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A mechanised water facility has been commissioned at the Pentecost Community Clinic at Twifo Agona to provide safe drinking water for staff and patients of the Clinic.

The facility, which was financed by The Church of Pentecost Headquarters at the total cost of GHS 34,093.12, was commissioned on January 16, 2020, by Apostle Sylvester Arhin (Assin Foso Area Head) with assistance from Pastor Jones Afrifa Awuah (Dunkwa Area Head).

The Pentecost Community Clinic, Twifo Agona was established in 1989 and commissioned on June 14, 1991, by Prophet M.K. Yeboah (former Chairman of The Church of Pentecost). It is among the eight healthcare facilities operated by the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), a social ministry of The Church of Pentecost with an overarching goal to provide quality healthcare delivery to populations living in deprived areas in Ghana.

Since its establishment, the Clinic had been without access to safe drinking water for both staff and patients who patronised the facility.

For the past 31 years, the nurses and other staff, including patients, had to trek long distances to fetch water for use in the Clinic. Sometimes, women who came to deliver their babies had to carry water along from their homes. This situation created challenges for staff working in the facility and the patients.

This situation, thus, necessitated the construction of the water facility by The Church of Pentecost to provide easy access to potable drinking water for staff and patients as part of the “Possessing the Nations” agenda.

The construction of the facility is also in fulfilment of a Global Call to Action issued by the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) in 2018, to elevate the importance of and prioritise action on WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in all healthcare facilities, including primary, secondary and tertiary facilities in both the public and private sectors.

The call recognises the vital role water, sanitation and hygiene play in preventing infections, saving lives, and improving the quality of care. According to UNICEF and WHO landmark report [JMP 2019], one in four health care facilities around the world lacks essential water services, impacting over 2 billion people.

Through the mechanised water facility, water has been extended into the premises of the Clinic (Consulting Rooms, ODP area, Wards and Washrooms) and to the Nurses’ Quarters. The water system has also been extended to some sections of the Twifo Agona community close to the Clinic. Twifo Agona is a rural community in the Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District in the Central Region of Ghana.

The Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), the social development arm of The Church of Pentecost, has donated assorted ICT equipment to three Pentecost Preparatory Schools (PPSs) to enhance technology-based education in the schools.

The beneficiary schools are Pentecost Preparatory School, Abrepo in Kumasi, Pentecost Preparatory School, Tema and Pentecost Preparatory School, Bubuashie in Accra.

PPS-Abrepo received 10 desktop computers and accessories, PPS-Tema received seven desktop computers and accessories, including a digital TV set, while PPS-Bubuashie received two digital TV sets.

Donating the items to the schools at Tema on Thursday, November 7, 2019, the Director of PENTSOS, Elder Richard Amaning, revealed that PENTSOS is currently implementing an educational improvement project dubbed “School Digitization Project” which seeks among others, to improve the quality of education in the Pentecost schools across the country.

“The project targets revamping and retooling the ICT laboratories in our schools to increase knowledge and practice in the use of ICT,” he said, adding, “The project in each year shall support at least two Pentecost schools to equip their ICT labs with modern computers and other equipment.”

Pupils of the Pentecost Preparatory School at Koforidua (PPS-Koforidua) took part in a Public Bible Reading exercise organised by the school to mark the Bible Awareness Week.

The exercise, which was held on February 5, 2020, during the school’s weekly Wednesday morning devotion session, saw the pupils taking turns to read portions of the Bible.

As part of the five-year strategic vision to influence every sphere of society with Kingdom values and principles dubbed “Vision 2023: Possessing the Nations,” The Church of Pentecost has set aside Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th of February to create awareness on the Bible as God’s holy word and the divine instructional manual for all people on the earth.

The Pentecost Preparatory School, Koforidua is one of the 90 basic schools established by The Church of Pentecost. It is run by the directorate of the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS) headed by Elder Richard Amaning.

The Pentecost Senior High School, Koforidua (PENSEC-Koforidua) has been upgraded as a Grade “A” Senior High School by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

The upgrade was as a result of the tremendous academic performance of the students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) organised by West African Examination Council (WAEC) in three consecutive years.

The school, which currently boasts of a student population of over 1,900, has seen significant progress in the past three years in infrastructure development and academic performance.

In the 2019 WASSCE results, the school recorded a tertiary pass rate of 56%, that is, students who obtained A1 to C6 and qualified for admission into tertiary institutions.

The Pentecost Senior High School, Koforidua is one of the 95 educational institutions of The Church of Pentecost managed by the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS) Directorate. Formerly a Grade “D” school, PENSEC-Koforidua has now become a force to reckon with in terms of excellent academic performance.

The Pentecost Preparatory School, Koforidua, on July 2, 2020, launched a Virtual Classroom Project to keep academic work going following the closedown of schools as part of the COVID–19 restrictions.

Speaking at the launch of the project at the school, the Head Master for the school, Elder Gabriel Amiteye, stated: “In order not to leave our pupils unattended to academically, the school devised a WhatsApp interface through which we sent questions and other educational materials to keep our pupils academically active while at home.”

He added: “The lessons and challenges COVID-19 has brought to us globally, if any educational institution relegates ICT into the realms of insignificance, that institution would soon be out of the competitive market.“

Even though the WhatsApp platform was good, it had its limitations, therefore the school in collaboration with Compass Educational Institute, owned by an alumnus of the school, rolled out the Virtual Classroom project, which will provide real time teaching and learning experience.

The company has provided the school with all the necessary gadgets and teachers have been adequately trained for the exercise.

The Koforidua Area Head, Apostle Samuel Osei Asante, said that The Church of Pentecost has shown that it is interested in the use of technology and this was evident in the recent General Council meeting which was held online.

He stated that the use of PENT TV and other social media platforms of the church has kept church activities going during the COVID-19 restrictions. He was very excited that the school has taken this bold step and hoped that the other Pentecost Schools in the country would emulate the initiative.

On his part, the PENTSOS Director, Elder Richard Amaning, praised the management of the school for the project. He indicated that the project falls in line with PENTSOS vision to improve access and quality in the educational institutions of the church and also the “Schools Digitization (S-DIG) Project” the directorate is embarking on in the schools.

Elder Amaning said that the overarching purpose of the “Schools Digitization Project” is to enhance ICT teaching and learning in all Pentecost schools. The project, he said, among others, seeks to support schools without the requisite ICT infrastructure (such as functional ICT laboratories as well as teaching and learning aids) and to also train ICT teachers in the Pentecost schools in understanding and appreciating the current trends in ICT education in Ghana.

He disclosed that the initiative will be replicated in the church’s educational institutions across the nation.

Koforidua Pentecost Preparatory School was established on 1st October 1980 with 91 pupils by the late Apostle A. T. Nartey, the then Eastern Regional Head of the church. The school currently has an enrolment of 1,247 pupils and a staff strength of 76.

Present at the launch were Apostle Daniel Nsaful (Effiduase Area Head), a cross-section of ministers from Koforidua and Effiduase Areas, management and staff of the school as well as some parents and pupils.

Report by Area Media Team.

Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), the social services wing of THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST, has donated 200 pieces of dual and mono desks to three schools in the Sawla Area of the Church.

The Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS) is set to distribute some medical logistics among seven (7) Pentecost health facilities outside the Greater-Accra region following clearance from the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The items are to help protect health workers at the facilities, especially the frontline staff, and persons who patronise the facilities from contracting the novel COVID-19, thereby curbing the spread of the deadly virus in the country,

The Ashaiman Area of THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST has donated medical supplies to the Ashaiman Polyclinic to augment the efforts made by the government in the fight against the deadly Coronavirus in the Ashaiman municipality.

The Cape Coast Area of THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST has constructed a new borehole facility for the people of Mmaniaye, a small farming community in the Central Region of Ghana.

The Dabo District of THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST has handed over a borehole to the Gomali community in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region.