The Home and Urban Missions (HUM) of The Church of Pentecost has organised a PENT5000 Stakeholders Engagement Summit for the Kumasi Sector to strengthen efforts aimed at reaching vulnerable children through evangelism and social intervention.
The summit was held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at A.T. Nartey Temple under the leadership of Apostle Benjamin Offei Badu. It brought together Area HUM Coordinators, Sunday School Teachers, Children’s Ministry leaders, sector representatives, and other stakeholders to discuss practical ways of expanding the PENT5000 Feeding and Outreach Project across Areas, Districts, and Local Assemblies.
In his opening remarks, Apostle Benjamin Offei Badu emphasised the Church’s divine mandate to preach the gospel and demonstrate Christ’s love by caring for vulnerable children. Quoting scriptures such as Matthew 28:18–20 and Mark 10:13–16, he encouraged participants to remain committed to the vision of transforming lives through holistic ministry.
The PENT5000 National Coordinator, Elder Emmanuel Apaa Sam Boandoh, later presented the vision, operational framework, and implementation strategies of the initiative. He explained that the project seeks to support the spiritual, cognitive, and psychomotor development of vulnerable children through feeding programmes, discipleship, literacy and numeracy training, and other life-changing interventions.
A question-and-answer session moderated by Mrs. Abigail Offei Badu allowed participants to deliberate on key implementation challenges, including funding sustainability, volunteer retention, child follow-up systems, and community engagement. Participants also proposed strategies such as strengthening district ownership, improving volunteer training, building partnerships, and enhancing monitoring systems.
The summit ended with Area-based discussions focused on developing practical action plans for establishing and expanding PENT5000 clubs and outreach centres within communities across the Kumasi Sector.
Also present were Pastor Gabriel Owusu Akyaw and Mrs. Patricia Owusu Akyaw, Area HUM leaders, Area Children’s Ministry Pastors, and other sector representatives.
Report by HUM Media Committee
