Leadership of African Faith Terbenacle Church and Children of the late leader of the church Superior Prophet David Nkansah are threatening to stop a planned burial and funeral rite of the late leader at the headquarters of the Church in Anyinam in Atiwa East District in Eastern region.
The leadership of the Church and Children as well as the widow of the late leader say they are unaware of the intended burial and funeral rite being announced on local radio stations to begin Monday March 20, 2023.
They have therefore threatened to stop the process by every means possible despite threats of military and national security deployment.
Osabarimaba Kwabena Boadu ,elder Son of the late Superior Prophet Nkansah said that,the Children of the late leader of the Church are unaware of the intended burial and funeral rites therefore will not allow it to happen.
“We the children are unaware of this funeral so we won’t let it happen.As a late leader of a church,it is the church that
Speaking to the media ,the newly elected Leader of African Faith Terbenacle church Superior Prophet Stephen Frimpong Nkansah explained that, the Church bear all medical cost of the late former leader when he was sick.Flew him three times to India for kidney transplant without the support of any of his family members.
After his passing, the Church took him to the morgue however the mortuary attendants are being threatened by some faceless security operatives to ignore the church leadership to release the body to the family this week for burial.
Superior Prophet Stephen Frimpong Nkansah however says, per the constitution of the Church, the church is obliged to organize a befitting burial and funeral rites for the late leader in collaboration with the family but the family is attempting to sidestep the church as part of grand scheme to take control of the Church.
He said the Church has not sanctioned the burial and funeral of the late leader and will resist any attempt to hold his funeral.
Superior Prophet Stephen Frimpong Nkansah called on IGP to intervene.He also called on the military high command to prevent any individual from deploy military to Anyinam to avert repetition of Ashaiman brutality debacle
The Anyinam District Police Commander Mahama Iddrisu told Starr News , the Police is has not been notified of the planned burial however considering the security implication will investigate for the necessary security intervention to maintain law and order.
Impasse
The former leader of African Faith Tabernacle Church Superior Prophet David Kwaku Nkansah died at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, 16th February 2022.
Some few family members have been litigating with the church since his demise over burial and funeral rite was well as selection of successor.
The dispute fueling clashes compelled Atiwa East District Security Council (DISEC) has shut down the headquarters of the church but some family members have taken over the mission house at the headquarters know as Bethlehem.
Some few family members claimed that ,the late Prophet David Nkansah II nominated his 17 year old cousin to be ordained as the next leader of the Church when he dies.
However ,the Elders, Trustee and Executives debunked the family’s assertion as false.
That, they have chosen Superior Prophet Stephen Frimpong Nkansah who was the linguist to the late Prophet David Nkansah to be the next the leader.
The Elders ,Trustees and Executives subsequently issued a statement on April 13,2022 that , “In the wake the demise of the late Superior Prophet David Nkansah II, the National Trustees, National Officers and the Regional Representatives of African Faith Terbenacle Church are pleased to announce the appointment of Chief Pastor Stephen Frimpong Nkansah as the acting leader of the Church ,with effect from 7th April ,2022”.
The statement described Chief Pastor Stephen Frimpong Nkansah as a competent leader Who has broad and quiet unique experience from both church leadership and doctrines .
He was confirmed during a National delegates election held at Amasaman in Greater Accra Region on March 11,2023 with 379 delegates from 22 regions including La Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, London and Australia.
Superior Prophet Stephen Frimpong Nkansah polled 355 votes to beat two other contenders- Chief Pastor Dr Samuel Asare Baadu and Chief Pastor Apostle James Kofi Takyi who obtained 15 and 7 votes respectively, with two spoilt ballots.
African Faith Tabernacle Church is a renowned Ghanaian indigenous spiritual church founded in the year 1919 by late prophet James Kwame Nkansah who died in 1987.
After his death, Superior Prophet David succeeded him until his death in 2022.
The headquarters of the Church is located in Anyinam in the Eastern Region.The church has over 1000 branches both in Ghana,some West African countries and Europe.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
