Eric Nyamekye is a Ghanaian

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

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, an

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and the 6th Chairman of The Church of Pentecost (COP), the largest Pentecostal denomination in West Africa. He is the President of the

Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

and the Chancellor of the

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. He holds a diploma in Human Resource Management from the

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, UK, a postgraduate diploma in Applied Theology from the

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, UK, and a master of Arts degree in Religious Studies from the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

, Legon.

Early life and education

Eric Nyamekye was born to Stephen Antiedu Nyamekye and Agnes Owusu in Asokore. After completing Tema Secondary School in 1983, he went to Nyankpala Agricultural College in the Northern Region, where he obtained a certificate in General Agriculture in 1986. He also holds a diploma in Human Resource Management from the

, UK, a post-graduate diploma in Applied Theology from the

, UK and a Master of Arts Degree in Religious Studies from the

Legon Legon , a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about north-east of the city center in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. Ghanaia ...

Employment and full-time ministry

He worked for three years with the Technology Consultancy Centre,

KNUST , mottoeng = The knot of wisdom is untied only by the wise , established = 1952;

, before he going into full-time ministry in the Church of Pentecost in 1991. His first ministry station was

Daboase Daboase is a town in the western region of Ghana in West Africa and is the capital of Wassa East District, a district in the Western Region of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Af ...

District in the Western Region between 1991 and 1995, then to Agona Nsaba in the Central Region to serve until 1999 where he was ordained as a pastor in 1996. He was sent on missions to the

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, from 1999 till 2005, when he was recalled back to Ghana and stationed at

East Legon East Legon is a town in the Accra Metropolis District, Accra Metropolitan district, a Districts of Ghana, district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. East Legon has a total area of 4.95 km2 (1.91 mi2) and a total distance of 9.36&nbs ...

, where he served as a district pastor until 2008. Until 2011, he was the resident minister of the Atomic branch of the Pentecost International Worship Centre. He was later called into the Office of Apostle and transferred to

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as area head from 2011 to 2015. In May 2018 at the 43rd General Council Meeting of the Church of Pentecost, he was elected the 6th Chairman of the Church of Pentecost.

The Church of Pentecost The Church of Pentecost is a Pentecostal denomination that originates from Ghana. The Church currently has a presence in more than 135 countries globally. Its current Chairman, who happens to be its highest officer worldwide, is Apostle Eric Nya ...

on May 4th 2023 re-elected Nyamekye to serve as its Chairman for the next five years.

References

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