Wednesday, December 7, 2011

CHURCH@ 50
The Regional Lectureship marking Church of Christ at 50 was a great success on September 17, 2011 from 8am-12 midday. Whereas the National Launching in Accra recorded the attendance of 831, the Regional Lectureship recorded an attendance of 587 including 32 Preachers, 6 Elders and 4 Deacons.

The next programme of activity was CLEAN UP EXERCISE and BLOOD DONATION at Winneba Government Hospital which took place on Saturday October 29th, 2011 at 8.00am. Our target for the blood donation was 100 pints needed 100 people. According to the hospital authorities this would be the highest blood donation ever since in this hospital, but surprisingly, we could donate 2001 pints, the work load on the laboratory technicians became so great. Stationview, Juaso, Brofoyeduru sent 32 members to donate blood.

While the blood donation was on going, others were also doing the clean up exercise at the hospital as directed by the authorities. Singing and praying with the patients in beds at the hospital also went alongside with the blood donation and the cleaning. A nearby village where there is a congregation of Church of Christ was also blessed in our celebration when we donated clothing and other items to the township.

Church of Christ has operated in Ghana for the past 50 years; that is from 1961 – 2011. It is therefore important to consider the emergence of the local churches in the various areas in terms of districts and regions as a whole. With regard to the history of the Church of Christ in Assin, it started in the latter days of December 1982 at Assin Juaso. It is interesting for PCC to know that Juaso Church of Christ being the oldest in Assin is 29 years now. The first worship was held on December 17th 1982 with the attendance of 3 adults, 2 children and 2 visitors. HURRAYYYYYYYYYY.

BAPTISM
Our evangelism strategy is that two weeks every Sunday we close from church early so we can reach people in our communities and study with them.

On Sunday 16th October, three (3) people were baptized at Stationview who were study prospects at St. Andrews senior High School where we have a campus church. These students have been very good and took our Bible Studies with them serious.
Two souls were also baptized at Assin Brofoyeduru on Thursday 6th October 2011. They became our prospects after the gospel campaign held there some months ago, and now have understood our message and have shown much interest in becoming members of the Church of Christ.

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