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A soccer competition jointly organised by the Evangelism Ministry of The Church of Pentecost and the Sawla Area at Nyange in the Savannah Region of Ghana yesterday yielded 62 souls to the glory of God.

The participating teams for the event were the Pentecost Preparatory School, Sawla (PPS-Sawla), Nyange JHS, Kakease Junior High School (JHS) and The Church of Pentecost “All-Star” team.

The keenly-contested event drew many spectators, including Pastor David Amankwaa (Sawla Area Head), to the Nyange D/A Primary School Park where the competition was held.

The Nyange JHS team outclassed both opponents with commanding displays to emerge as the overall winners of the tournament. Special prizes were presented to the winning team as well as some individual players for their outstanding efforts.

Five of the new converts won at the event were baptised in water on the same day by Pastor Maxwell Nti (Area Secretary and Sawla District Minister), Pastor Isaac Acquah (Area Evangelism Leader and Nyange District Minister) and Overseer Ebenezer Yeboah (Sindaa District Minister).

The sports outreach is part of preliminary activities being organised by an Advance Team of the Evangelism Ministry to prepare the grounds for 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.

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Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, on Saturday, March 12, 2022, fellowshipped with the Nton-Aboma community, in the Nton-Aboma District of the church, Afram Plains Area, resulting in five souls being won to the glory of God after making an altar call.

In a durbar organised by the church, the chiefs and leaders of the community welcomed the Chairman of the church, joined by Apostle Victor Asamoah, Area Head of Afram Plains, The Church of Pentecost, with songs in a spectacular manner exhibiting their joy.

Among the entourage of chiefs present were Nana Akyeamfour Akuamoah Boateng II, Akroso Kontihene, Comfort Akua Agyemkumwaa, wife of Akroso Kontihene, Emmanuel Kofi Frimpong, Akroso Abusuapanin, Abusuapanin Kwasi Badu, Amankrado Abusuapanin of Agyaade, Dr. Boateng Dickson, Abusuapanin of Akyease Yamoroso and Okyeame Kwasi Nkyem, Supom Linguist.

Speaking to the members of the community, the Chairman said that The Church of Pentecost, is one of the blessed churches in the world with about 3.3 million members nationwide, according to the 2021 Population census.

“Our focus is on the righteousness of the country not just about the church; one of the problems of the country is the righteousness of the society,” he said.

He noted that the results of sin in every country is a disgrace, therefore, it was his prayer to have a righteous society.

He also explained that per the vision 2023 of the church, there had been the inauguration of the Chieftaincy ministry to collaborate with chiefs of communities to help support activities of the church.

He then acknowledged the peaceful living nature of the community and chiefs towards ministers sent to shepherd the church there.

He further pledged to drill two (2) boreholes for the community, since they had difficulties with water, especially in the dry season.

Nton-Aboma, according to Nana Akyeamfour Akuamoah Boateng II, Kontihene of Akroso, is a resettlement island of four (4) towns who originally lived by the Volta Lake in 1964, but had to be relocated there because of the Akosombo Dam construction.

The four founding towns of the island are, Akroso, Agyaade, Yamoroso, and Supom, who all have their leaders.

He said that the name of the town was gotten from a special plant called the “nton”, which was found by the river (aboma in their dialect), hence, the name ‘Nton-Aboma’, meaning the plant by the river because they were not all from one town, in a brief history of the land.

He thanked the Chairman of the church for the kind gesture shown to the community since it was one of their petitions to the church when they heard about his visit to the community.

As Oliver Twist would ask for more, the Kontihene of Akroso used the occasion to call on the Chairman for the church to consider venturing into large scale farming in the community. This, he, said would help create employment for the youth who are unemployed, and he was ready to donate lands for the project.

He then acknowledged the rest stop built by the church at the river banks of the town while waiting for the pontoon boats to transport people to the other end of the river.

As part of the ‘possessing the nations’ agenda of the church, Pentecost University (PU) deployed 25 student volunteers to the Afram Plains Area to help teach students in the remote towns within the Kwahu Afram Plains North and South Districts for a two weeks period. Four of them were deployed to the Nton-Aboma community.

Elder Mark Agyei Ntori, speaking on behalf of the student volunteers, iterated that the accepted call of service was to encourage teachers who refused to come to the town to have a change of mind in the future. He then used the opportunity to entreat the youth to patronize the university.

The Nton-Aboma Assembly member, Hon. Dominic Oppong Hayford made an appeal to the Chairman to institute a policy in Pentecost University to allow the deployment of students to the community after every semester since, it has been very impactful and worthy.

Present were Mrs. Mary Nyamekye, wife of the Chairman, Mrs. Rebecca Asamoah, wife of Afram Plains Area Head, Pastor Joseph Ndanyinanseh, Afram Plains Area Secretary and Donkorkrom District Minister, Pastor Emmanuel K. Tetteh, Nton-Aboma District Minister, Pastor Stephen Larbi, Adeemmra District Minister, Pastor Raymond Arhin, Abotanso District Minister, and Pastor Alphones Adim, Atokora District Minister of the church.

The rest of the community leaders present were Nana Okyeame Danso, Adontenhene Kyeame of Agyaade, Okyeame Kofi Kesse, Amankonti Kyeame, Nana Atakora, Twafohene of Agyaade, Nana Osei Nketia, Benkumhene of Agyaade, Afua Sarfowaa, Adontenhemaa of Agyaade, and Nana Aboagyewaa, wife of Nifahene.

Nton-Aboma, located in the Eastern Region of Ghana, is mainly a farming and fishing community surrounded by the River Busom in the Kwahu Afram Plains.

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The Ashanti Bekwai Area of The Church of Pentecost, under the leadership of Apostle Fred Tiakor, held a day’s Area Convention recently, at Bekwai-Amoafo Auditorium, under the theme: “Lord, Equip me for Your Service‟ (Hebrews 13: 20-21).

The convention which had Pastor Samuel Edzii Davidson (Offinso Area Head) as guest speaker was attended by over 2000 members.

Pastor Edzii Davidson gave an exhortation on the topic, “Lord Equip me with the Holy Spirit and Power for Your Service.‟ Reading from John 14:17, 1 Corinthians 4: 20, he said that the Kingdom of God is not in words but moral power; power to live a godly life.

“Once you come into God’s kingdom, you are given authority to live as a citizen of the Kingdom, and that authority is called moral power,” he stated.

The moral power, he explained, makes a believer an excellent person in the presence of God and men, stressing that “the Holy Spirit indwelling the believer gives him or her the DNA of God making him or her do the things Christ Jesus did.”

According to him, the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit equips Christians for service in God’s Kingdom, saying, “The Holy Spirit in the believer gives the believer the moral power to stop drinking alcohol, smoking, and any other works of the flesh” (Galatians 5: 22-23).

Pastor Samuel Edzii Davidson concluded his sermon by saying that the moral power equips the believer to engage in lifestyle evangelism, thereby snatching many from hellfire into God’s glorious Kingdom.

He led the congregation in a prayer session during which seventy-two (72) members were baptized in the Holy Spirit. Also, twenty-three (23) others received healings from all kinds of diseases. Spectacular among them was Sister Rita Smith, a 16-year-old teenager from Manso Adubia, who testified that she was healed of Asthmatic disease.

According to her, hitherto she could neither walk briskly nor run. But after the prayer session, she felt relieved.

Another person, Sister Elizabeth Kyei from Kokofu District, also testified that she had experienced severe waist pains for the past eight (8) years but was miraculously healed during the prayer session to the glory of God.

Report by Ashanti Bekwai Media Team.

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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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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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)