The Church of Pentecost is a

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Cl ...

denomination that originates from

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

. The Church currently has a presence in 190 countries globally. Its current Chairman, who happens to be its highest officer worldwide, is Apostle Eric Nyamekye.

History

The church has its origins in a British mission of Rev. James McKeown in

in 1937. In 1953, The Church was founded as Gold Coast Apostolistic Church. Upon the country's attainment of independence in 1957, the name changed to the Ghana Apostolic Church. In resolution of a conflict with the Apostolic Church, Ghana, the then President of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah ruled that the church adopted a new name, thus, in August 1962, the name Church of Pentecost came into being. Through foreign

missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thoma ...

work and establishing relationships with other Pentecostal churches, the Church of Pentecost expanded into a worldwide movement. The Church of Pentecost operated in 151 Nations headed by

Apostles An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary. The word is derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", itself derived from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to se ...

, Prophets, Evangelists and Senior Pastors throughout the world and about 21,802 local assemblies in 2,898 districts. In 2022, global membership of the Church stood at 4,203,077, with children constituting about 1,307,157. The Church of Pentecost had 137,862 church officers and 2,492 ordained ministers in 101 nations.The Church of Pentecost
Statistics
thecophq.org, Ghana, retrieved January 29, 2024 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.

Church leadership

Chairmen of the Church of Pentecost

*Pastor James McKeown 1953–1982 *Apostle Fred Stephen Safo 1982–1987 *Prophet Martinson Kwadwo Yeboah 1988–1998 *Apostle Dr. Michael Kwabena Ntumy 1998–2008 *Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah 2008–2018 *Apostle Eric Nyamekye 2018–present The Church of Pentecost re-elected Nyamekye as chairman of the church during an election held on May 4, 2023 at the Pentecost Convention Center at Gomoa Fetteh as part of the 46th General Council Meeting.

References

Bibliography

* An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity – Allen Anderson – * Religions of the World, Second Edition – J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann - {{Christianity in Ghana Protestantism in Africa Protestantism in Ghana Pentecostal denominations

History

Church leadership

Chairmen of the Church of Pentecost

See also

References

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