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Archbishop Charles & Rev. (Mrs) Vivian Sena Agyinasare

Archbishop Charles Agyinasare

Introduction

Charles Agyinasare (English pronunciation: / ɑdʒɪnəsɑ:ri / born 22 March 1962) is a Ghanaian Christian minister, international speaker and author of several Christian books. He is the Founder and Presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International – a Pentecostal-Charismatic ministry. Dr Morris Cerullo remarked on him by stating “It is very rare in the calling of God to see the apostolic, evangelistic, prophetical, pastoral and teaching call all manifested through one ministry. But there, it is – in Archbishop Agyinasare’s calling, we see the 5-fold ministry”(1).

Early Life and Education

Charles Yewuraekow Agyinasare was born in Achiase, Ghana, on 22 March 1962, into a Catholic family. His parents were Staff Sergeant Andrews Asare and Elizabeth Arthur. He later changed his name to Agyinasare in 2011 following an Accra High Court decree. (Link)
Agyinasare stayed in Accra and went through primary school at the Wajir Barracks Primary, and the Armed Forces Experimental School (2). Agyinasare was a child prodigy and gained admission into St. Martin’s Secondary School at the tender age of 11.
There, he was overtaken by pressure from his colleagues who were much older than he and got caught up in what he calls “sin, revelry, alcoholism and drug addiction” and was a “women-chasing college freak”. He was later expelled from St. Martin’s.
In his search for answers and having a thirst for the supernatural, Agyinasare practised Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism for four years; subsequently fasted and prayed with Muslims in contemplation of converting to Islam. He later felt that none of these could satisfy him.

Conversion Experience

In 1980, Agyinasare was invited to the Church of Pentecost, where, at the age of 18, he responded to an altar call and got saved. He then converted to Christianity and was delivered from a life of drug addiction and debauchery (3).
In 1983 he quit his job and came into full-time pastoral ministry. During that period, he absorbed himself in the books of A.W. Tozer, Andrew Murray, Charles Finney, R.A. Torrey, as well as the biographies and autobiographies of modern-day preachers.

Personal Life

Agyinasare is married to Rev. Mrs Vivian Agyinasare (m.1985), who currently serves as the Co-founder and the International Women’s Director of the Perez Chapel International and Associate Churches Worldwide. They have three adult children, an adopted daughter: Rev. Dr Selaise Agyinasare, Rev. Francis Agyinasare, Mrs Charlene Agyinasare Ampah, Mrs Clementina Quarshie Tetteh, and four grandchildren.

Ministry

Agyinasare started the Teshie Praise Assembly in 1983, which he gave out in 1985 when he started going around holding crusades. He had an encounter in a Morris Cerullo School of Ministry in Accra Technical Training Center (ATTC), where he heard the voice of God say to him, “My boy Charles, I send you out as I sent Moses; go, and I will put My word on your lips, and reach the world for Me.” After the meeting he sought a place to fast and pray; and on the third day, he heard the same voice again, “My boy Charles, I give unto you power over demons and principalities, heal the sick, raise the dead and preach the kingdom.”(4) He, therefore, broke his fast and began to hold Brother Charles Gospel Crusades, which attracted thousands with undeniable proofs of the Holy Ghost.
The following year, Agyinasare was ordained as a missionary by Brother Enoch Agbozo (Founder of the Ghana Evangelical Society, Accra). In 1986, as his congregation increased, he decided to go study crusade planning at the All Nations For Christ Bible Institute under the leadership of Archbishop Benson Idahosa in Benin City, Nigeria(5) . While in Nigeria, he was privileged to speak for Rev. David Oyedepo (now Bishop) in Kaduna and was ordained an Apostle by him.
In 1987, Agyinasare started a church, World Miracle Bible Church was later renamed Word Miracle Church International (now Perez Chapel International) in Tamale, the Northern Region of Ghana. He moved to Accra in 1994 (CFC Building – Nkrumah Circle) where his meetings were characterized by mighty signs and wonders including stopping the rain. From an initial Sunday morning membership of seventy adults in October 1994, the church has grown phenomenally to several thousands of people with over 86 branches currently in Accra and hundreds of affiliates worldwide.
In what he calls “The Great Move”, he led his local church the Circle Branch to buy and relocate the branch to the former Meat Marketing Board Head Office (now Perez Dome, Dzorwulu) in March 1998.
On a weekly basis, the Perez Dome, which is a 14,000-seater auditorium, welcomes thousands of people weekly and is one of the largest church auditoriums in Ghana. The President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, on a visit described the place of worship as “One of the Seven Wonders of Ghana” (7).
With a doctorate in theology and a Bible teacher, Agyinasare still plants churches worldwide and serves as a missionary with a passion to win souls for Christ.
Archbishop Agyinasare, as he is popularly known, has been involved in world evangelism for over three decades and has preached in about 91 nations including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Ukraine, Israel, Brazil, India, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Islamic Kingdom of Bahrain, Japan and many countries in Africa. He holds crusades in some of the most dangerous parts of the world (8) , where he recorded over 300,000 people in a single night in one of them.
His ministry around the world is characterized by notable miracles, healings, signs and wonders including hunchbacks disappearing, the blind seeing, cripples walking etc. (9)

 Global Impact

In recognition of his distinguished service to humanity, he has been awarded two honorary doctorate Degrees in Divinity and Humanity from reputable Universities in Europe and India respectively.
In 1991, Agyinasare was awarded Honorary Doctor of Divinity from London’s Shiloh Ecclesiastical Bible College, by Archbishop Malachi Ramsey at Living Springs-Chapel International, UK.
He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology by Vision International University, USA for his 487-page systematic theology book “ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM”.
He holds a Doctor of Sacred Studies and Practical Theology from Christian Life School of Theology, Colombia, Georgia, USA
He has been given declarations from the Senate of Texas (11) and is also an honorary citizen of Houston, in May 1999.
In 2015, Agyinasare was awarded The Global Leadership Award from Regent University, USA by Professor Clifton Clarke in recognition of his efforts in raising leaders across the world and for his impact across the globe (10).
Agyinasare has fellowshipped, counselled and prayed for presidents, both nationally and internationally. These include His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama (Ghana), His Excellency John Evans Atta Mills (late), His Excellency John Agyekum Kufour (Ghana), President Laurent Gbagbo (Ivory Coast), President Faure Gnassingbé (Togo) and His Excellency Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General.

National Impact

In 2007, Agyinasare received a national award – the Member of the Order of the Volta (MV) – by former President John Agyekum Kufour, for his outstanding achievements in championing African excellence as a religious leader (9).
He is also a recognized national and religious leader. He served as the First Vice-President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council and was honoured for his excellence in Apostolic and Pastoral Leadership by the Global Excellence Award For Leadership 2010.

TV Ministry

Dr Agyinasare’s global impact has been felt especially through his television ministry. He had television programmes on channels in Ghana and Europe; and now through Precious TV (a satellite television channel), he broadcasts in many other parts of the world.

Social Efforts

Archbishop Agyinasare is also a philanthropist and a social activist. He is the head of the Perez Relief and Social Services (PERASOS), a relief agency that supplies clothes, donates books, and sends relief to the needy in the deprived communities. Recently, after the major flood disaster that hit Ghana on 3 June 2015, quantities of relief items were sent to the victims (12) . He is an ambassador of and donor to the GRAFT Foundation, an NGO that provides free medical services and surgeries to patients with health challenges.

Literary Work

Archbishop Agyinasare is the author of 76 books, some of which have been translated into French, Japanese and Urdu.
His book Good Manners and Etiquette for Everyday Use, has been approved by the Ghana Education Service for Basic and Senior Secondary Schools, training colleges and district libraries (13) , and recommended by many including then-Secretary to Cabinet (now Ghana’s Ambassador to the UK) Annan Arkyin Cato.

Rev. (Mrs) Vivian Sena Agyinasare

Rev. (Mrs) Vivian Sena Agyinasare is the Co-founder and International Women’s Director of the Perez Chapel International and Associate Churches Worldwide and the wife of the Founder and Archbishop of the Perez Chapel International.
Mama Vivi as she is affectionately called is a teacher by profession and a graduate of the Word Miracle Ministerial Bible College Ghana, Theological International Seminary USA’s affiliate branch in Ghana and a graduate of Birbeck University, London.
Rev. (Mrs) Agyinasare is also a Minister of the Gospel and currently presides over the Franco-phone Service; a French constituent branch of Perez Chapel International.
Mama Vivi is the founder of Women of Faith formerly called Miracle Ladies (The Women’s Ministry) of the Perez Chapel International.
She has travelled extensively across many nations of the world with her Husband and Partner in ministry Bishop Charles Agyinasare preaching the Gospel and bringing God’s Miracle Healing Power to many hurting and oppressed people. Under her Husband’s support and oversight, She has seen God move in unprecedented ways in Her own ministry through miracles, signs and wonders.
She and her husband Archbishop Charles Agyinasare  have three biological children, an adopted daughter, and four grandchildren: Bishop Dr Selaise, Apostle Francis, Mrs Charlene, Mrs Clementina Tetteh; and Carly, Vivian, Charles Jr, and Charles Yewuraekow.