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This eventually culminated in the founding of the Church of Pentecost after Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah advised for a change of name so as to settle disputes that arose as a result of its break away., [5] [6] In early 1982, Mckeown handed over leadership of the Church to a Ghanaian, Rev. Fred. S. Sarfo, and inducted him into ...
In 2022, global membership of the Church stood at 4,203,077, [3] with children constituting about 1,307,157. The Church of Pentecost had 137,862 church officers and 2,492 ordained ministers in 101 nations. [4] The Church saw an increase of 7.9% with regards to the total membership of the church and now operate in 170 nations across the globe. [5]
Joseph Egyir-Paintsil served as the first General Secretary of The Church of Pentecost (COP). The Church claims that he supported the founder of (COP), Rev. James McKeown during the conflicts between the Church of Pentecost and Ghana Apostolic Church. [6] [7] In order to resolve the dispute, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah [8] met leadership of C.O.P ...
He worked for three years with the Technology Consultancy Centre, KNUST, before he going into full-time ministry in the Church of Pentecost in 1991. [1] His first ministry station was Daboase District in the Western Region between 1991 and 1995, then to Agona Nsaba in the Central Region to serve until 1999 [1] where he was ordained as a pastor in 1996.
He is the last of the Apostles who walked with the founder of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor James McKeown. Onyinah joined the ministry of The Church of Pentecost in 1976 and has served in various positions, including rector of Pentecost University College, an executive council member and the first International Missions Director of the church ...
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He was called to the office of an Apostle at 33 and six years after, was elected the fourth Chairman of The Church of Pentecost. After serving two terms (10 years), he handed over to Opoku Onyinah . Ntumy was held hostage during the First Liberian Civil War [ 1 ] attacks on his life ranging from physical assaults to poisoning [ 3 ] and later ...
He remained a member of an Assemblies of God church in Oakland, California, and in 1980 his credentials were restored. [ 6 ] Originally shunning other movements, he became an active believer in ecumenism , beginning his efforts in the 1950s to share the Pentecostal experience with Christians in the historic denominations , chiefly Roman ...