Charles Agyin-Asare Explained

Charles Agyinasare
Religion:Christianity
Denomination:Evangelicalism
Church:Perez Chapel International
Nationality:Ghanaian
Home Town:Achiase
Birth Name:Charles Yewuraekow Agyinasare
Birth Date:1962 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Achiase, Eastern Region, Ghana
Children:4, [Selaise, Francis, Charlene and Clementina]
Archbishop Charles Agyinasare
Post:Evangelist

Archbishop Charles Agyinasare (English pronunciation: / ɑdʒɪnəsɑ:ri / born 22 March 1962) is a Ghanaian pastor who founded the Word Miracle Church International,[1] [2] later Perez Chapel International, a Pentecostal-Charismatic ministry in Ghana.[3] [4] [5] He is the founder of Precious TV,[6] Chancellor of the Perez University College[7] [8] [9] and author of several books on Christianity.[10]

Early life

Archbishop Charles Agyinasare was born Charles Yewuraekow Agyinasare in Achiase in the Eastern Region of Ghana on March 22, 1962. He later moved to Accra in the Greater Accra Region to attend school. He is a past student of Weija Barracks Primary, Armed Forces Experimental School and Nsawam St. Martins.[11] There, he was a “women-chasing college freak” who got caught up in what he calls “sin, revelry, alcoholism and drug addiction” and “a life of smoking, truancy, chasing girls, using hard drugs, night-clubbing, and stints with various occult associations”.[12] He was later expelled from St. Martin’s. In 1980, Agyinasare was invited to the Church of Pentecost, where, at the age of 18, he converted to Christianity, was delivered from his immoral life, and joined the Church of Pentecost.[12] In 2011 Agyinasare did a statutory declaration as to change of name to Charles Agyinasare.[13]

Ministry

In 1984, Agyinasare was ordained as a missionary by Enoch Agbodzo. In 1986, he traveled to Nigeria to study crusade planning under the leadership of Benson Idahosa in Benin City, Nigeria. He is currently (2015) the senior pastor of the Perez Dome, which has a 14,000-seater auditorium,[14] [15] regarded as the largest auditorium in Ghana. The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, on a visit described the place of worship as "one of the Seven Wonders of Ghana".[16] [17]

Impact

In 2007 Agyinasare received a national award – the Member of the Order of the Volta (MV) – by former President of the Republic of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor, for his outstanding achievements in championing African excellence as a religious leader.[18] [19] [20] In 2015, Agyinasare was awarded The Global Leadership Award from Regent University, USA by Professor Clifton Clarke in recognition of his efforts in raising leaders across the world and for his impact across the globe.[21] He has been given declarations from the State of Texas[22] and is an honorary citizen of Texas. Agyinasare was said to be the 20th Most Influential Ghanaian according to a poll in Ghana that was taken in 2015[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Perez Chapel International . 22 July 2016 . perezchapel..
  2. Web site: Word Miracle Church International Changes Its Name . 22 July 2016 . GhanaWeb. .
  3. News: 16 February 2013 . Bishop Agyin Asare denies a gift from Prez Mahama? . SpyGhana . April 6, 2015.
  4. News: 27 January 2015 . Agyin Asare is not a man of God – Rev. Owusu Bempah . VibeGhana . April 6, 2015.
  5. News: Appiah, Edwin . 14 June 2013 . Bola Ray's Personality Profile with Archbishop Charles Agyinasare: The listening experience . Myjoyonline . dead . April 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413085017/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/events/201306/107835.php# . 2015-04-13.
  6. Web site: Precious TV: About Us. Precious Television. 14 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160125031116/http://precioustelevision.tv/about/. 25 January 2016. dead.
  7. News: Perez Chapel Acquires Pan African Christian University College. 22 July 2016. Citifmonline. Perez Chapel. 22 December 2015.
  8. News: Agyinasare Will Be A Great Chancellor - President John Mahama. 22 July 2016. Ghana Politics Online. Ghana/starrfmonline.com/103.5FM. 28 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Transcript of President JD Mahama's Remarks- Investiture and Graduation Ceremony, Pan African Christian University College Saturday February 27, 2016. The Presidency of the Republic of Ghana. 22 July 2016. www.presidency.gov.gh. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816210843/http://www.presidency.gov.gh/node/1144#. 2016-08-16. dead.
  10. Web site: Rev Charles Agyinasare. Azalia Books. 12 August 2015.
  11. Web site: Bola Ray's Personality Profile with Archbishop Charles Agyinasare: The listening experience . Myjoyonline . 13 April 2013 . April 6, 2015 . Edwin Appiah . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413085017/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/events/201306/107835.php# . 2015-04-13 . dead .
  12. Asamoah-Gyadu . John. Anointing Through the Screen: Neo-Pentecostalism and Televised Christianity in Ghana . Studies in World Christianity . 2005 . 11 . 1 . 9–28 . 10.3366/swc.2005.11.1.9 . 14 August 2015.
  13. Web site: Archbishop Agyinasare's Name Change. Perezchapel.org. 29 August 2015.
  14. Web site: Feature: Adom Praiz 2013: The Perez Dome is looking for a challenge Ghana News24 . 2018-03-20 . Ghana News 24..
  15. News: Ayitey . Charles . Race for Heaven! YEN has photos of the largest churches in Ghana . en-US . Yen- Ghana news. . 2018-03-20.
  16. News: Perez Dome: The wonder temple in Ghana. Frimpong. Enoch Darfah. Ghana News. 2018-03-20. en-gb.
  17. Web site: 'Curses will chase you all your life' - Agyinasare to armed robbers . 2018-03-20 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  18. Book: Quampah. Dela. Good Pastors, Bad Pastors: Pentecostal Ministerial Ethics In Ghana. 2014. Wipf and Stock Publishers. Eugene, OR. 978-1-62564-051-2. 14 August 2015.
  19. Web site: 76 Nominated for National Awards. Modern Ghana. myjoyonline. 14 August 2015.
  20. Web site: Government Nominates 76 For National Awards . 14 August 2015 . AMA Ghana District .
  21. Web site: Bishop Agyinasare Honoured With Global Leadership Award . 14 August 2015 . StarrFM Online.
  22. Web site: [ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/journals/76R/html/senate/5-4.htm CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS]. 14 August 2015.
  23. News: Top 100 Most Influential Ghanaians 2016 – The Official List. 22 July 2016. Ghana Crusader. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821114027/http://www.ghanacrusader.com/top-100-most-influential-ghanaians-2016-the-official-list/. 21 August 2016. dead.

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