (Area Prisons Coordinator), Elder Isaac Bediako (Area Deacon), a section of the area pastorate, and Area Executive Committee members of the Women’s Ministry. Report by Pastor Albert Adu-Gyamfi (Nkwanta Area Media Committee Chairman)

Stephen Yawson, a 27-year-old member of the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Tarkwa, has single-handedly built a church building for the Tibonaayili Assembly of The Church of Pentecost in the Kpendua District of the Tamale Area.

The young man donated an amount of GH¢90,955.00 to complete the entire project, including the purchase of rechargeable speakers, plastic chairs, and many others to the local church.

The building was dedicated recently by the Tamale Area Head and Executive Council Member of the Church, Apostle Sylvester Arhin. He was assisted by the Kpendua District Minister, Overseer Andrews Owusu.

The District Minister, Overseer Andrews Owusu, thanked the Lord for His abundant grace in making the project a reality.

“We are extremely indebted to God for the life of Brother Stephen Yawson whose uncommon benevolence has made this day a remarkable one. We also acknowledge Brother Emmanuel Ninson through whom we got connected to the donor of this building,” he said.

Overseer Owusu further acknowledged the tireless efforts, support and encouragement from the Tamale Area Head, Apostle Sylvester Arhin and his wife, Mrs Regina Arhin.

Present at the dedication service were Mrs Regina Arhin (wife of Tamale Area Head), the Tamale Area pastorate, Kpendua District officers and members of the Tibonaayili Assembly.

Report by Kpendua District Media.

The Ablekuma Agape District of The Church of Pentecost has organised a day’s retreat for all new converts and new members who joined the district in the second half of 2022.

The retreat, among others, gave the Church leadership the opportunity to teach participants about the practices and ethos of the Church, introduce them to the various ministries and committees in the Church, and also receive feedback from them on their assimilation into the district in particular, and The Church of Pentecost in general.

The District Minister, Pastor Frank Awuah Fordjour, encouraged the participants to be steadfast in the Lord and also commit themselves to the Church by getting involved in the activities of their respective local assemblies. 

He also urged them to make themselves available to serve in any capacity in the Church whenever they are called upon.

Speaking to PENTECOST NEWS, Pastor Awuah Fordjour explained that a new convert, in the context of The Church of Pentecost (CoP), is one who has made a decision for Christ, been baptised and is ready to fellowship with any local assembly of the Church. 

“The New Member, on the other hand, is an existing member of The Church of Pentecost, who has joined a new local assembly of the Church from another CoP branch or any of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) member (affiliate) churches,” he said.

In all, 152 people, 37 new members and 115 new converts, attended the programme.

Report by Elder Ibrahim Gamba (District Secretary)

Three officers in the Asumura District in the Goaso Area of The Church of Pentecost have retired from active service after several years of dedicated services to the Church and God.

Pastor Daniel Ackaah of Kojo Kumi District, who represented the Area Head, Apostle William Kojo Edzorhoho, officiated the retirement service held on December 30, 2022.

The retirees are Elder Felix Marthey, who served for 21 years; Elder Andrews Sarfo, who served for 20 years, and Deaconess Comfort Donkor, who served for 42 years.

The retirees could not hide their joy, especially Deaconess Donkor who is a pioneering member of the district, having seen the district grow from a small assembly (Anyimaye assembly) to a district, out of which another district (Pomaakrom District) has been created.

Report by Pastor James Owusu Kusi.