The Church of Pentecost (COP) has elected Apostle Eric Nyamekye, (Koforidua Area Head)as the new chairman to lead the Church for the next five years.
The new chairman, Apostle Apostle Eric Nyamekye, replaces Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah who served as the chairman for ten (10) years and retires in August.
Apostle Nyamekye will be the 6th National Chairman of the Church.
Out of 151 votes from the Electoral College, only 4 people opposed. 147 people voted overwhelmingly in his favour. At the General Council, Apostle Nyamekye amassed a total votes of 994 out of 1009 which represents 98.5% of the total vote.
Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah, who served as the church’s maiden International Missions Director (IMD) from 1991 to 1996, succeeded Apostle Dr. Michael Ntumy, whose tenure of office as a chairman of the leading Pentecostal church in Ghana ended in 2008.
He is the last of the Apostles who walked with the founder of the church, Pastor James Mckeown. His 10-year tenure of office is said to have seen the greatest infrastructure and spiritual uplift of the church.
The Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC) at Gomoa Fetteh is one of his legacies for the church. Opoku Onyinah increased the international presence of the church from 73 nations in 2008 to 96 in 2018.
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