Gomoa Fetteh: The Church of Pentecost, as of December 2024, has established its presence in 190 countries worldwide, including Ghana; an increase from 170 countries in 2023. The Church, within the same period, reported a total membership of 4,827,074, representing a 6.4 percent increase from the previous year’s 4,534,644.
According to Ghana News Agency, the total number of ministers worldwide stood at 3,484, alongside 170,886 officers, which comprised 55,490 Elders, 36,635 Deacons, and 78,761 Deaconesses. Apostle Eric Nyamekye, the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, disclosed these figures during the State of the Church’s Address at its General Council Meeting held at the Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa Fetteh, Central Region.
The 47th Session of the General Council Meeting, themed ‘Unleashed to Live a Life Worthy of Your Calling,’ brought together the Church’s leadership, ministers, and officers to discuss the state of the Church and elect new leaders to guide its future endeavors. During the meeting, Apostle Nyamekye announced that the Church opened 843 new assemblies and created 132 districts over the year.
Apostle Nyamekye emphasized the Church’s mission to spread the gospel and bring people to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, stating, “All these achievements are in line with the Church’s commitment to spreading the gospel and bringing people to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. We want to not take that glory for ourselves but to give God the praise. We are trying to impact society as well, raising godly people who will go to their workplace and serve God there.”
The Church of Pentecost also focused on social intervention and development initiatives to support the welfare of its members and the larger Ghanaian community. These initiatives included the construction of boreholes and bus shelters, road repairs, drainage system installations, streetlight maintenance, mass medical screenings, and the establishment of food banks.
In support of education and healthcare, the Church spent more than GHS17 million on educational sponsorship and over GHS10 million in healthcare support for members, as well as over GHS1 million in support of various apprenticeships. Apostle Nyamekye called on the Church and Christians to rise up to righteousness to serve and possess the nations of the world, stating, “The church should rise up to righteousness and do what is right. The Government should rise up to righteousness. In so doing the nation will be exalted, because righteousness exalts a nation.”