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At least five people sustained gunshot wounds when gunmen stormed a church and opened fire on worshippers Saturday dawn. The incident occurred at the Heaven Embassy Chapel International located at Atwima Afrancho in the Ashanti Region. According to eyewitnesses the suspected robbers wore masks and wielded locally manufactured guns. “They …

A church (name withheld), located at Atwima Afrancho in the Ashanti Region has been attacked by armed robbers on Easter Friday. The robbers, while carrying out their operation injured about 5 people including 3 children. According to a TV3 report, the armed robbers bolted with the church offertory after completing …

There is simmering tension in African Faith Tabernacle Church headquarters in Akyem Anyinam in the Eastern Region over an attempt to ordain a 17-year-old as leader of the church. The 17-year-old boy has been nominated by the family of the late leader of the Church, Superior Prophet David Nkansah II …

A deacon at Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Nigeria has been confirmed dead after slumping while preaching during service. The incident occurred on Sunday April 3, while Ogunnusi was preaching against the ‘get-rich-quick’ syndrome. The church was thrown into confusion after the deacon suddenly slumped with a microphone in his hand. Delivering …

Fire has razed a mechanic shop at Awoshie Mangoase in Accra. The fire, which caught the community’s attention around 5:15am on Friday, spread to a nearby church and a chop bar behind the mechanic shop. The chop bar was also burnt to the ground. The fire service got to the …

Most Reverend Philip Naameh, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale, has bemoaned the drop in membership of the Catholic faith by 3 percent as recorded by the 2020 Population and Housing Census. According to him, the members have moved into the Pentecostal and …

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has appealed to residents of Bawku in the Upper East Region to allow peace to prevail in the area. A recent eruption in the age-long conflict in the area has partially grounded social and economic activities in the Bawku area. For instance, the Presbyterian Midwifery Training College at …

A church in Zimmerman, Nairobi, has forgiven a new convert who stole cameras worth KSh 1 million (N3.6m) during a prayer service. David Wanyonyi Simiyu received salvation at Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Zimmerman Parish but on Sunday, March 6, he proved he had not left behind his old …

Thieves have burgled the Bible Expository Temple Assemblies God Church at Awutu Bereku in the Central region. According to reports, the burglars made away with all the musical instruments including keyboard, sound Mixer, and cordless microphones. The thieves also made away with the church offering. The incident affected the mood …

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana is calling for stiffer punishment for persons engaged in LGBTQ + activities. The call was made when the church, led by its representative, presented its memorandum at the public hearing on the private member’s bill known as the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and …