23/08/2026
God's Covenant with the Church:
GOD'S PART:
“It is not because of how few or many you are in membership but according to my
divine and eternal purpose and goodwill for my Church”
1. That He God would raise a nation out of Africa that would be a spearhead and light
to the world, heralding the 2nd Coming of Christ Jesus our Lord.
2. That the Gold Coast has been chosen to fulfill this eternal will and purpose of God.
3. He God would accomplish this through a White Missionary from Europe who would
come to lead the group in future, and the group which through many trials,
tribulations, temptations and persecutions would be nurtured, protected and grow
up spiritually, numerically, would become a great International Pentecostal Church
which would send out missionaries from the country, Gold Coast to all parts of Africa
and the world as a whole.
4. That it would make disciples for the coming Christ while He would call out men
according to His own choice from time to time.
5. That God would ensure that no weapon that is formed against the Church prospers,
and every tongue that rises against it in judgement shall be condemned. For this is
the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Him, saith the
Lord.
6. That God would meet the Church’s financial problems in season and out of season
for all other churches to acknowledge that His divine presence, blessings and glory
are with the Church.
7. That He would pour abundant Spiritual Gifts on both men and women.
8. That God would from time to time prune and purge His church – all parasites, pests,
personality cults, false doctrines, social and religious evils, from the church to make
her holy and radiant to portray His divine presence, radiance, glory in it spiritual and
physical performances, in order to avoid both Spiritual decline and apostasy.
NOTE: These aspects of the Covenant were confirmed in 1940, during the Easter
Convention at Winneba and re-confirmed in 1948 at the General Convention at
Koforidua.
THE CHURCH’S PART
1. That the Church would know and understand His ways and obey His voice and
commandments and that the Church would keep itself holy, blameless and pure.
2. That the Church is not to love and learn the things of the world nor its way, for His
ways are different from the ways of the world. Therefore it should not imitate
worldliness or any form of Religious Sects, organizations or Churches for He has
chosen the Church to be Holy, Righteous, Faithful, Humble and Obedient; it should
be a different model and a peculiar people, to show forth His divine Virtues to
angels.
3. That the Church should not be covetous, money minded, selfish, proud, arrogant
and stubborn in its ways.
4. That in order to have a pure disciplined holy Church (which can stand the test of
time) HOLINESS should become its watchword throughout its entire life.
5. That the Church should not owe any man, borrow or seek financial aids, loans or
grants from anywhere as God is its Eternal Riches, Treasury and that He is able to
sustain the Church in all its needs.
6. That the gifts that would be given by God must be controlled so that Satan would
not use them to his advantage.
7. That the Church should remember not to harbor sins, evil deeds and evil people
among its membership, but rebuke, discipline and restore backsliders in the spirit of
Love, Compassion and Patience. For if the Church would hearken to His voice and
obey His precepts, it would be blessed among its peers.
HOW THE CHURCH WOULD FULFILL ITS OBLIGATIONS IN THE COVENANT
1. Every first Wednesday of the month was set aside as Missionary Day for prayers and
offering for expansion of Missions Work.
2. Every first Tuesday of the month was set aside for Women’s Movement meeting to
pray for the expansion and growth of the Church, spiritually, financially and
numerically. The slogan “HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD” emanated from this effort to
fulfill terms of the Covenant.
3. Callings and election to offices were subjected to confirmation through divine
intervention and general consensus of the people.
4. In preaching and teaching Christ was presented as Savior and emphasis was
placed on salvation through Christ and the new birth.
5. The foursquare gospel – “He came to save me, He came to heal me, He came to fill
me with His Spirit and He will come back and take me with Him to reign forever” –
was the message.
