Police close down Assemblies of God Church after members 'fight' over new pastor

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Kwaku-Holland 5 days ago

Local politics versus national directives. Find a peaceful settlement. Oh my Christian folks. I am sure the local new successor has lots of people on the board. It should also not be so. Be ready to be posted to Paga to serve ...
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Local politics versus national directives. Find a peaceful settlement. Oh my Christian folks. I am sure the local new successor has lots of people on the board. It should also not be so. Be ready to be posted to Paga to serve the Lord
The BASE 5 days ago

Kennedy Agyepong would have sanitized the country and free victims from fraudulent mushroom churches and their azaa clergy

Kennedy Agyepong would have sanitized the country and free victims from fraudulent mushroom churches and their azaa clergy
Vornyovie Victory 5 days ago

May God have mercy and reveal Himself to those who claim to believein Christ Jesus!

May God have mercy and reveal Himself to those who claim to believein Christ Jesus!
prophet mohammed was a sick dog 5 days ago

Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper. Search online for ways to move away from evil islam.........You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe......Burn ...
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Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper. Search online for ways to move away from evil islam.........You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe......Burn the qur'an and kill muslims.
FRANKIE 5 days ago

Order from above erh. Is that not president of umofia republic church,

Order from above erh. Is that not president of umofia republic church,
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 5 days ago

ARISE!! ARISE!!!! ARISE!!!!
THE WOMAN HAS STARTED THE REVOLUTION IN THE MUCH RESPECTED METHODIST CHURCH. IT MUST NOT END THERE. IT MUST EXTEND TO THE REAL CHARLATANS WHO SAY THEY ARE CHURCH OWNERS. ONE MAN CHURCH GOERS MUST ...
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ARISE!! ARISE!!!! ARISE!!!!
THE WOMAN HAS STARTED THE REVOLUTION IN THE MUCH RESPECTED METHODIST CHURCH. IT MUST NOT END THERE. IT MUST EXTEND TO THE REAL CHARLATANS WHO SAY THEY ARE CHURCH OWNERS. ONE MAN CHURCH GOERS MUST RISE UP AND CONFRONT THE STEALING IN THE NAME OF GOD. ONE MAN CHURCH FOOLISH CONGREGANTS RISE UP AND TAKE CONTROL OF CHURCH MONEY. NOBODY IS OWNER OF A CHURCH!!!!!!!!

ARISE!!! ARISE!! ARISE!! THE TIME IS UP!!!!
DO NOT ALLOW ANY ONE MAN CHURCH LEADER TO CONTROL OFFERINGS IN THE CHURCH. THE MONEY IS NOT FOR HIM OR HER. SET UP A COMMITTEE IN THE ONE MAN CHURCHES TO CONTROL ALL OFFERINGS. DO NOT ALLOW ANY ONE MAN CHURCH LEADER TO COME CLOSE TO THE MONEY!!!!
DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO ROB YOU THIS YEAR 2026 !! RISE UP AND DEFEND YOURSELVES. THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO EMBRACE THE TRUTH FROM THE SCRIPTURES .
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY DOGMA FROM THESE THIEVES.
Opoku 5 days ago

My friend ,forget about the Base.It is already dead on arrival.

My friend ,forget about the Base.It is already dead on arrival.
FRANKIE 5 days ago

Every business must have a succession plan. Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah of Royal House Chapel fame has set the pace beautifully by positioning his son and daughters to succeed him. What a beautiful business the church is!

Every business must have a succession plan. Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah of Royal House Chapel fame has set the pace beautifully by positioning his son and daughters to succeed him. What a beautiful business the church is!
Vornyovie Victory 5 days ago

The church is a family tradition?

The church is a family tradition?
prophet mohammed was a sick dog 5 days ago

Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper. Search online for ways to move away from evil islam.......You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe......Burn the ...
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Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper. Search online for ways to move away from evil islam.......You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe......Burn the qur'an and kill muslims.

Kwaku Tee 5 days ago

Ghanaians shd find time to study the background of founders of their Churches b4 joining them. Sam Korankye Ankrah was in the Netherlands after Uni , what motivated him to run back to Ghana to set up a church? I'm told he was ...
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Ghanaians shd find time to study the background of founders of their Churches b4 joining them. Sam Korankye Ankrah was in the Netherlands after Uni , what motivated him to run back to Ghana to set up a church? I'm told he was the first pastor to start charging in Dollars whenever he's invited to preach in another church . At a point in the 90s & early 2000s ,Royal House International Church was having far richer Bank Balances in its Forex Accouns than almost all Govt institutions. That shd forewarn any Ghanaian looking for a church to attend.
Frank Agyena-Karikari. 5 days ago

Hmmm FRANKIE, you are very right but that doesn’t happen in modern day Christianity which has become ethnically diverse and money making venture. It used not to be like that some time ago.
I remember forming a branch of my ...
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Hmmm FRANKIE, you are very right but that doesn’t happen in modern day Christianity which has become ethnically diverse and money making venture. It used not to be like that some time ago.
I remember forming a branch of my Christian Church at Tamale many decades ago. I started with only a few of my students. Tamale is predominantly Muslim community and they don’t fight with Christians because both religious groups never disrespected each other. The Christians there knew how to respect the Moslems and the latter tolerated the former. It may surprise many to hear that Moslems and Christians invited each group to attend their religious ceremonies. Yes, the Chief Imam of Tamale became my good friend. I had studied Islamic Religion for three years at UCC and had come to understand Islam better.
Besides, I grew next to a Zongo community and many of my friends and acquaintances were Moslems. My father who was a Christian didn’t like the idea of Moslem families not allowing their children to attend Christian schools helped establish Islamic Elementary School there and helped to teach the students there. Yes, and he was very much respected by the Moslem community there. When I arrived at Uncle Sam’s country, my best friend that I could trust with my wife and daughter was a Moslem until he died. Honestly, he was truly religious and read the Bible more than I did and honestly respected true Christians. It abhors me when I see and hear of Moslems attacking and killing each other as it happens in the Arab World and Nigeria. Both religions should be taught to understand that they are not at loggerheads. The Koran is just a rendition of the Bible. The name of Jesus that Moslems call Issah in Arabic is mentioned in the Koran than any Religious Personality. True Moslems respect Jesus. The only thing that they don’t agree with is to say that JESUS IS THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD. Many people do not know that there are more Moslems in Israel than Christians. Many Moslems that included Yasser Arafat always attend Christmas in Bethlehem.
Religious Intolerance can be very dangerous and detrimental to the development of any society. People should just go and read the THIRTY YEARS WAR BETWEEN MOSLEMS AND CHRISTIANS. Religion is good but can be dangerously dangerous. Let us look at what is happening in the Middle East. Is it not hurtful and dangerous and disgusting and even disgraceful?
Anokwale 5 days ago

Ebei Frank Agyena-Karikari. When will you stop lying? You formed what? How can an Idol worshiper like you form a church?

Ebei Frank Agyena-Karikari. When will you stop lying? You formed what? How can an Idol worshiper like you form a church?
Frank Agyena-Karikari. 5 days ago

The Reverend was not really right to appoint his family to succeed him after his death. The Church is not a Monarchy. The Church Elders were supposed to appoint a new leader to be blessed to take over from the Reverend. Such ...
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The Reverend was not really right to appoint his family to succeed him after his death. The Church is not a Monarchy. The Church Elders were supposed to appoint a new leader to be blessed to take over from the Reverend. Such family appointments can easily lead to violent conflicts and deaths. It should never be encouraged.
Ananse 5 days ago

Hmmmm
Your called Rev. Korankyi’s behavior beautiful.
That’s why people will be talking about money money in the the church. Is the church a business venture?
One day one day ( nkwasia fuo ani be bue na ama agro no a ...
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Hmmmm
Your called Rev. Korankyi’s behavior beautiful.
That’s why people will be talking about money money in the the church. Is the church a business venture?
One day one day ( nkwasia fuo ani be bue na ama agro no agu)
Dipping people in the name of Jesus Christ.
If the pastors were not making money from the church, will they be fighting over who becomes the next head pastor?
Yooooo.
FRANKIE 5 days ago

Kwaku Ananse, sorry you didn't get my drift of beautiful sarcasm and metaphor.

Kwaku Ananse, sorry you didn't get my drift of beautiful sarcasm and metaphor.
Lori 5 days ago

Healer, heal yourself.

Healer, heal yourself.
Theo Odamtten 5 days ago

When will mental slavery end? Doing business in the name of serving God!...Wise up my people!!

When will mental slavery end? Doing business in the name of serving God!...Wise up my people!!
Teddy Moore 5 days ago

Yes, any church or pastor who misbehaving the church must be close down as soon as possible.

Yes, any church or pastor who misbehaving the church must be close down as soon as possible.
Kwaku Tee 5 days ago

Managing a Church is one of the most difficult assignment that it's even difficult than managing a Corporate body.Check the history of all the Orthodox Churches (Methodist, Presby,Catholic & Anglican) all went thru these pro ...
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Managing a Church is one of the most difficult assignment that it's even difficult than managing a Corporate body.Check the history of all the Orthodox Churches (Methodist, Presby,Catholic & Anglican) all went thru these problems centuries ago.They have managed to reduce their problems and improved management, that's why some of us have become their members. It's so difficult worshipping God in an environment where there is so much chaos. Experts in Mgt would tell you it's difficult to manage an institution or a body where there's an abundant flow of Fiscal Cash, there's always a Greedy or a Corrupt chap trying to take advantage.

Komfo anokye worshipping dwarfs 5 days ago

This is the mentality of the bush Asante dwarfs. These fake pastors, slave selling trashy tribes have succeeded with the church of Pentecost by placing their tribal people in leadership positions to use them for their financi ...
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This is the mentality of the bush Asante dwarfs. These fake pastors, slave selling trashy tribes have succeeded with the church of Pentecost by placing their tribal people in leadership positions to use them for their financial benefit and political purposes. No wonder they believe the welded stool fell from the sky. Even Ethiopians who were never colonized, with the original copies of the Bible and their own written language and alphabets are not this delusional not to talk of these slave selling, head chopping, river worshipping, toilet eating bush dwarfs
Ganyobi 5 days ago

Everybody would like to be the Head Pastor so that he and his family could also enjoy the Tithe and collections. Churches have now become businesses.

Everybody would like to be the Head Pastor so that he and his family could also enjoy the Tithe and collections. Churches have now become businesses.
Jr 5 days ago

No succession plan for the next ARMED ROBBER. haha

No succession plan for the next ARMED ROBBER. haha
FACT 5 days ago

PUZZLED OBSERVER ASKS ...
John Dramani Mahama is a senior elder in the Assemblies of God Church but his children bear Arabic Muslim names. Is the Assemblies of God Church a bridge between Christianity and Islam ?

PUZZLED OBSERVER ASKS ...
John Dramani Mahama is a senior elder in the Assemblies of God Church but his children bear Arabic Muslim names. Is the Assemblies of God Church a bridge between Christianity and Islam ?
Lori 5 days ago

A very confused family.

A very confused family.
Nii 5 days ago

Religion is not a priority to that family, their main focus is Money & Material things. Don't be surprised to start hearing Buddhist & Hindu names in that family. They are hardened Crooks.

Religion is not a priority to that family, their main focus is Money & Material things. Don't be surprised to start hearing Buddhist & Hindu names in that family. They are hardened Crooks.
Agyenkwa Budget 5 days ago

Where is the Piccadily Armed Robber? Is the thief at large ? Or he is on the run? WANTED

Where is the Piccadily Armed Robber? Is the thief at large ? Or he is on the run? WANTED
Tayamata 5 days ago

Why do fight, while there is a lot of work to be done, those fighting how many people do they invite to church, this are people that when, you want them to go for visitation, go out to preach the word of God , you never found ...
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Why do fight, while there is a lot of work to be done, those fighting how many people do they invite to church, this are people that when, you want them to go for visitation, go out to preach the word of God , you never found them around, useless fight, you your strength to invite people to church
CK 5 days ago

You go to evangelism to win souls for the pastors to enjoy financially? Man, you are nothing more than a slave. You have been fooled by those who control the church.

You go to evangelism to win souls for the pastors to enjoy financially? Man, you are nothing more than a slave. You have been fooled by those who control the church.
Ama Porsche 5 days ago

I would like to buy this church and turn it into a school

I would like to buy this church and turn it into a school

Stitches. 5 days ago

This problem will keep appearing in the Assemblies of God church until they centralise the appointment of pastors to local Assemblies. As it is now, every local Assembly chooses who their next pastor will be. So why is it tha ...
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This problem will keep appearing in the Assemblies of God church until they centralise the appointment of pastors to local Assemblies. As it is now, every local Assembly chooses who their next pastor will be. So why is it that the mother church is now trying to appoint a pastor for a local Assembly when the rule has not changed?
FREECAPENTA 5 days ago

The president will not sit down for his church to be in litigation over successor so, bam order from above to close down the church until further notice

The president will not sit down for his church to be in litigation over successor so, bam order from above to close down the church until further notice
@Stitches 5 days ago

You're 100% right. Unknown to many people A.G is the biggest Pentecostal Church in the world with over 70 million members. In Ghana I knew they would run into problems because they allow one man to lead the local church for d ...
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You're 100% right. Unknown to many people A.G is the biggest Pentecostal Church in the world with over 70 million members. In Ghana I knew they would run into problems because they allow one man to lead the local church for decades.
Elsewhere it had worked, but in Ghana it's a wahala. My father was the Head of the Church in Ghana and I had expressed this view with him. I wish he is here to see that.
AK 5 days ago

What prevents the Assemblies of God Church to adopt the administrative structure of The Apostolic Church and The Church of Pentecost? Pastors in these two churches are transferred every year and there is no wahala.

What prevents the Assemblies of God Church to adopt the administrative structure of The Apostolic Church and The Church of Pentecost? Pastors in these two churches are transferred every year and there is no wahala.
Abu Joseph 5 days ago

The church has become a business. The message of salvation they preach bears no resemblance to the lives its leaders actually live; it is all about who seizes control, who holds the purse strings, who profits most in material ...
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The church has become a business. The message of salvation they preach bears no resemblance to the lives its leaders actually live; it is all about who seizes control, who holds the purse strings, who profits most in material terms. Joseph Hill said that Jah alone is a Christian, and I am beginning to understand exactly what he meant.
KI 5 days ago

@AK
Exactly so, CAC and The Church of Pentecost have always have between 1-5years transfer Policy and it's been so smooth.
So AG. Please leadership should follow suit if not the church will be interactive to the youth and i ...
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@AK
Exactly so, CAC and The Church of Pentecost have always have between 1-5years transfer Policy and it's been so smooth.
So AG. Please leadership should follow suit if not the church will be interactive to the youth and innocent souls would be perished.
WHOEVER TAKES CHARGE AS THE NEXT PASTOR HAD BETTER MAKE SURE THE LORD PLACED THEM THERE AND SHOULD BE PREPARED TO COME AGAINST SOME SERIOUS OPPOSITION FROM SOME PEOPLE.THEY HAD BETTER DEVOTE SERIOUS TIME TO FASTING AND PRAYER. 5 days ago

Any Pastor taking over this Church will have a tough job trying to pastor a divided congregation. In every church there are always individuals or groups of individuals who feel that they are best placed to direct the affairs ...
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Any Pastor taking over this Church will have a tough job trying to pastor a divided congregation. In every church there are always individuals or groups of individuals who feel that they are best placed to direct the affairs of the church. Some of these people are well gifted but the main problem is always PRIDE, EGOTISM AND A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT that some church members have often because they have been some of the oldest members or because they have made significant contributions to the Church including financially. If you look closely at the history of Churches fighting over successions, you will find that the seeds of this schism were sown many years previously but now breaking into the open because of people’s oversized egos. Clearly a lot of folks in that Church do not know the Lord or are not walking in obedience to the commands of the Lord. They are acting like they own the Church rather than Christ and in that sense are living in spiritual rebellion.
They way out is for those members who truly love the Lord to meet to have a sustained period (2-3 weeks) of fasting and prayer during which there is confession of sin (members asking each other for forgiveness) and forgiving grievances the hold against others. It may be prudent to get one or more respected independent men of God to assist them in this exercise. FOR THIS TO WORK EACH FACTION NEEDS TO GIVE UP THEIR ENTRENCHED POSITION, COME IN WITH A HEART THAT IS TRULY OPEN TO HEAR WHAT GOD HAS TO SAY. The Church belongs to Christ and not to some faction or group of individuals. Sometimes the difficulty is that some members within the congregation are mere Church attenders and not true believers whose hearts are yielded to the Lord. Others are mere baby Christians. For many Church members, Christianity is a label of respectability rather than a belief system that affects every aspect of their lives very deeply (at home or at work).
IT IS POSSIBLE TO TALK LIKE A CHRISTIAN, WALK LIKE A CHRISTIAN AND STILL NOT KNOW THE GOD OF HEAVEN BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING ACCORDING TO OUR OWN DICTATES RATHER THAN LIVING BY THE LORD’S COMMANDS.
Komfo anokye worshipping dwarfs 5 days ago

This is the mentality of the bush Asante dwarfs. These fake pastors, slave selling trashy tribes have succeeded with the church of Pentecost by placing their tribal people in leadership positions to use them for their financi ...
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This is the mentality of the bush Asante dwarfs. These fake pastors, slave selling trashy tribes have succeeded with the church of Pentecost by placing their tribal people in leadership positions to use them for their financial benefit and political purposes. No wonder they believe the welded stool fell from the sky. Even Ethiopians who were never colonized, with the original copies of the Bible and their own written language and alphabets are not this delusional not to talk of these slave selling, head chopping, river worshipping, toilet eating bush dwarfs
The orangutan state 5 days ago

Action faith by church members

Action faith by church members
Asantehene 5 days ago

This should tell you that most of these churches are just doing business

This should tell you that most of these churches are just doing business
Osei Bonsu 5 days ago

The business side of the church is showing how urgly churches are.

The business side of the church is showing how urgly churches are.
Ghanabi Kofi 5 days ago

This retirement succession is becoming a bane of our church.
One of our churches in Accra near the spintex road is also boiling n waiting to explode.
The pastor has retired, but the associate pastor whom the church likes ...
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This retirement succession is becoming a bane of our church.
One of our churches in Accra near the spintex road is also boiling n waiting to explode.
The pastor has retired, but the associate pastor whom the church likes to be their pastor.. this associate pastor has been in the church since he was boy...but this order from above is restraining the appointment of a substantive pastor. Yooo!!!!
Tbee 5 days ago

CHRISTIANITY HAS LOST IT VALUE

CHRISTIANITY HAS LOST IT VALUE
B. Kumi 5 days ago

See them, the main problem of Ghana. That is why Ghana is stagnant in terms of development, because these animals claiming stupid superiority with must get rich by all means attitude. They are fighting because the new leader ...
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See them, the main problem of Ghana. That is why Ghana is stagnant in terms of development, because these animals claiming stupid superiority with must get rich by all means attitude. They are fighting because the new leader will enrich himself faster. So others also want the position to do same. Pigmy evil dwarfs Ashantis...nboa foon
Imagination 5 days ago

Christian are violent but and dangerous but always pretend

Christian are violent but and dangerous but always pretend
OZYMANDIAS 5 days ago

NSA KESIE( BIG HANDS) from HQ in Accra are behind the confusion. Saaayooooo! Confusion has reared its masterpiece. University of Constant Confusion. UCC.

NSA KESIE( BIG HANDS) from HQ in Accra are behind the confusion. Saaayooooo! Confusion has reared its masterpiece. University of Constant Confusion. UCC.
Hope 5 days ago

I'm really concerned about this situation: 1.type of Church government and structure 2.the constitution of the church 3.welfare of the pastors-in the cities vs.in the villages 4.pastors retirement issues
A Word to the wise!

I'm really concerned about this situation: 1.type of Church government and structure 2.the constitution of the church 3.welfare of the pastors-in the cities vs.in the villages 4.pastors retirement issues
A Word to the wise!
Teddy Moore 5 days ago

Agraada church will follow soon

Agraada church will follow soon
Boakye 5 days ago

Salvation comes from God but not churches. The true worshippers of God do so in Spirit and in Truth. The time of deceptions are coming to an end. The Kingdom of Heaven is in within the heart, and so does the Kingdom of hell.

Salvation comes from God but not churches. The true worshippers of God do so in Spirit and in Truth. The time of deceptions are coming to an end. The Kingdom of Heaven is in within the heart, and so does the Kingdom of hell.
Kwame Angel 5 days ago

Men of God!

Men of God!
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Ina 4 days ago

3bubo ba....... The age of one man church leaders dying/ retiring is with us now.
We shall see how this will unfold in the coming years. Lol

3bubo ba....... The age of one man church leaders dying/ retiring is with us now.
We shall see how this will unfold in the coming years. Lol
the Villager 4 days ago

This same thing happened in Toronto Canada in the 90s with the Assemb of God Church. They split into many new churches and not even the invitation of the Gen Supt from Ghana could resolve the problem.
Church is now big busin ...
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This same thing happened in Toronto Canada in the 90s with the Assemb of God Church. They split into many new churches and not even the invitation of the Gen Supt from Ghana could resolve the problem.
Church is now big business.
Raphael Abeam US 3 days ago

Why do some people go to church and why do you kick against a Pastor .No human being on this earth is perfect. .People should read the Bible deeply and understands it before condemning people

Why do some people go to church and why do you kick against a Pastor .No human being on this earth is perfect. .People should read the Bible deeply and understands it before condemning people

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