Church of Pentecost USA Easter Convention Hits Hartford, CT.

The Church of Pentecost USA Inc, New York Region held her 2008 Easter

Convention in the City of Hartford, the capital city of the State of

Connecticut from March 21 -23, 2008. The theme for the Convention was

"Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life" John 11:25.

In his welcome address to the Convention, the host pastor, Rev. John Ofori

of the Church of Pentecost Hartford District pointed out that, the theme for

the convention "Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life", reminds us of the

fact that believers worship a resurrected and a Living Savior. He also noted

that "the resurrection story also makes Christianity a unique religion among

others, and Jesus incomparable with other religious leaders. It makes our

salvation so real and so great.

He continued that; according to Apostle Paul if Jesus did not rise up from

the dead then 'the church has no message for the world, the Christian has

nothing to believe; Christian witnesses and preachers are telling falsehoods

about God; our individual faith is an empty, lifeless shell; and tragedy of

all tragedies we are still in our sins". He further observed that the

resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ gives those of us who have believed in Him

a glorious hope, the confidence of life abundant and the assurance of life

eternal

The Convention was chaired by Rev. Samuel Kwesi Arthur, the New York

Regional Head of the Church. Rev. Arthur in his keynote message to the

convention related that Jesus has risen from the dead and has become the

first fruit of the dead. Moreover, God has exalted Jesus and has given him a

name above all names and made him Lord. He exhorted that our faith in the

resurrected Savior will not only bring eternal life but also a resurrection

of dead things in our lives. He prayed that participants would leave the

convention renewed, strengthened, healed and blessed.

In attendance was a special guest of honor, Honorable rJo Winch, the

Majority Leader of the City Council of Hartford, CT., who represented the

Mayor, Eddie Perez. Ms. Winch on behalf of the Mayor of Hartford formerly

welcomed the church and hoped that the participants enjoyed their three days

stay in the beautiful city of Hartford. She also remarked that the church

had brought much blessing to the city and encouraged that the church comes

back to hold her Easter Convention in the city. About 3000 people attended

the successful Easter Convention.