Perez Chapel International was founded under the name of Word Miracle Church International by Charles Agyin-Asare in 1987 in Tamale.[1] In 1994, the headquarters were transferred to Accra and a new church was established with 70 people.[2] In 2011, it inaugurated the Perez Dome, a 14,000-seat temple [3][4] In 2013, the Perez Dome had 7,000 members and the denomination had 50,000 members in Accra.[5] It took the name of Perez Chapel International in 2013.[6] In 2017, it claimed to have 400 churches in 16 countries.[7]
Media Assets
The Church owns and operates Precious TV a private Christian television station.[8]
Education
The Church runs the Perez University College is a co-ed Christian University located in Gomoa Pomadze in the Central region of Ghana. It was formerly known as the Pan African Christian University College.[9] It was the first private university to be established in the Central region.[9]
Controversies
The Kirk Franklin show attracting such amount of audience that exceeded the 14,000-capacity dome. The incapability of thousands of people to enter the place received criticism against the organisers, Multimedia Group, and the church.[4]
References
^Paul Gifford, "Ghana's New Christianity: Pentecostalism in a Globalizing African Economy", Indiana University Press, USA, 2004, p. 25
^Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, From Times Square to Timbuktu: The Post-Christian West Meets the Non-Western Church, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2013, p. 158
^J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Contemporary Pentecostal Christianity: Interpretations From an African Context, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2013, p. 124
^Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, From Times Square to Timbuktu: The Post-Christian West Meets the Non-Western Church, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2013, p. 159