ABOUT US
BRIEF HISTORY oF
PENSA - UCC
In October 1987/88 Academic year, nine students from the Church of Pentecost entered University of Cape Coast to pursue Bachelor’s Degree in various disciplines. After their orientation they started worshipping at PENTECOSTAL FELLOWSHIP (PENTEFEL) at the Old Site in one of the Faculty of Education Lecture Theatre. Incidentally, the entire students
One Sunday evening in December 1987 , they had their first meeting at the University Primary School at the Old Site to plan for the establishment of PENSA-UCC. At that meeting only seven members of the first year group were present. Other Church of Pentecost members who were part of PENTEFEL decided to stay with PENTEFL, Accordingly, it was only the then first years who decided to start PENSA UCC.
After praying for about 45 minutes they sat down and deliberated on how PENSA could be formed on UCC campus. The group started with the appointment of the Interim Executive Committee members All the seven members present were thus assigned positions with responsibilities to enable them form Seven- member Interim Executive Committee as follows:- BRO J C AMAN QUANNOR – PRESIDENT
- BRO JOSEPH ROBERTSON AFFUL – VICE PRESIDENT
- BRO PROSPER MARSLEY – SECRETARY
- BRO EMMANUEL ACQUAH – PRAYER SECRETARY
- BRO MARFO BOAKYE BAIDEN – ORGANIZING SECRETARY
- SISTER EMELIA QUAINOO – TREASURER
- BRO ATTA WENIDE – MEMBER
INITIAL MEMBERSHIP
PENSA started meeting officially in October 1988 at CASFORD Cafeteria with 22 males and 2 females students in 1988/89 academic year.
INITIAL ASSETS
The initial Assets of PENSA –UCC were as follows:
- Local made Band with one side drum
- Ahuja Public Address System with one Microphone
- One Bicycle that was used by the Organising Secretary to assist his movement between the Old Site and Casford for PENSA activities.
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