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New Executive Council Members, Ministry Directors Inducted Into Office

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New Executive Council Members, Ministry Directors, Deputy Ministry Directors, and National Executive Committee Members of the various ministries of The Church of Pentecost were inducted into office on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Atomic in Accra.

The historic service, which was officiated by the Chairman of the Church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, also saw the farewell for some outgone Executive Council Members, Directors, Deputies Directors, and NEC members who have successfully served their terms.

The event was joined virtually by three Executive Council Members and their families, namely Apostle James Raj Sundaram in India (new Executive Council Member), Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Antony Owusu in Canada (outgone Executive Council Member), and Apostle Ousmane Zabre in Burkina Faso (Executive Council Member).

Speaking at the service, Apostle Nyamekye congratulated the outgone leaders for serving the Church well in their generation. According to him, generations come and go but the earth remains the same. The coming and the leaving of generations, he explained, reduces the earth to a stage where people come to perform for a season and leave the scene, saying, “Generations do not just come and go, they come with their own challenges and blessings. It takes the people of that same generation to answer their own questions, solve their own problems, and meet their own needs. This then calls for discerning leadership.”

The Chairman was so much appreciative to God for taking the Church to greater heights. “From the outer edges of society and the fringes of life, this is how far the Lord God Almighty has brought The Church of Pentecost. Today you cannot mention churches in Ghana without naming The Church of Pentecost. God has been good to us. What it means is that as generations go and come God give us good and fantastic leaders.

“Generations go and come because we do not live forever. We all live for a period, that is why McKeown [founder of the Church] and his generations are no more; that is why the generations of the Safos [Apostle Fred Stephen Safo – the 2nd Chairman of the Church] are not here; that is why the generations of the leaders that preceded us are gone; because they come in with their generations and exit with them. But today, I am happy that because of the fantastic leadership these great leaders produced, we do not lack leaders to manage any generation.

“Today, another generation of leaders are bowing out in honour and a new set is coming on board,” he noted.

He added: “Serving The Church of Pentecost on the national and international level is a daunting task because of the amount of work it requires. For some of you who have served and are bowing out in glory, and I’m so proud of you.”

The out-going and the new leaders are as follows:

Outgone Executive Council Members:

  1. Apostle David Tettey Tekper (Achimota Area Head)
  2. Apostle Mark Obeng Andoh (Sunyani Area Head)
  3. Apostle Joseph Assabil (Takoradi Area Head)
  4. Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Anthony Owusu (Canada National Head)

New Executive Council Members:

  1. Apostle Yaw Adjei-Kwarteng (Hohoe Area Head – 2nd term)
  2. Apostle Samuel Osei Asante (Koforidua Area Head – 2nd term)
  3. Apostle Isaac Nii Kotei Djani (Tamale Area Head – 2nd term)
  4. Apostle Sylvester Arhin (Assin Foso Area Head)
  5. Apostle Dr Dela Quampah (Head, School of Theology Leadership and Missions, Pentecost University)
  6. Apostle Mike Kwame Etrue (Kaneshie Area Head)
  7. Apostle James Raj Sundaram (India National Head)

Outgone Ministry Directors

  1. Apostle Fred Tiakor (Children’s Director)
  2. Apostle Emmanuel Ofei Ankra-Badu (PEMEM Director)
  3. Deaconess Mrs. Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuama (Women’s Director)

New Ministry Directors

  1. Apostle Dr Amos Jimmy Markin (Evangelism Director, 2nd term)
  2. Apostle Vincent Anane Denteh (PEMEM Director)
  3. Pastor Prof. William  Otoo Ellis (Children’s Director)
  4. Deaconess Mrs.  Philomina Mireku (Women’s Director)

Outgone Deputy Directors

  1. Elder Amos Kevin-Annan (Deputy Youth Director)
  2. Deaconess Mrs. Margaret Osei (Deputy Women’s Director)

New Deputy Ministry Directors

  1. Elder Dr Eric Appau Asante (Deputy Youth Director)
  2. Elder Lawyer Alfred Aidoo (Deputy Children’s Director)
  3. Deaconess Mrs. Vivian Amfo (Deputy Women’s Director)

NEW NEC MEMBERS

Women’s Ministry

  1. Mrs. Comfort Quampah
  2. Mrs. Sheila Hayfron
  3. Deaconess Dr Gladys Quartey
  4. Deaconess Ellen Lavoe
  5. Deaconess Evelyn Lang-Na Mensah

Youth Ministry

  1. Pastor Ebenezer Agyapong
  2. Elder Joseph Selorm Tetteh
  3. Mrs Priscilla Yirebi
  4. Mrs Comfort Worna Lotse

Children’s Ministry

  1. Pastor Peter Adjei
  2. Pastor Ebenezer Tetteh Kpalam
  3. Elder Nyarko Tetteh
  4. Mrs Freda Koranteng
  5. Deaconess Dr Becky Dei Mensah

Evangelism Ministry

  1. Apostle ADP James Tetteh
  2. Elder Dr Ken Aboah
  3. Elder Seth Yaw Peasa
  4. Elder Evans Kwame Ayim

PEMEM

  1. Pastor Clement Achim-Gyimah
  2. Elder Steve Djaba
  3. Pastor Philip Kwashie Ackumey
  4. Pastor Bernard Aziz M. Abogorago
  5. Elder Nana K. Gyasi

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2 Pastors And Their Families Saved From Fire Outbreak

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Two ministers of The Church of Pentecost in the Berekum Area and their families escaped a near disaster on Sunday morning [October 18, 2020] when fire gutted their mission house. The fire outbreak started at the time the pastors and their families were away at church.

Pastor Samuel Essel of Biadan District and Pastor Solomon Azagisiya of Berekum PIWC who share the same mission house with separate apartments returned from church on Sunday only to see that the whole house was in thick smoke. The fire which was suspected to have started from one of the corridors lasted for more than an hour before it was put out.

Miraculously, the fire could not spread beyond the corridor. However, everything around the source of the fire was burnt to ashes. The victims and the eyewitnesses who came around attested to the fact that but for the intervention of the Lord God Almighty, the whole house would have been engulfed in the blaze.

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service in Berekum responded quickly to the distress call and helped to fight the fire.

Meanwhile, the cause of the fire outbreak was suspected to be an electrical fault.

The two families were thankful to God for His intervention in the situation.

Report by Pastor Solomon Azagisiya, Berekum.

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Pentecost Deaconess Wins Best Midwife Award

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Philomena Owusu Domfeh, a deaconess of The Church of Pentecost who fellowships with Achimota Central First Service in the Achimota District, has been adjudged the Best Midwife in the Greater Accra Region for the year 2020.

She received the prestigious award during the International Day of Midwife celebration organised by the Ministry of Health on October 8, 2020, in Accra.  

Deaconess Philomena Domfeh, in the year 2019, also won the Best Practicing Midwife at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital), where she practices as a midwife. As a member of the Achimota Area COVID-19 Task Force of the church, she is very instrumental in educating members of the church on health-related issues.

In her acceptance speech, Deaconess Philomena Owusu Domfeh thanked the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service for such an honour and appealed to them to provide the needed logistics and rural incentives to midwives in remote areas to improve upon the quality of midwifery services.

She dedicated the award to the almighty God and encouraged everyone to work with all their heart whatever their hands find to do to the glory of God.

Present at the occasion were the Country Representative of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mr. Niyi Ojoulape; Minister of Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyeman Manu; Director-General of Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye; Country Representative, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mr. Daniel Mumuni, and the Director for Technical Coordination, Dr. Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt.

Others were the Acting Chief Programme Officer for Nursing and Midwifery-MoH, Dr. Barnabas Kwame Yeboah; Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services of GHS, Mrs. Eva Mensah and the President of the Ghana Registered Midwives Association (GRMA), Madam Netta Forson-Ackon.

Report by Blessed Amonoo.

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Calvary Assembly Dedicates Children’s Auditorium

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The Calvary Assembly of The Church of Pentecost in the Greda Estate District of the Teshie-Nungua Area has dedicated its Children’s Auditorium.

The two-storey edifice, which was completed at the total cost of GH₵573,222.40, is made up of a children’s auditorium, youth auditorium, office, car park, nine washrooms, baptistry, changing room, and a generator room.

The dedication service took place on October 2, 2020, and was officiated by the Area Head, Apostle Dr. Alfred Koduah, assisted by Apostle M. M. Kopah (rtd), the District Minister, Pastor William Amponsah Asiamah, and the Area pastorate and their wives.

In a brief history of the project, the District Estate Committee Chairman, Elder Ing. Theophilus Barku, said that the vision of putting up the building was hatched in 2016 when it became paramount to find a conducive learning environment for the children. However, due to financial constraints, the dream remained a stalemate until the Area Head, Apostle Dr. Alfred Koduah, made his maiden visit to the district on October 16, 2018, a few weeks after assuming office as Area Head.

The sod-cutting to commence the construction of the building took place on October 28, 2018.

The project was largely funded by the Teshie-Nungua Area with a grant of GH₵480,000, while the remaining amount was provided by the district and the two local assemblies (Calvary Central and English assemblies), with support from Graceland PIWC.

The Presiding Elder for the Central Assembly, Elder Fred Tettey Alarti-Amoako, who spoke at the service on the theme, “Unprofitable Servants in the Business of God,” reminded Christians to recognise that they are all God’s handiwork created by God to please the master.

He emphasised the need for Christians to be useful articles in the house of God and use their resources to help build up the house of God, physically and spiritually. Citing the example of King David and the Israelites in 1 Chronicles 29:1-20 who contributed willingly to the building of the temple of God, he concluded that God blesses all who give themselves and their resources wholeheartedly and generously to the work of God.

Report by Eric Sitsofe Akude.

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Chairman Applauds Out-Going Ministry Directors, NEC Members

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Out-going ministry directors of The Church of Pentecost and their National Executive Committee (NEC) Members have been lauded for their invaluable services to the Church.

“We want to show our appreciation to you for what you have done for the Church. You have done what you could and you need to be proud of serving the Church,” the Chairman of the Church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, said this during a certificate presentation ceremony held in honour of the reviewed directors and their NEC members at the Headquarters at La, Accra, on Friday, October 16, 2020, ahead of the farewell and induction service scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 18, at PIWC Atomic.

The outgoing directors are Apostle Fred Tiakor (Children’s Director), who served from 2012 to 2020;  Deaconess Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuama (Women’s Director), who served from 2012 to 2020; Apostle Emmanuel Ofei Ankra-Badu (PEMEM Director), who served from 2016 to 2020; Pastor Dr Nicholas Darko (Finance and Administration Director – FAD), who served from 2001 to 2020; Elder Amos Kevin-Annan (Deputy Youth Director), who served from 2004 to 2020, and Deaconess Margaret Osei (Deputy Women’s Director), who served from 2012 to 2020.

The reviewed NEC members from the Pentecost Men’s Ministry (PEMEM) are Pastor Joseph Agbemor (2012 to 2020) and Pastor Joseph Quaicoo (2012 to 2020).

The Women’s Ministry reviewed NEC members are Mrs. Rebecca Assabil (2016 to 2020), Mrs. Mabel Darko (2015 to 2020), Deaconess Victoria Aboah (2012 to 2020), Deaconess Juliana Asare Debrah (2012 to 2020), and Deaconess Gladys Atujona (2012 to 2020).

From the Youth Ministry are Pastor Nii Okaija Sackey (2012 to 2020), Elder Makafui Nyamadi (2012 to 2020), Elder Dr. Omare Siaw (2012 to 2020), Mrs. Gifty Dansoa Appiah (2012 to 2020), and Deaconess Gina Asante (2012 to 2020).

The reviewed NEC members from the Children’s Ministry are Pastor P. G. Andoh (2012 to 2020), Elder K. Asare-Twerefour (2008 to 2020), Deaconess Rita Yedu (2004 to 2020), and Mrs. Victoria Abeo-Tetteh (2012 to 2020).

In a short exhortation based on Ecclesiastics 1:1-4, Hebrews 6:10, Mark 14:8, the Chairman said that it is gratifying to serve one’s generation. According to him, though human beings may forget generations gone by, God, who is not unjust, will always remember them.

Apostle Eric Nyamekye indicated that the reviewed directors and the NEC members will have their names imprinted in the history books of the Church and the ministries for their dedicated services.

He entreated them to keep the fellowship they have established over the years even though their terms have ended, and also support their successors with their prayers and advice for them to succeed.

Elder Amos Kevin-Annan (the out-going Deputy Youth Director) on behalf of the reviewed directors and the NEC members expressed their profound gratitude to God for endowing them with grace to serve the Church. He also thanked the leadership of the Church for the confidence reposed in them to be appointed to serve the Church in various capacities.

Present at the event were the General Secretary, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi; the International Missions Director, Apostle Emmanuel Gyesi-Addo; Apostle Joseph Assabil (Takoradi Area Head/Executive Council Member), and Prophet David Beditor Kankam (Ashaiman Area Head/Executive Council Member), among others.

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Asamankese Area Launches ‘Agent Of Peace’ Campaign

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The Asamankese Area of The Church of Pentecost, in collaboration with the Asamankese Chapter of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, launched its ‘Agent of Peace’ campaign.

The colourful ceremony, which was under the theme, “Seek Peace and Pursue It” (Psalm 34:14), was chaired by the Asamankese Area Head of the Church, Apostle Isaac Ekow Eshun.

Speaking at the event, Apostle Ekow Eshun admonished the participants to always seek peace and pursue it. He implored Ghanaians to shun evil and always love doing good.

Referring to the scripture, he said that evil is widespread and that one can easily fall for it through evil company, evil words and works, if not vigilant.

He called on the citizenry to abstain from acts of wickedness as the December 7 elections approach since such acts can plunge Ghana into chaos. “We must refrain from words that provoke, avoid mischievous meetings and orchestrations that seek to create confusion and manipulations during the elections,” he said.

He added: “Our love for our dear nation should always be the motivation behind our actions and inactions.”

Apostle Ekow Eshun charged Christians to influence their immediate families, friends, and colleagues to join the worthy cause of peace.

Also addressing the participants, the Municipal Chief Executive for West Akim, Hon. Seth Oduro Boadu, who is also an elder of the Church, noted that some politicians only pursue their selfish interests during election periods, thereby employing the services of some unsuspecting youth who then become conduits of violence. He entreated all to boldly reject and frown at such unpatriotic politicians to safeguard the peace of the country.

The programme was climaxed with a peace march through the principal streets of Asamankese.

Present at the event were the clergy, representatives of the chief of Asamankese, the NCCE, Electoral Commission, political party representatives, among several others.

Report by Pastor Eliezer Yaw Arkoh-Larbi (PENTNET, Asamankese).

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The Gospel Is For The Salvation Of All – Chairman

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The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has noted that  salvation is not the preserve of particular group of people but anyone who believes the Gospel message of the Lord Jesus Christ.

“An exodus continues today; an exodus from sin and death through Christ’s death and the power of His resurrection that is why the voice of Isaiah is still sounding ‘Who has believed our report?’. Anyone who believes this message shall be saved,” he stressed.

Apostle Nyamekye said this on Sunday, October 11, 2020, in a weekly televised service on Pent TV dubbed ‘Sunday Special Evening Service With The Chairman’ as part of his series on The Nature of the Flock.

In a sermon on the topic: “Who Has Believed Our Message?”, the Chairman recounted the role Jesus played in the redemption of humankind. According to him, the whole Scripture is the report of the redemption of humankind from the dominion of sin.

“Within this report is a message, the redemption story, the gospel, the truth, the death and resurrection of Christ,” he said, adding, “Within the stories of the Bible, God has set eternity within it.”

Reading from Isaiah 53:1, Apostle Nyamekye revealed that the arm of God is the power of God in action and that whoever believes this message shall benefit from the hand of God that is stretched again which, he noted, is the second exodus.

He explained that unlike the first exodus which focused only on the deliverance of the Israelites, the second exodus is for the deliverance of all nations (Isaiah 52: 10-12).

“The first was for deliverance from the paws of Pharaoh and Egyptian slavery but this second one is for the deliverance from sin and death through Christ’s death and power of His resurrection. In the first exodus, they had to rush out but this second exodus, there is newness of God’s plan – no more in a hurry because God will go ahead of them and also be their rear guard,” he said.

Citing the Ethiopian Eunuch, an African, who was saved and baptized immediately after believing the report in Isaiah 53:7-8, the Chairman said that in this second exodus there is no barrier or impediment to the salvation of those who believe in the gospel.

He noted that the message in the report was prophesied by Isaiah (Isaiah 52:7; 53:1-12) which talks about the Messiah’s exaltation, humiliation and exaltation and those prophecies have been perfectly fulfilled by the Lord Jesus with much reference being made to it in the New Testament.

Apostle Eric Nyamekye also took viewers through many instances in the Bible (Jeremiah 23:5; Isaiah 11:3-16; Zechariah 3:8-10, 6:12, 15; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 11:17-19; Philippians 2:5-10) where Jesus Christ is described as ‘Branch’ which strayed and swayed to save mankind from their sins.

“All of us have strayed but He was punished as if He has strayed too. We strayed form the path of God and He had to stray to redeem us. It is on this scripture that the prophets called Him as Branch. He strayed to bring us in. He came to seek and save that which was lost. He swayed to graft us in.

We, who were far off, because of Christ who went out of His way have been brought near through the cross. We have been adopted into the family of God. Branches were broken off so that we could be grafted in.

Who has believed our report and upon whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed. If you believe this report you will be saved. Every portion of this report is true and authentic,” he stated.

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Asutsuare District Ordains 29 Officers

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Twenty-nine persons in the Asutsare District of the Agormanya Area of The Church of Pentecost have been ordained as Officers of the Church. They are made up of fourteen elders, eight deacons, and seven deaconesses.

The ordination service, which took place on September 18, 2020, at Asutsuare Central assembly, was officiated by the Agormanya Area Head, Apostle James Gabriel Quardson, assisted by Pastor Joseph Kweku Donkor, the District Minister.

The ordination of the new officers has become necessary due to the creation of the Kasunya District from the Asutsuare District.  

Speaking on the topic, “Knowing the Glorious Nature of God” taken from Ephesians 1:15-21, Apostle Quardson said that the church is called together to be a special people for God’s own glory.

He explained that those who seek God’s glory have been called and predestined to know His glorious nature. He stated that the mystery about Christ has been revealed to believers and not unbelievers.

Apostle Quardson added that through Jesus Christ the sins of the world have been forgiven and that the redeemed have been separated, set apart, predestined, saved, and included in the sonship of Christ.

He explained that because of what Christ has done for believers, they need to give thanks to God and pray that God will give them revelation about Himself to know Him well.

“When we (Christians) know Christ well, it helps us to serve Him well, forgive others, humble ourselves, worship Him alone in spirit and truth, put up a godly character which will help us to possess the nations,” he stressed.

He called on the ordained officers to study the Bible and the doctrines of the church, teach it to others, pray and submit to authority so as to reflect the glory of God.  

Report by Agormanya Area Media Team.

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Woman Receives Divine Healing

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Madam Veronica Evadzi from Dzodze in the Volta Region has testified to the divine healing power of the Almighty God at the El-Bethel Prayer Centre of The Church of Pentecost in Ho.

Testifying about her healing on Friday, September 25, 2020, Madam Evadzi said that she was in pain for about three and a half years in her stomach, chest, backside, thighs, and knees and intermittently vomited blood. She could only walk a few steps with aid.

According to her, she visited various hospitals in Accra and Ho, including private facilities, and also consulted a skeletal therapist among others. However, there was no sign of improvement. All the ECG tests, x-rays, and scan results were negative but she still felt the pain in her body.

But glory be to God that when she was prayed for at the El-Bethel Prayer Centre of the Church, she received instant healing.

Elder Seth Yaw Peasa, Leader of the El-Bethel Prayer Centre, thanked God for the complete healing of the woman.

Report by Enyonam Adjorlolo Dormevenu, Ho.

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Foso English Assembly Dedicates Children’s Block

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The Foso English Assembly (FEA) of The Church of Pentecost in Assin Foso has dedicated its Children’s Block for the Children’s Ministry.

The dedication of the facility, which is the first of its kind in the Assin Foso Area, took place on September 20, 2020. It was officiated by the Area Head, Apostle Sylvester Arhin, assisted by the District Minister, Pastor Kwasi Bukari, and the Area Children’s Ministry Leader, Pastor Seth Sackey.

Apostle Arhin commended the District Minister, the District Presbytery, and the Local Presbytery for a yeoman’s job done. He further expressed the hope that similar projects will spring up in the other districts.

In a brief history about the project, the Presiding Elder for the assembly, Elder (Dr.) Augustine Nuertey, said that the vision of putting up the building was hatched in 2016 when it became paramount to find a befitting place of worship for the children in the church.

The project was completed at the total cost of about GH₵91,000.00. It received hugely financial support from the Assin Foso Area, the Foso Station District, and the members of the FEA. The one-storey auditorium is made up of four (4) washrooms, an office, a Mother Care, a storeroom, and a spacious auditorium fitted with modern teaching and learning materials.

Speaking on the theme, “Permit the Little Children” (Luke 18:15-17), Pastor Patrick Gyamfi Osei-Appiah of Mempeasem District said that just like the days of the early apostles of Christ, many adults today continue to be impediments on the way of children from accessing the Lord Jesus Christ.

He said that although children may be seen as ‘messy’ at times, they also have positive traits, which are worth emulating. “Their humility and trusting nature are worth emulating; that is why the scripture says unless we receive the Kingdom of God like little children we cannot enter into it,” he posited.

He emphasised the need to continually nurture children in the fear of the Lord and taking every opportunity to develop them in all facets of their lives – cognitive, social, emotional, and fine motor skills.

Concluding his message, he encouraged parents to dedicate their children to the Lord and make every effort to help them stay and grow in Him.

Also present at the service were Mrs. Regina Arhin (wife of the Area Head), Mrs. Magdalene Bukari (wife of the District Minister), Deaconess Rosemond Amoako (Assistant Area Children’s Leader), among many others.

Report by Pastor Samuel Avornyo, Area Reporter.