OUR LEADERSHIP
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
APS. DR. GEORGE MIKE PORTUPHY
NATIONAL YOUTH DIRECTOR
ELD. YAW OPOKU-BOAKYE
NATIONAL DEPUTY YOUTH DIRECTOR
Full Name: Elder Yaw Opoku-Boakye - National Deputy Director, Youth and PENSA
Current Station: Currently worship at PIWC - NOVA Central in the Virginia District out of Washington Region.
Educational Background: I graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in Apparel, Housing and Resource Management - Residential Property Management Option and I currently work as a Regional Property Manager in the field.
Years in Ministry: I've served in the ministry at the local, District, and the Regional level in various capacities.
Marital Status: I've been married to my beautiful wife since 2012 and we are blessed with three lovely children- Nathan, Eleanor, and Annalise. My wife Mascia graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Information Systems and Operations Management. She is the CEO of PokesbyMarcy - event and fashion design.
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: Getting an opportunity to serve in the ministry is an honor and a privilege we don't take for granted; we hope that through the enabling grace of our master Jesus, we will be able to positively impact lives in this perverse generation we live in.
PS. BENJAMIN DANKYI
NATIONAL SECRETARY
Full Name: Pastor Benjamin Dankyi - National Secretary for the Youth and PENSA Ministry.
Current Station: He is currently the District Pastor of Richmond. Former Station: He was called into full-time Ministry and was stationed at Romeoville in August 2014. He served as the Regional Youth and PENSA leader for Chicago Region.
Years in Ministry: 7 years (Since 2014)
Educational Background:
● Pastor Dankyi holds a Bachelor of Education degree (BEd) in Technology
● A Diploma in Pastoral Ministry
● Now pursuing MDiv. Leadership at the Liberty University.
Marital Status: He is married to Sarah Dankyi (DNP student), and they have two kids, Winner and Eugene.
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: Mentoring the youth and the young adults is the joy and passion of pastor Dankyi in the Ministry
PS. GODWIN AMPOFO
NATIONAL YOUTH MIN EXEC
Full Name: Pastor Benjamin Dankyi - National Secretary for the Youth and PENSA Ministry.
Current Station: He is currently the District Pastor of Richmond. Former Station: He was called into full-time Ministry and was stationed at Romeoville in August 2014. He served as the Regional Youth and PENSA leader for Chicago Region.
Years in Ministry: 7 years (Since 2014) Educational
Background:
● Pastor Dankyi holds a Bachelor of Education degree (BEd) in Technology
● A Diploma in Pastoral Ministry
● Now pursuing MDiv. Leadership at the Liberty University.
Marital Status: He is married to Sarah Dankyi (DNP student), and they have two kids, Winner and Eugene.
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: Mentoring the youth and the young adults is the joy and passion of pastor Dankyi in the Ministry
PS. ISAAC AMEYAW
NATIONAL YOUTH MIN EXEC
Full Name: Pastor Isaac Ameyaw
Current Station: Romeoville District
Educational Background: Currently pursuing Masters in Divinity (Theological Studies)
Years in Ministry: 6 years in Ministry
Former Station: San Bernardino District
Marital Status: I am married to Mrs. Sarah Ameyaw and we a blessed with 4 kids: Michael Ameyaw, Derick Ameyaw, Daniel Ameyaw, and Michelle Ameyaw
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: My children see the Youth ministry as a platform where they can maximize their talents and people risks. They anticipate to learn more about their spiritual growth and social development
DCNS. JOYCELYN OBENG-BOAFO
NATIONAL YOUTH MIN EXEC
Full Name: Joycelyn Obeng-Boafo Current Station: PIWC, Virginia District, Washington Region
Educational Background:
● BS- Kinesiology
● MA - Marriage & Family Therapy
Marital Status: Married - Dcn. Harry Obeng-Boafo 2 Children: Harry Obeng-Boafo II and Gabriella Obeng-Boafo
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: Being a part of the life journey of a generation entrusted into our hands is one of the many things that excites me about Youth Ministry. The honor of impacting lives through the programs we organize and the relationships we foster along this journey. Most importantly, the refining that occurs in my life as I interact and walk alongside a generation ready to impact the world.
OVR. GERALD HAGAN
NATIONAL YOUTH MIN EXEC
Full Name: Ovr. Gerald Hagan
Current Station: Gerald Hagan currently stationed in Austin District, Texas Region.
Educational Background:
● BSc. Psychology- University of Cape Coast
● Post-baccalaureate Teacher Certification Courses- Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore.
● M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counselling - Colorado Christian University( Candidate)
Years in Ministry: 3 years in the ministry.
Marital Status: Married to Dr. Mrs. Jemima Hagan Blessed with 4 kids: Gwendolyn, David, Geraldine, and Hadassah
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: Joining other youth in camps and conferences to share fellowship and to learn new things.
MRS. JOYCE KOOMSON
NATIONAL YOUTH MIN Co-OP MEMBER
Mrs. Joyce Serebour Koomson was born in Accra, Ghana to Mr. John and Mrs. Stella Serebour. At an early age she migrated to the United States to join her parents. During her years here, she has pursued her education at Albany University and holds a bachelor degree in Psychology. She furthered her education by earning a juris Doctor from Touro Law Center and was awaiting admittance into the New York and New Jersey Bar until her call into the ministry with her husband.
She served as a local Youth and PENSA Secretary for the Bronx Central Church for two years and also as a Youth and PENSA local leader for Bronx English Assembly.
She married to Pastor Samuel Koomson and is a mother to their four wonderful children: Samuel Nanabanyin, Isabel Ama Fuah, Josiah Ekow and Joel Ekow Koomson.
Meet Our Regional Youth Pastors
Pastor francis nkrumah
Atlanta region
Full Name: Pastor Francis Kobina Nkrumah
Current Station: Pastor Francis Kobina Nkrumah is the current District Pastor of The Church of Pentecost for the Greensboro District.
Former Station: He serves as the Regional Secretary, Regional Youth and PENSA leader, Regional Ministerial Committee member, and Minister's representative on the Regional Financial Committee for the Great Atlanta Region. He also served in various levels for the church here in the United States and Ghana as District Executive Member, District Secretary, Presiding Elder, District Youth leader, among others.
Educational Background:
● Pastor Francis Nkrumah holds an MBA (Marketing) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
● A Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a Diploma in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Commercial Management, Ringwood, UK.
● He is currently pursuing a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY.
Marital Status: He is happily married to his adorable gorgeous wife, Deborah, with three kids: Evangeline, Liana, and Janessa.
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: When it comes to Youth and PENSA ministry, he has this to say. He likes the Youth and PENSA ministry because it is an ever-growing ministry with much room for growth. The ministry is a bank of open-minded personalities with a great pool of talents - a community with diverse cultural inclinations, yet unity is its hallmark. Indeed, the ministry provides a platform where there is an exhibition of teamwork in diversity. Despite him contributing to the ministry's success, he has been learning a lot from the ministry. He is forever grateful for being part of this fantastic, energetic, and conscientious team of talented human resources at the lower and the upper echelon.
OVR. EDMOND MENSAH
California region
Full Name: Ovr. Edmond Kwaku Asiedu-Mensah
Current Station: PIWC Sacramento District
Former Station: None
Educational Background: Master of Divinity Degree from Regent University, graduated in 2014
Marital Status: Married to Amma Kankam Mensah. Two children, Emmanuel and Ethan
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: Coming from the youth and PENSA ministry myself, I am excited about the opportunities now being offered to participate in ministry as a whole. Being young and on fire for the Lord when the rest of the world around you are on fire for other things is exciting in the sense that it heightens your spiritual senses to your surroundings and there is always a challenge for God to help you overcome and dominate. It is an opportunity to not only make noise in the church, but in the communities, campuses, places of work we find ourselves as we grow in the Lord. If I could become the first American Born Church of Pentecost minister, then what exactly is it God cannot do with you as a young person? Let’s get it!
Pastor Isaac Ameyaw
Chicago region
Full Name: Pastor Isaac Ameyaw
Current Station: Romeoville District
Educational Background: Currently pursuing Masters in Divinity (Theological Studies)
Years in Ministry: 6 years in Ministry
Former Station: San Bernardino District
Marital Status: I am married to Mrs. Sarah Ameyaw and we a blessed with 4 kids: Michael Ameyaw, Derick Ameyaw, Daniel Ameyaw, and Michelle Ameyaw
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: My children see the Youth ministry as a platform where they can maximize their talents and people risks. They anticipate to learn more about their spiritual growth and social development
PASTOR DAVID OSEI-NIMOH
Colarado region
Full Name: Pastor David Osei-Nimoh
Current Station: Seattle District, California Region
Educational Background:
● (Current Student)--Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Theology, Oral Roberts University (USA)
● Master of Divinity (MDiv)--2017-2020: Regent University School of Divinity (USA)
● Master of Science (MSc)--2004-2006: University of Ghent (Belgium), International Food Marketing
● Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons)--1998-2002: University of Cape Coast, (Ghana)
Years in Ministry: 6 years (since 2015)
Former Station: Oakland District, California Region
Marital Status: Married to Mrs. Albertina Osei-Nimoh (Bsc Nursing), with 3 children (David Jr,
Eugenia, and Caleb)
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: I am overwhelmed by the incredible gifts and
talents God has deposited in the young people of this generation. It is beyond imagination what
God is about to do through the Youth Ministry to hold the church and the entire world ransom.
And I am excited to partake in leadership at such a time as this, preparing the young people for
the glorious things God is about to do.
OVR. HAYFORD ASAMOAH
Maryland region
I am Ovr. Hayford Asamoah and currently stationed at Aberdeen District in Maryland Region. I had my bachelor’s degree in political science with study of religions from the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana. I had my MBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and am currently a Ph.D. Organizational leadership candidate at Carolina University, Winston Salem, North Carolina. I am 10 months into the ministry, and my first station is Aberdeen District. I am married to Mrs. Beatrice Asamoah, and our daughter’s name is Deborah. My wife has been involved in the Youth and PENSA Ministry leadership in Maryland, Gaithersburg, and Charlotte districts. She loves the Youth and is always excited to help them in developing their potentials for effective service in the house of the Lord.
Pastor Dr. Karl Badu
New England region
Rev. Dr. Karl Badu was called into Full Time Ministry in May 2015, where he was ordained and stationed to oversee the churches in Springfield as the District Pastor. He is currently the resident Pastor of PIWC-Worcester District. With a deep passion for Young Adult Ministry, Rev. Badu currently also serves as the Regional Youth and PENSA Minister for the New England Region. What excite him about the youth ministry is the opportunity to disciple, impart and guide young adults unto the discovery and execution of their God-given purpose Rev. Karl Badu holds a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Biology -Rhode Island College; and a Doctorate in Pharmacy (Pharm-D) - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy (MCPHWorcester). He also holds a Diploma in Pastoral Ministry. Pastor Badu is married to his beautiful bride Gifty - a Registered Nurse (BSN–RN); and they are blessed with two children – Tyler and Reenah When he is not attending to Kingdom business and other related matters, Rev. Badu enjoys listening to music – (Gospel and Jazz), Playing drums, reading, and watching sports – (especially football; when his New England Patriots are playing); and most importantly, spending quality time with Family and friends.
Pastor william Dorgbadzi
New jersey region
Full Name: Pastor William Dorgbadzi.
Current Station: I am the District Pastor for Delaware District of the church of Pentecost USA.
Former Station: My first station was Lowell Massachusetts. Delaware is my second station.
Educational Background: I hold a BSc. Nuclear physics from the university of cape coast UCC Ghana. MSc. Energy and environmental physics from Norwegian university of science and technology NTNU. Trondheim. MS. Information systems from Strayer University.
Years in Ministry: I have been in ministry since 2014.
Marital Status: I am married to Esther Ama Ofori Dorgbadzi and we are blessed with two adorable girls. Josephine and Elsie Dorgbadzi.
OVR. ALBERT SAMPANA
New York region
Albert Sampana was born to Robert Kwasi Sampana (late) and Madam Asibi Sena at AburiAkuapim in Ghana. Upon graduating from Koforidua Polytechnic, he landed his dream job as an accountant in a Bank where he worked for six years as an accountant at Anum Rural Bank Ltd. while also pursuing his bachelor’s degree at University of Cape Coast (UCC) Ghana.
In the US he worked as Accounts Payable Accountant at Alcorn State University in Mississippi
and later transitioned to IBM where he worked as SAP/ Oracle Project Specialist at LA.
He was called into the office of a Deacon in 2008 and Elder in 2010 and had since served the church earnestly both in Ghana and US. In the year 2018 he was called into the full-time ministry
and stationed at Sacramento District in the California Region.
He holds Master’s degree- MBA in Finance from Alcorn State University and MSc. in Information System and Network Technology, GradDip in Management from ICM and Diploma in Pastoral Ministry from the Biblical Theological Seminary NJ.
He is currently the District Minister for Albany District and the New York Regional Youth and Campus Ministry Pastor. He is married to Patience Adjei Sampana and they are blessed with three children, Joshua Kwabena, Josephine Afua and Joel Aseda. Prior to his call into the ministry Albert Sampana was a Certified Financial and Projects Analyst at IBM (in Baton Rouge) and consultant for AECOM (in San Francisco).
Pastor Samuel Koomson
ohio region
Reverend Samuel Koomson was Born in Accra, Ghana to the late Mr. John Cobina and Mrs. Kate Koomson. He schooled at the Oxford Preparatory in Accra and continued to Wesley Grammar, Dansoman- Accra for his Level Certificate. He continued to the Adisadel College for his Advanced Level in Mathematica and Economics. He pursed the Teachers Training Certificate at Presbyterian Training College after which he studied Economics at the Cape Coast University. He taught Economics at the Senior Secondary in Achimota and Accra Academy.
In 2004 he had the chance to move to the states to purse his MBA with a major in Investment Finance at the Oklahoma City University. He moved to New Jersey and work as a financial consultant with Software Research Group consulting with the IT departments in JP Morgan Chase at Manhattan and then Fannie Mae at Herndon-Virginia. He then took a permanent position as a Senior Market Risk Analyst with MF global an investment Brokerage firm in Manhattan, New York where he worked for six years prior to his calling into full time ministry in 2013 from the English the Assembly in the Bronx- New York. He was called into Eldership in 2003 in Ghana and served as District Secretary and District Youth Leader for the New York District. Also, he served as the Regional Assistant Youth Leader for the New York Region. He was the Finance Board Chairman at the Oklahoma assembly.
He holds his MTS (Masters in Theological Studies) with a major in Biblical Studies from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee. He has a Certificate in Christian Marriage Counselling.
He was called and stationed in Tampa District (previously part of the Florida District before the split into Tampa and Jacksonville Districts). He served as the district Pastor for Norcross in Atlanta, Georgia and was the Regional Secretary for the Atlanta Region. He is currently the District Pastor for Frankfort District in Kentucky in the Ohio Region where he also serves as the Youth Pastor.
He is married to Mrs. Joyce Koomson and have four kids: Samuel, Isabel and a twin, Josiah & Joel.
Ovr. Fidelis Mensah
Texas region
Full Name: Prob. Ovr. Fidelis Mensah (MDiv)
Current Station: He currently serves as the District Pastor of the Church of Pentecost Kansas District. PrayerCoordinator for PENSA USA and Head of Missions for PENSA International.
Educational Background:
● He completed his secondary education at St. John’s Senior High School before proceeding to The University of Cape Coast to pursue a Bachelors in Business Management (Ghana).
● He also holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from Monroe College (New York, NY) and a Masters of Divinity from Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK). Years in Ministry: 1 year (since 2020).
Former Station: Prior to his call to full-time ministry, Prob. Ovr. Mensah worked as an Instruments Manager at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, NY). At PIWC New York, he served as the first service leader, district Youth & PENSA leader, and District Evangelism Executive Member. He also served as a New York Region Youth & PENSA executive member.
Marital Status: He is married to Mrs. Natasha A. Mensah, and is blessed with four children: Josiah, Isaiah, Gracelyn, and Mary.
What excites me about the Youth Ministry: Connecting with the youth and being able to offer solutions to the salient questions of their heart excites him a lot. Because It is important for the truth of the gospel to be passed down from generation to generation in order to grow the body of Christ. Ultimately, helping youth to grow spiritually in their formative years will equip them to make an impact for Christ both now and in their future.
Pastor Jehu Gyimah
Washington region
Pastor Jehu Gyimah was called into full-time ministry in August 2009 after ratification at the General Council Meeting in May 2009. He currently serves as the National Chaplaincy Committee Chair, the Washington Regional Executive member, and the Washington Regional Youth & PENSA Pastor.
Pastor Jehu enjoys serving and ministering to young ones and has served the Youth and PENSA ministry in various capacities through his ministerial journey. Some of those responsibilities are: District Youth and PENSA leader- Cincinnati District, Regional PENSA leader Chicago Region, and the National PENSA Leader – COPUSA Pastor Gyimah holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from the Northern Kentucky University, A Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministries from the Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in Chaplaincy at the same seminary.
Pastor enjoys worshipping, singing, and playing the keyboard. He has received many songs through the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, beautifully posted on his YouTube channel.
As many call him, Pastor Jay has served in the following stations: Chicago PIWC, Sacramento PIWC, Oakland District, Chicago District, and currently serves at Norfolk PIWC.
He is married to the love of his life Mrs. Eunice Gyimah, who holds a bachelor’s in Nutrition from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. The three beautiful daughters, Peniel, Pishon, and Pentecost, are the blessed union’s offspring.