General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam, says the church recorded 40% growth globally during his first four-year tenure, with about 2,077 new churches established within the period.
Rev. Wengam made the disclosure in an interview with Moro Awudu on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on Friday, September 25, 2026.
He linked the growth to what he described as the church’s Bible-based doctrine, governance structure and focus on evangelism.
“In the past 4 years, we’ve seen 40% growth. We’ve been able to establish about 2,077 churches. A lot has been achieved within that period,” he said.
The General Superintendent said the Assemblies of God has grown into a global movement with more than 88 million members and hundreds of thousands of pastors and local churches.
He provided figures showing that the church currently has 88,866,189 members, 437,782 pastors and 451,512 local churches globally.
According to Rev. Wengam, the church’s structure has played an important role in sustaining its expansion.
“Assemblies of God is a Bible-based church. We focus on sound doctrine,” he said.
He explained that the church operates a decentralised governance system, with individual congregations having significant responsibility for their own administration.
“We are a church that believes in good governance. Every local church is self-propagating, self-governing. We are not centralized,” he said.
“We are created by a constitution that has stood the test of time. We operate the congressional system of government. The members have a say in the governance of the church. That has accounted for our growth.”
Ghana church preparing for centenary
Rev. Wengam said the Ghana branch, which began in 1931, is also preparing to mark its centenary in five years.
He said the church intends to use the period leading to its 100th anniversary to review its structures, policies and operations.
“We can’t continue to do things the way we’ve done 95 years,” he said.
The reforms, he explained, form part of his Christian Transformation Agenda, which is built around six areas: reach, restore, rebuild, reposition, rebrand and reform.
The “reach” component focuses on evangelism and church planting, while “restore” seeks to strengthen the church’s Pentecostal identity and spiritual life.
“Reach has to do with Matthew 28, verse 18 to verse 20. Every Christian knows that the assignment Christ gave the church before ascending to heaven is that we should go to the nations and preach the gospel,” Rev. Wengam said.
He said the church’s ambition is to establish congregations across cities, towns and villages while strengthening discipleship.
Ghana to host World Assemblies of God Congress
Rev. Wengam also announced that Ghana will host the World Assemblies of God Congress from October 14 to 16, 2026.
He said the event will be the first time the global congress is being held in Africa and is expected to attract participants from more than 100 countries.
“The first time the World Congress is being held in Africa, they chose Ghana,” he said.
“It tells you that the Ghana church is making strides. The Ghana church is providing leadership on the continent and even globally.”
The morning conference for pastors, church leaders and potential leaders will be held at Independence Square, while the evening open-air rally will take place at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Rev. Wengam said the congress will also focus on the church’s global evangelisation plans, including a commitment to establish one million churches in areas where there are currently no churches by 2033.
He said the gathering would also create opportunities for visitors and investors to engage with Ghana’s economy.
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