Assemblies of God Ghana Professionals Network Relaunched

The Assemblies of God Church has reinstituted its Assemblies of God Ghana Professionals Network (AGPN ) to assemble individuals with expertise and professional experiences to advance the work of God.

The relaunch was held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra on Friday, August 2, by the General Superintendent, Rev. Stephen Wengam, with former Chief Justice, Justice Mrs. Georgina T Wood, serving as the Special Guest of honour.

The group has been in existence since 2004 but the church decided to revamp their activities in line with their plan and objectives laid out for the next few years.

The programme was under the theme: ‘Sending the Light: Role of Christian Professionals’.

Their main mission would be to mobilise members to contribute skills, funding and other resources for ministry, and coordinate church and humanitarian projects that uplift underserved communities.

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Wengam performed the relaunch and inducted into office the Governing Council of AGPN.

Rev. Wengam was optimistic that the group would effectively uplift the activities of the church to win more souls for Christ.

“Assemblies of God recognises the presence of professionals and the absolute need to mobilise them for missions while providing the platform for their networking to create a pool for accessing such expertise and talents for effective administration of the church,” he said.

“All professionals in Assemblies of God, have their lives stamped with divine purpose to make a world of difference in every area of church operations”.

On her part, the former Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, tasked Christian professionals to pursue God and actively engage in church activities with their skills and resources.

She believes the successes and achievements of Christian Professionals, whether in the field of medicine, law, engineering, entrepreneurship, or any other domain, are not meant to be mere feathers in their caps, rather, they are divine instruments, entrusted by the Almighty, to be wielded for the advancement of God’s kingdom on earth.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Assemblies of God Professionals Network, Mr. Kwabena Adu-Boahene, called on all professionals in the church to join the network to honour the Lord, as they organise programmes to contribute their quota to push the Christ agenda and “to give practical meaning to the Biblical teaching of caring for the needy and alleviating the suffering of the people”.

He added that at the initial stages “Christian Professionals organised literacy classes for the indigenous people and taught them various arts of block-making, door and window frame fabrication, roof trusses construction and enhanced agriculture”.

He recalled how “the missionaries, in 1948, built the first Assemblies of God Clinic in Saboba in the Northern Region. A second clinic was built in 1950 in Nakpanduri also in the Northern Region, and later a third one, a Maternity Clinic established in Walewale”.

Consequently, he charged members to put their shoulders to the wheel and surpass the achievements of their predecessors.

Prior to the event, the General Superintendent led the Executive Presbytery Officers to dedicate the new office Secretariat of AGPN at the headquarters.

In a related development, the Governing Council of AGPN led by Deacon Kwabena Adu Boahene presented a brand new 4×4 SUV vehicle to the Youth Ministry.

Present were various dignitaries who are members of the church, including legislators, ministers and various professionals.