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The Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost in the Asamankese Area has equipped its members with skills in the production of hair food, hair shampoo and shower gel.

This training programme coincided with the maiden visit of the newly appointed Women’s Director of the Church, Deaconess Philomina Mireku, and her deputy, Deaconess Vivian Amfo, to the Area’s All Women’s Conference. The event took place at the James Mckeown Memorial Temple, Asamankese on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

The event was attended by the Area Head, Apostle Isaac Ekow Eshun, ministers and their wives in the Area and women from the 18 districts in the Area. It was facilitated by Mrs. Daniella Eshun, wife of the Area Head, and the leadership of the ministry.

Mrs. Eshun and the Area Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Doris Osafo Gyimah, were hopeful that the skills acquired from the training would serve as additional source of income to the women and cater for the usage of effective and friendly personal hygiene products.

Participants expressed their appreciation to the Area Head and leadership of the ministry for organising the programme.

Report by Probationary Overseer Benjamin Achiah Ayisi, Area Media Committee Chairman.

The Teshie-Nungua Area Women’s Ministry has held a prayer meeting at the Agnes Boahemaa Gyimah Memorial Temple at Nungua, Accra, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

The participants, mainly executives of the ministry from the local, district, and Area levels, as well as all deaconesses and wives of officers, were drawn from the 26 districts of the Area.

Speaking on the topic, “Commitment” the wife of the Coco Beach District Minister of the church, Mrs. Felicia Broohm, encouraged the women to develop a deep love and commitment towards the work of the ministry and the church at large.

Using the story of Ruth in the book of Ruth 1:16-17, she urged women leaders to develop the commitment that Ruth had towards her mother-in-law Naomi which made her follow her irrespective of what the outcome may be.

“We should be ready to be committed to the Lord in all circumstances whether we get our problems solved or not,” she said, adding, “Ruth was ready to follow Naomi even if it meant she would not marry again.”

She observed that sometimes when ministry leaders are changed, people get hurt and change their attitude; “Outgoing women leaders should not attempt to sabotage the work of incoming executives or sit aloof as if they are not concerned about what is happening in the ministry,” she said.

She urged deaconesses, officers’ wives, and ministry leaders to adopt a serving spirit and not to relegate service at the house of God to the background. As women leaders, it is our duty to clean the churches and make sure that people are comfortable in the house of God, she stated.

“These days, our deaconesses appear tired and are not participating in the cleaning services,” Mrs. Broohm said, adding, “Let’s try as much as possible to play our role. We must work if we want our rewards.

“When we were new on the job, we worked with all our hearts but now it appears our love has grown cold. Let us wake up to our responsibilities as women leaders and support the church for greater growth.”

Mrs. Broohm further admonished them to desist from showing church members the way to prayer centres where they believe they can get quick solutions to their physical and spiritual problems, but rather lead them to the church.

“How can you leave our great God and pursue others for solutions? God is in our churches and is ready to solve our problems, we only have to keep on fasting and praying,” she said.

The prayer meeting was organised by the leadership of the Area Women’s Ministry.

The Area Women’s Leader, Deaconess Sophia Nana Arthur, was grateful to the women for participating in the prayers in their numbers.

Report by Isabella Gyau Orhin.

The La Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost has held an annual thanksgiving service to celebrate the goodness and faithfulness of God over their lives and families.

The event which took place at the Dr Thomas Wyatt Auditorium in Accra on January 14, 2021, had the wife of the General Secretary of the church, Mrs. Rose Dansoa Kumi-Larbi, as the main speaker.

In a presentation, Mrs. Kumi-Larbi advised Christians to be thankful to God at all times and celebrate His goodness, both in season and out of season.

She noted that showing gratitude to God is supposed to be a lifestyle of every Christian. “It should not be a one-day show-off or only at church meetings. Rather, it should be a regular practice where members are grateful at any point in time of their lives; for that is the true and acceptable worship to God,” she stated.

Reading from Ephesians 5: 20, she charged Christian women to thank God because He has the bigger picture of each individual’s lives. “It is God alone who knows who should live, and who should die,” she revealed.

The General Secretary’s wife noted that when Christians thank God, especially in difficult moments, it shows how much faith they have in God.

Also quoting from Psalm 138: 1-8, she indicated that David was in great distress at the time he wrote the psalm. She said that although things were not working in his favour, he still deemed it fit to thank God, saying, “David remembered and considered all the love, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness God had shown him in the past, with the hope that He can and would take care of his present, as well as his future troubles and fears.”

Mrs. Rose Kumi-Larbi reiterated that when believers cry out to God in praise in their distress moments, God gives them courage and strength to sail through to victory. “You don’t praise and thank God only when all is well with you. We must also praise God in tough times, and even for the fact that He has preserved your life throughout the period,” she noted.

According to her, just as David was thankful to God at all times, believers should equally thank God in the market, home, office, church, etc. “Let’s also thank God for His love, forgiveness of sins, and His word which guides our steps each day,” she stressed.

Concluding her message, Mrs. Rose Kumi-Larbi advised believers to always thank God for His promises and assurances of eternal life and glory in His word.

In attendance were the La Area Head, Apostle John Osei Amaniampong, the Area Women’s Leader, Deaconess Georgina Zepah, and her team, among others.   

Report by Gina Akua Padi.

In line with the “Possessing the Nations” agenda of The Church of Pentecost, the Women’s Ministry of Aboabo District in the Obuasi Area of the church has constructed a pavilion at the Aboabo Health Centre for antenatal and weighing purposes at a total cost of GHS 8,000.00. 

The Obuasi Area Head, Apostle William Boakye Agyarko, on Sunday, February 21, 2021, dedicated the facility and handed it over to the Nana Owusu Ansah (Regent of Aboabo No. 2) and people of the community. The Area Head was supported by the District Minister, Overseer Justice Ahadzi, as well as the pastorate and wives in the Adansi Asokwa Zone. Also in attendance was the Asokwa District Health Director, Mr. David Kunta.

Others present were Mr. Henry Basity Owusu (Physician Assistant of Aboabo Health Centre), the elders of Aboabo No. 2 and opinion leaders, among others.

Using Jeremiah 29:7 as his scripture reference, Apostle Boakye Agyarko stated that just as the Israelites, who were admonished by God to seek the welfare of Babylon – where they had been taken captive at the time, the church also seeks to offer help or support to the community in which it operates. 

He added that the facility is, therefore, a fulfilment of the Church’s strategic agenda of transforming society through partnerships with the government and other state institutions in providing key interventions to facilitate the development of the nation.

According to him, as part of the “Possessing the Nations” agenda, the Church seeks to meet the social needs of the people in various communities, hence, the construction of the pavilion.

He commended Overseer Ahadzi, and his wife, Mrs. Kafui Ahadzi, whose personal initiative and hard work led to the successful project.

Overseer Ahadzi Justice, in a short speech, acknowledged his wife for the instrumental role she played first by initiating the idea and spearheading the mobilisation of funds for the project. He was also grateful to all donors for their benevolence. He ended his speck by extending gratitude to the Women’s Ministry, Officers, and the members for their various supports in realising the vision.

The leaders and people of the Aboabo community were happy about the donation and commended the church and the Women’s Ministry for the timely gesture.

Report by Overseer Justice Ahadzi, Aboabo District 

The Ho-Dome District of The Church of Pentecost has organised a day’s vocational training and workshop for the women in the church.

The training programme, which took place on December 20, 2020, at Dome Central Assembly, saw many young women taking part in the exercise to enable them to provide for their families.

A total of 70 persons which included non-members of the church participated in the workshop. They acquired skills in interior and exterior decorations, in addition to learning how to cook healthy and tasty meals.

According to Mrs Judith Viku, wife of the Ho-Dome District Minister, the trainees were taken through the preparation of a variety of dishes with easy-to-find and low-cost ingredients such as yam and sweet potato to prepare chips, fruit juice, among others.

Mrs Viku entreated the ladies to continue to value the use of local fruits and vegetables in cooking for a healthy living.

The facilitator, Mrs Epiphaniel Tamakloe, encouraged the participants to take advantage of the job creation opportunities and skills they had acquired to generate income to complement their incomes.

According to her, vocational training which includes the development of technical capacity, entrepreneurship, and business skills is demand-oriented and builds specific skills tailored to prospective employers’ needs which plays a key role in helping girls get jobs.

Report by Solomon M. Ahiable, Ho.

The Odorkor Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost has constructed a bus stop shelter at a total cost of GHS 22, 000.00 for the Weija community and its environs.

The facility, situated at the Weija junction, was handed over to the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, by the Area Women’s Ministry, Deaconess Mrs. Martha Ankomah and other Ministry Executive Committee members at a brief ceremony.

The donation is in fulfilment of the church’s social responsibility to the community.

Present at the ceremony were the Area Head, Apostle Patrick Aseyoro, Apostle Dr. Christian Tsekpoe (Resident Minister, A-Lang Worship Centre), Pastor Abraham Addae Agyeman (Odorkor District Minister) and the Odorkor Area pastorate. Also present were representatives of the municipal assembly.

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The Roman Ridge District Women’s Ministry in the La Area of The Church of Pentecost has donated items worth GH¢ 3,700.00 to the inmates of the Senior Correctional Centre (Borstal Institute) of the Ghana Prisons Service.

The District Minister, Pastor Clement Achim Gyimah, and his wife Beatrice, on Saturday, December 26, 2020, led a delegation made up of Elder Michael Opare Attuah (La Area Deacon), and the Roman Ridge District Women’s Leader, Deaconess Comfort Osei Agyen, and her team, to donate the items which included assorted food items, clothing, and toiletries to the centre, which is located within the district.

In a short address, Pastor Achim Gyimah said that the donation was part of the activities outlined for the 2020 Christmas Convention.

He noted that the exercise was to make people in their immediate surroundings feel the presence of the church during the Christmas celebrations.

DSP Leon T. E. Mills received the items on behalf of the facility. He thanked the church for remembering them in the festive season. He appealed to the church to continue with the kind gesture.  

Report by Gina Akua Padi.

The Ho Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost has held a day’s intercessory prayers for Ghana ahead of Monday’s general elections dubbed “A Glorious Woman to Stand in the Gap for the Nation” – Ezekiel 22:30.

Addressing the women, the Area Women’s Leader, Deaconess Fidelia Ametefui, said that election is not about war but an opportunity to exercise one’s right as democratic citizens of the country, hence it must not be taken as a do or die affair.

She explained that the prayer session was intended to call on God to support, guide, and help the nation through the elections. “If we all listen very well to things that are happening in the country, it doesn’t look like we have the peace that we were enjoying before this period. That is why we are calling on our God to intervene and calm all nerves and to make sure that the political players maintain and sustain the peace we have been enjoying all this while,” she added.

According to her, women and their children suffer most in every difficult situation be it violence or conflict.

“Because we don’t want to suffer any difficulty during this election should there be any war, we have decided to kneel before the Lord and pray for His intervention as women since we are His last born and always after His heart,” she said.

Deaconess Fidelia Ametefui, therefore, called on parents to advise their sons to avoid any acts of violence.

She also pleaded with politicians to put Ghana above the interest of their political parties and accept the outcome of the elections as the will of God.

The Guest Speaker, Mrs. Judith Viku (wife of Ho Dome District Minister), entreated all mothers to encourage their sons to avoid any form of engagement from politicians who may try to entice them to engage in violence.

“God is looking for a glorious woman who can keep her family safe during this period. Therefore, we must talk to our husbands and sons since they have the strength to fight.

“Don’t forget, when they cause the fight, they can escape leaving you and your children to suffer.

“This is the main reason why as a glorious woman, we stand in the gap for the nation and our families.

“If there is war, we won’t have the chance to worship God, do our businesses, or even go out. Let us be mindful of violence,” she concluded.

Mr. Oral Robert Amenyo, the Deputy Volta Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), commended the leadership of the Women’s Ministry for the programme and encouraged other churches to emulate the efforts of the church.

He seized the opportunity to thank the entire leadership of The Church of Pentecost for their support to the Commission during the outbreak of the COVID-19.

He further called on all and sundry to make sure that all the COVID-19 protocols are adhered to during the elections.

Mr. Amenyo appealed to all eligible voters to go out and vote peacefully and return home to wait for the outcome.

“I want to plead with all leaders of the various political parties to ensure that there is peace before, during, and after the election,” he stated.

Report by Solomon Ahiable.

The New Tafo Area of The Church of Pentecost has organised a farewell service in honour of the outgone Area Women’s Ministry leadership at the M. K. Yeboah Temple, Krofrom in Kumasi.

The event, which was chaired by the Area Head, Apostle Samuel Antwi, took place on October 20, 2020. It was attended by members of the ministry, family and friends of the reviewed leaders and the pastorate in the Area and their wives, among others.

The reviewed leaders served the ministry for six years. They are: Deaconess Deborah Ntim (Area Leader), Deaconess Esther Boakye Duah alias Mama Esther, a popular gospel artiste (Assistant Leader), Deaconess Rosemond Love Kusi (Secretary), Deaconess Patricia Frimpong (Treasurer), Deaconess Gloria Asiedu and Deaconess Comfort Osei (Members).

The new Area leaders are: Deaconess Mavis Addai (Area Leader), Deaconess Mercy Antwi Duah (Assistant), Deaconess Portia Oppong Ntiamoah (Secretary), Deaconess Esther Acheampong (Financial Secretary), Deaconess Doris Yeboah (Treasurer), Deaconess Theresa Osei (Member), and Mrs. Margaret Dwamenah Asante (Pastors Wives’ Representative).

The Area Head, Apostle Samuel Antwi, in a sermonette stated the need for believers to contend for the faith (Jude 3) regardless of their situations and ranks. He also stated the need for Christians to contend for the gospel and prayer.

In her testimony, the new Area Leader, Deaconess Mavis Addai, said the reviewed Area leaders achieved a lot of successes to advance the cause of the Women’s Ministry in the Area due to their affable and God-fearing attitude.

Joined by their husbands, Deaconess Deborah Ntim (the outgone Area leader), on behalf of her colleagues, appreciated the support of all, including the outgone National Women’s Ministry Executives led by Deaconess Mrs. Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuama, the current and past Area Heads and their wives, pastors and their wives, District Women’s Ministry Executives, members of the ministry, family and all stakeholders of the ministry.

Mrs. Mary Antwi (wife of the Area Head), joined by Mrs. Elizabeth Asante (wife of the former Area Head), on behalf of the ministry, presented citations to the outgone Area leaders.

Report by Dennis Owusu.