The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr. Eric Kwabena Nyamekye, has reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to national transformation through faith-driven social interventions, describing the newly commissioned Damongo Camp Prison as part of a “Kingdom project” to restore dignity, empower inmates, and support national development.
Speaking at the commissioning of the 300-capacity male correctional facility constructed and donated by the Church, Apostle Nyamekye said the project forms part of the Church’s Possessing the Nation Agenda, which aims to promote transformation across all spheres of society.
“You cannot save the soul of an individual and be unconcerned about the society they live in. Both must be converted,” he said, explaining that the Church’s outreach seeks not only to win souls but to rebuild communities and rehabilitate lives.
He emphasised that the Church views inmates not as outcasts but as “clients” in need of redemption and empowerment. “Our objective as a Church is to redeem their souls for heaven, empower them, and reintegrate them as productive members of society,” he added.
The Damongo Camp Prison, the third of five correctional centres being constructed by the Church after similar facilities at Ejura and Nsawam, is equipped with modern dormitories, a skills training centre for carpentry and tailoring, a chapel, dining hall, infirmary, workshops, and a football field. The Ghana Prisons Service has indicated that the facility’s inmates will be engaged largely in agricultural work within the Damongo enclave.
Apostle Nyamekye noted that interventions by the Church; including the construction of prison facilities and payment of fines for inmates with default warrants, have contributed to reducing prison overcrowding from 50% in 2018 to 38%. He also highlighted ongoing collaborations between Pentecost University and the Ghana Prisons Service to provide certificate and diploma programmes for inmates, ex-offenders, and officers.
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He further outlined the Church’s broader contributions to national development, including the construction of police and fire stations, health facilities, educational institutions, mechanised boreholes, and livelihood programmes across Ghana.
Quoting Abraham Lincoln, Apostle Nyamekye concluded, “A day spent helping no one but yourself is a day wasted. The Church of Pentecost would not want to waste the space God has given us, this is our contribution to society.”
He officially handed over the Damongo Camp Prison to the government, reaffirming the Church’s resolve to continue partnering the state in advancing the nation’s development.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
