Our History

Background

In September 1992, the Madina District Bible Study and Prayer Group conducted a Church planting survey and identified the Adentan SSNIT Flats/Aprotech area as a good place to plant a Church.

Consequently, during the fourth Ga Presbytery Bible Study and Prayer Group’s convention held at PRESEC Legon in January 1993 , the Victory Congregation started as a Preaching Post.

Formation of the Fellowship

The Victory Women’s Fellowship initially started in 1994 when the Executive of Christ Congregation Women’s Fellowship came in to start a branch.

In 1995, the Group was formed under the leadership of Sister Agnes Nyantakyi with twelve (12) members. Since then, all successive leaders, by the grace of God, have worked hard to accelerate the growth of the membership of the group to date.

Meeting Place

From the early beginning, the Group held its meetings at Sister Lydia Otoo’s residence until the Congregation moved from Gbewaa to its current place of worship i.e., Fafraha, near the Adenta SSNIT Flats.

The meeting day initially was Saturday at 4pm but was changed to Wednesday at 6:30 pm.

Programme of Activities

The group undertakes a wide range of activities designed to build up its members spiritually, morally, mentally, physically and financially.

The programme of activities are based on the objectives for the establishment of the Women’s Fellowship in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and annual Plan of Work and study Materials prepared by the commitee on Women Ministry under Church life and Nurture (CLAN).

Some of these programmes and activities include Bible Studies, Talks on Education, Health, Family Life, Conferences, Workshops on Entrepreneurship and Skills training in Agriculture and Handiworks, Prayer Meetings, Retreats and Breakfast Meetings among others.

The Fellowship also participates in all programmes organized at Presbytery, District levels and the Abokobi Women’s Centre.

Mission and Evangelism

As women in the Congregation, the Fellowship has played its pivotal role in all activities of the Congregation by contributing numerically, financially, and materially to projects and programmes of the Fellowship, Congregation and the Fafraha District as a whole.

In order to increase membership and introduce the Congregation to the residents in the SSNIT Flats and its environs, the Group conducts a “Search for Jesus” during Easter.

The Group has since 2004 to date, nurtured the following Groups in the Fafraha District:

  • New Life Housing Down,
  • Vision New Legon,
  • Calvary Ashiyie,
  • Shalom Estate Congregation, and
  • Rhema Preaching Post

The support given to these Groups by Victory Congregation Women’s Fellowship has been from their very beginnings through to their inaugurations.

Achievements

As women in the Congregation, the Fellowship has played its pivotal role in all activities of the Congregation by contributing numerically, financially, and materially to projects and programmes of the Fellowship, Congregation and the Fafraha District as a whole.

The notable areas are the Children’s Service, Pantang Hospital Visitation Team, Bible Study Leaders, COIN (Committee on Orientation and Integration), cash and kind support to the Victory Congregation’s Yearly Mission Project and Emmaus Day celebrations.

Notable Events

The Fellowship has long track record of contributing to the development of the Victory congregation as well as outside it.

  • 1998 – The Group was inaugurated under the leadership of Mama Theodora Daaku with a numerical strength of 90 member.
  • 2005: Won a Bible Quiz competition among the Generational Groups on Emmaus Day and was presented with a trophy.
  • 2008: The Group celebrated the 10th anniversary with a numerical strength of 213 under the leadership of Mama Maud Akowuah.
  • 2012: A set of School Band was donated to the Calvary Congregation School at Ashiyie with grand activities to the glory of God during the tenure of the late Mama Christie B.A. Yeboa (President).
  • 2015: The Group developed a Prayer Garden at the cost of GHS6,000.00 which was dedicated and christened the Mamre Prayer Garden by Rev. Daniel Amoako Nyarko, the then District Minister, during Women’s Week celebration. The Group received a Certificate of Honour (Bronze Category) for its immense financial contribution towards Mission and Evangelism in the PCG Club 1000.
  • 2018: The Group donated a set of Executive Office furniture at the cost of GHS5,500.00 to the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Kurofa in the Asante Akyem District, during the induction service for Rev. Alfred Owusu Boateng
  • The Fellowship during the past years had led in organized Women’s Mini Harvests for the Victory Congregation and raised funds that supported the Victory Presby Church School and Church building projects.
  • The Fellowship adopted the Fafraha Orphanage for six years and visited the residents with provisions, food and clothing.
  • The Group produced three (3) ministers.
    • Rev. Florence B. Simpson – Vision Congregation (New Legon) & Director of Victory Presbyterian Church School
    • Rev. Ruth Nyamekye – Second Minister, Tema Community 2
    • Rev. Dorothy Anima Frimpong

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