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In line with the “Possessing the Nations” agenda of The Church of Pentecost, the Worawora District Women’s Ministry has put up a Police Post to help beef up security in the Worawora community.

The facility, which is situated at the Akposo Kabo barrier on the Worawora-Dambai stretch, was commissioned and handed over to the Ghana Police Service by the Hohoe Area Head, Apostle Moses Ahiakor, last Wednesday.

Speaking at the event, the District Police Commander, Superintendent Simon Amewu, said the facility would aid their operations and thanked the Church for the kind gesture.

Present at the event was Pastor Samuel Oduetey Opata, the Worawora District Minister.

Report by E.N. Gordor

The Women’s Ministry Director of The Church of Pentecost, Deaconess Philomina Mireku, joined women of the Ashaiman Area for a “Street Gospel Evangelism” exercise last Sunday.

The event was organised in partnership with the Area’s “Jesus Is Coming” Evangelism Team at the forecourt of Franko Trading Enterprise, located at the Ashaiman Main Station.

As part of the exercise, the women evangelised to night workers in the Ashaiman market and also visited some slums (ghettos) to share the gospel message of Jesus Christ with the residents. 

Fifty-two people surrendered their lives to Christ during the exercise. Thirteen of the new converts underwent water baptism on the same day and 15 others received Holy Spirit baptism.

Pastor Dickson Boahen (Estate District), Pastor Stephen Bonzoe (Chapel Square District), Pastor Samuel Ofori Gyimah (Home and Urban Mission Pastor, Ashaiman Sector) and Deaconess Evelyn Asare (Area Women’s Ministry Leader) took part in the exercise. 

Report by Divine Endurance, Ashaiman

The Gblapedo District in the Aflao Area of The Church of Pentecost has inaugurated the Virtuous Ladies wing of the Women’s Ministry. 

The colourful event, organised under the theme: “The Empowered Lady, A Key To Possessing The Nations” (Proverbs 31:29), was held at the auditorium of the Central Assembly on October 17 this year.

The Special Guest of Honour for the occasion, Mrs. Faith Dzemekey (Wife of the Aflao Area Head), encouraged the young ladies to lead a chaste life consecrated unto God. 

“The purpose of the empowerment of God is to make you ready to positively influence every sphere of the society with values and principles of God’s kingdom,” she asserted.

Pastor Samuel Ansoadek, the Gblapedo District Minister, also encouraged the young ladies to manifest Christian traits as genuine brides of Christ on earth. 

Ten souls were won for Christ at the event and baptised in water on the same day.

Also in attendance were Deaconess Mary Elorm Wormenor (Area Virtuous Ladies Coordinator), Deaconess Grace Senu (Area Women’s Ministry Leader), and Mrs. Eunice Asoandek (Wife of the Gblapedo District Minister)

Report by: Pastor Francis Lamptey (Aflao Area Reporter)

The Teshie-Nungua Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost has organised a series of events in observance of the Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Women from all 26 districts in the area converged at the Agnes Boahemaa Gyimah Memorial Temple, Nungua last Saturday to participate in an evangelism float organised as part of the observance. 

They walked through the principal streets of the town holding placards bearing messages of salvation such as “Jesus is the only way, the truth and life,” “If you do not go to Heaven do not blame God,” “You may be in church but not in Christ,” and “Repent, Confess! Life in Christ begins on this note.” 

Other inscriptions were “Had I known is always at last,” “Jesus loves you,” “Behold I am coming soon,” and “Repent or Perish!” 

The women ended the float at the premises of the Pentecost International Worship Centre, Graceland (PIWC-Graceland), where they were screened by health professionals for breast cancer.

The health workers also educated them on early signs and symptoms of breast cancer and the various treatment processes for the disease.

The wife of the Area Head, Mrs. Grace Nkrumah-Agyeman, and the Area Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Mrs. Sophia Nana Arthur, were grateful to the districts for their massive participation in the exercise.

The various ministers’ wives in the area also took part in the event. 

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As part of activities to mark the 2021 International Girl Child Day, the Teshie Nungua Area (TNA) Women’s Ministry undertook a sensitisation outreach at the Teshie-Gonno Cluster of Schools. 

The Teshie Lekma 4 Primary and Kindergarten pupils were on the afternoon shift when the Area Women’s Leader, Deaconess Sophia Nana Arthur, and her team visited the school. The delegation also included Deaconess Harriet Owusu Agbenya (Assistant Area Ministry Leader) and some district leaders from the Area. 

In line with the theme for this year’s celebrations, the Area Women’s Leader sensitised the girls on menstruation and the benefits of menstrual hygiene. 

She mentioned that menstruation is unique to females, and access to the proper knowledge on the use and disposal of sanitary pads was necessary for the girl-child. 

Deaconess Arthur also stressed the importance of digital literacy and the safe and effective use of digital technologies. “Digital literacy is not taking selfies and updating WhatsApp statuses but understanding the ubiquitous technologies available to us and using them appropriately,” she said.

The ministry also donated exercise books, pencils, erasers, reading books, liquid soaps, sanitary pads, and food items to the pupils. 

The headmistress of the school, Mrs Ernestina Markine, received the items on behalf of the pupils. Together with some teachers at the school, they expressed gratitude to the church for the kind gesture. 

Mrs Markine shared some of the challenges school authorities had to deal with due to parental neglect, for which reasons she considered the items timely and necessary to meet the needs of the 21st-century girl-child.

In all, about 200 pupils from classes 1 to 6 participated in the event.

The United Nations has declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child. The day is observed to create awareness on the importance of adolescent girls and attempts made by society to empower and identify their potentials by providing opportunities for them.

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The Tema Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Emmanuel Ofei Ankra-Badu, has charged Christian women to strive to become true servants of God.

Speaking at the September edition of Shiloh Prayers of the Area Women’s Ministry (Prampram Zone) held at the Galilee Prayer Centre in Great Ningo District on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, on the topic: “Relating Well with God” based on 1 Samuel 1:1-11, Genesis 3 and Isaiah 54:13-17, Apostle Ankra-Badu narrated the situation in which Hannah found herself as a barren woman while her rival Peninah was being blessed with many children.

According to him, Hannah nursed bitterness against her husband and her rival which initially hampered her prayer life.

“But when she [Hannah] decided to draw closer to God during an annual worship service at Shiloh, she poured her heart out to God in prayer and that drew God closer,” he said, adding, “When you draw closer to God, you hear His voice and when you relate rightly with God, all the other things move on smoothly.”

The Area Head led the over 500 participants to carefully examine Hannah’s character towards God with regards to the afflictions she went through and explained how connected mankind was to God until the fall of man. 

He advised women to be obedient to God’s command by submitting to their husbands no matter the circumstances, stressing that it is the Lord alone who is capable of transforming them into good husbands, and through that, all blockades in their prayers will be removed.

“Hannah laughed at long last because God answered her prayers, not only with Samuel but additional five other children,” he stated.

Concluding his message, Apostle Emmanuel Ofei Ankra-Badu stated that if Christian women are in good relationship with God, the Lord will surely bless their children.

“When we are in good relationship with the Lord, He will fight all our battles for us, and no weapon formed against us shall prosper because we are true servants of God,” he said.

In attendance at the programme were Pastors Peter Mensah Awitor (Prampram District), Essel Kofi Annor (Dawhenya District), Percy Opoku Ahwenee Dankwah (Tsopoli District), Isaac Amofa Yeboah (Goi District) and William Boachie-Ansah (Great Ningo District), as well as the Area and Zonal leadership of the Women’s Ministry headed by Deaconess Charity Kuwornu, the Area Women’s Ministry Leader.

Report by Pastor William Boachie-Ansah & Felix Odum.

The Women’s Director of The Church of Pentecost, Deaconess Philomina Mireku, has paid a three-day working visit to the Berekum Area of the church in the Bono Region.

She was accompanied by her deputy, Deaconess Vivian Ofusua Amfo, and the National Secretary, Deaconess Dr. Gladys Quartey.

The visit, which took place from August 9-11, 2021 was to allow her and her team to share the ministry’s four-year strategic vision with the leaders of the ministry in the Area and to encourage women at all levels to revive and demonstrate the virtues and ideals of a Christian woman.

Speaking separately at the four zonal centres in the Area, namely Dormaa, Goka, Berekum and Drobo, Mrs. Philomina Mireku stated: “The vision statement of the Women’s Ministry is to practically equip women and ladies in the church to influence all spheres of society with our Christlike character, evangelism and service.”

She stressed on the need for the ministry at all levels (Area, District and Local levels) to be guided by the vision in its activities.

Referring to Titus 2:3-5, the Director encouraged women in the church to revive the high moral standards and good practices such as prayer, evangelism, service, and integrity that were set by their forbearers.

The Area Head, Apostle Samuel Berko, and his wife, Mrs. Joyce Berko, together with the Area Women’s Ministry leaders, accompanied the Director and her team throughout her trekking.

Ministers and their wives were present at all meetings to demonstrate their support for the activities of the Women’s Ministry.

Report by Pastor Daniel Fosu, Berekum.

The Tarkwa Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost has undertaken a massive clean-up exercise at the premises of Pentecost Hospital, Tarkwa.

The exercise involved sweeping and cleaning of various wards, dusting, weeding and disposing of refuse, among others. It was to ensure that clients and staff of the hospital live and operate in a clean and conducive environment to promote good health.

The staff of the various departments of the facility participated fully in the clean-up exercise.

As part of the exercise which took place on Saturday, May 1, 2021, the Area Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Elizabeth Gyan, on behalf of the ministry donated items including paper towels, toilet rolls, sanitizers, powered soap and detergent to the hospital.

The items were received on behalf of Management by the Acting Head of Nursing and Midwifery Services, Mr. Emmanuel Ayi-Mantey. He expressed his profound gratitude to the Women’s Ministry for their gesture.

Report by Sandra Walker.

Ministers’ wives in the Winneba Area of The Church of Pentecost have donated food items worth GH¢ 3,000.00 to the Pentecost Preparatory School, located at Ansaful, Winneba.

The items, which included bags of rice, maize, and onion, as well as gallons of oil, tomatoes paste, and toilet rolls were donated to the school during a visit on June 10, 2021.

Led by the wife of the Area Head, Mrs. Gifty Dansoah Appiah, the team was received by the headmistress of the school, Mrs. Agnes Tagoe, and Pastor Daniel Obeng-Mensah, Chairman of the school’s management board.

Presenting the items to the school, Mrs. Dansoah Appiah, stated: “As mothers of the Area, we are concern about the welfare of our children, especially children at Pentecost Preparatory School, Winneba. Our desire is that the children are fed on a nutritious diet that would impact their ability to learn and improve on their academic outcome.”

The Headmistress of the school, Mrs. Agnes Tagoe, who received the items, was full of praise to the wives of the ministers for the kind gesture and called for God’s blessings upon them. She promised to ensure that the items are used for the intended purpose.

Report by Pastor Isaac Sunkwah, Winneba Area Reporter.