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17th February, 2010
Church Of Pentecost Relaxes 'Morality' Rules
The Church of Pentecost has introduced a more liberal way to accommodate new Christians and visitors to its church services.
With immediate effect, female visitors dressed in trouser are permitted. Families can also now sit together instead of segregating them into male and female sections. People hitherto considered as social deviants such as rastafarians are also now welcome.
Briefing the ‘Times’ yesterday, Mr. Ofinam-Antwi the Public Relations, Officer of the church said the measures should not be misconstrued as bending the traditions of the Church of Pentecost in the name of membership drive.
He said the motive behind the measure was to offer the opportunity to all persons to get the chance to know Christ, saying that ‘members of the church are still under obligation to adhere strictly to the church’s way of doing things’.
He said since the dynamics of the world creating a divergent cultural society, it had become necessary to create an open-door policy to enable as many people as possible to be accommodated in the church so that they can also to be reached with the gospel.
“In the past, Ghanaian ladies generally were not accustomed to wearing trousers. But times have changed and many of our young ladies wear trousers more than the cloth now. The church acknowledges such social movements.
Mr. Ofinan-Antwi, therefore, said the idea behind the changes was to create the opportunity for people to feel welcome. Since in the church, the message of the gospel will its work of causing changes in the person’s heart. He cited the example when Jesus gave an adulteress the chance to be with him. “She was motivated enough to reform and depart from her old ways, “he commented.
He said the church of Pentecost in the same way must to accommodate people who are assumed to be socially deviant for them to change their old ways to become good Christians.
Citing an example, Mr. Ofinan-Antwi said, a rastafarians, only attended a church service, saying” based on the way he was welcomed, he continued to fellowship with us until he saw the need to cut the dreadlocks and become one of us”.
He said the church’s directive to member churches to operate an open-door policy to all persons across the societal divide is based on the past experience and miracles God have worked through the church to convert people.
With immediate effect, female visitors dressed in trouser are permitted. Families can also now sit together instead of segregating them into male and female sections. People hitherto considered as social deviants such as rastafarians are also now welcome.
Briefing the ‘Times’ yesterday, Mr. Ofinam-Antwi the Public Relations, Officer of the church said the measures should not be misconstrued as bending the traditions of the Church of Pentecost in the name of membership drive.
He said the motive behind the measure was to offer the opportunity to all persons to get the chance to know Christ, saying that ‘members of the church are still under obligation to adhere strictly to the church’s way of doing things’.
He said since the dynamics of the world creating a divergent cultural society, it had become necessary to create an open-door policy to enable as many people as possible to be accommodated in the church so that they can also to be reached with the gospel.
“In the past, Ghanaian ladies generally were not accustomed to wearing trousers. But times have changed and many of our young ladies wear trousers more than the cloth now. The church acknowledges such social movements.
Mr. Ofinan-Antwi, therefore, said the idea behind the changes was to create the opportunity for people to feel welcome. Since in the church, the message of the gospel will its work of causing changes in the person’s heart. He cited the example when Jesus gave an adulteress the chance to be with him. “She was motivated enough to reform and depart from her old ways, “he commented.
He said the church of Pentecost in the same way must to accommodate people who are assumed to be socially deviant for them to change their old ways to become good Christians.
Citing an example, Mr. Ofinan-Antwi said, a rastafarians, only attended a church service, saying” based on the way he was welcomed, he continued to fellowship with us until he saw the need to cut the dreadlocks and become one of us”.
He said the church’s directive to member churches to operate an open-door policy to all persons across the societal divide is based on the past experience and miracles God have worked through the church to convert people.
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