Perez Chapel International is an evangelical, Pentecostal Charismatic Christian church. It was founded by bishop Charles Agyinasare and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana in Dzorwulu.
History Perez Chapel International was founded under the name of Word Miracle Church International by Charles Agyin-Asare in 1987 in Tamale.Paul Gifford, "Ghana's New Christianity: Pentecostalism in a Globalizing African Economy", Indiana University Press, USA, 2004, p. 25 In 1994, the headquarters were transferred to Accra and a new church was established with 70 people.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 In 2011, it inaugurated the Perez Dome, a 14,000-seat temple J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Contemporary Pentecostal Christianity: Interpretations From an African Context, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2013, p. 124Kofi Yeboah, Perez Dome: The wonder temple in Ghana, Graphic Ghana, August 17, 2013 In 2013, the Perez Dome had 7,000 members and the denomination had 50,000 members in Accra.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 It took the name of Perez Chapel International in 2013.Ghanaweb, Word Miracle Church International changes its name, GhanaWeb, Ghana, June 11, 2013 In 2017, it claimed to have 400 churches in 16 countries.Pulse, The amazing story of Perez Chapel International and the Agyinasares, pulse, Ghana, April 6, 2017
Media Assets The Church owns and operates Precious TV a private Christian television station.
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. It was the first private university to be established in the Central region.
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.
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