The Achimota Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Joseph Kwame Assabil, has dedicated four newly-constructed church buildings in the Kotoku District of the Achimota Area on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at a colourful ceremony.

Apostle Assabil was assisted by Apostle Christian Tsekpoe, a lecturer at Pentecost University College, his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Assabil, as well as the pastorate and their wives in the Achimota Area.

The ultra-modern buildings, which were largely funded through grants received from the COP Headquarters and the Achimota Area include Papase Assembly, Mt Zion Assembly, Akotoshie No.1 Assembly and Akotoshie No. 2 Assembly. 

In all, ¢275, 423.28 was spent to complete all the four chapel buildings.

Papase Assembly building, which costs ¢90,250 to complete was opened in 2003 with ten members by Nsawam District through a rally.

However, the church building project started in 2015 by the then District Minister, Pastor Michael Ofori-Adjei. The current membership of the assembly stands at 208 out of which 143 are adults and the remaining 65 are children.

Photo: Paapase Assembly

Mt. Zion Assembly, on the other hand, started in 2006 with 15 members under the administration of Ps. Charles Incoom (the then Medie District Pastor).  The chapel building project, which costs ¢48,577.70, started in 2014 and now has 74 members, comprising of 34 children and 40 adults.

Akotoshie No.1 Assembly started under a tree with eight members in 2005 under the leadership of Pastor OwusuBoreh (the then Nsawam District Pastor).  The building project, however, started in 2015 and was completed with an estimated cost of ¢67,785.58.  The current membership stands at 111. This is made up of 31 children and 80 adults. 

The newly constructed Akotoshie No.2 Assembly, which costs ¢68, 810, was planted in 2005 also under the leadership of Pastor Owusu Boreh (the then Nsawam District Pastor) after a rally with 12 members.

The assembly formerly worshipped in a classroom until 2015 when its building project started.  The current membership stands at 93 out of which 35 are children and the remaining 58 are adults.

By the dint of hardwork and commitment, all the aforementioned building have been completed under the leadership of Apostle Joseph Kwame Assabil and Pastor James Jabuik Doteeb, the current Kotoku District Pastor.

In his sermon, the Achimota Area Estate Committee Chairman, Pastor Francis Achiah, said it is not the magnificent nature of the building that matters but the character of the people, who worship in it. 

He, therefore, urged the members to stand by their biblical principles, draw closer to Jesus and depend on Him entirely.

In his remark, Apostle Assabil warned Christians to desist from moving from one prayer center to another in search of spiritual assistance.

“Many Christians are ignorant of the power they wield as children of God.Consequently, they have become vulnerable and are being deceived by some self-acclaimed “men of God” and “prophets,” he lamented.

He said that the devil has no power over Christians and therefore employs lies and deception to induce fear and manipulate suspecting believers and advised the members to see the church buildings as prayer centers where they can always come to personally seek divine assistance.