Bishop Charles Agyinasare is a Ghanaian pastor who founded the Word Miracle Church International, later Perez Chapel International, a Pentecostal-Charismatic ministry in Ghana. He is the founder of Precious TV, Chancellor of the Perez University College and author of several books on Christianity.
Born Charles Yewuraekow Agyin Asare, on 22 March 1962, in Achiase, Eastern region of Ghana, he stayed and studied in Accra at Weija Barracks Primary, Armed Forces Experimental School and Nsawam St. Martins.
The disconnect from socially acceptable training occurred because he had little time with his father. “Dad did not visit much in school”, he revealed, adding he was also too busy at home. The young Charles says he drifted into “a make-believe boy”.
His C.V before and after conversion into the Christian faith is impressive both ways. A 12-year marijuana faithful before Christ and a miracle worker after he accepted Christ.
A candidate for psychiatry hospital before Christ, a crusading planning expert after Christ. A women-chasing college freak before but now a soul-chasing evangelist.
His story mirrors something – that God’s criteria for selecting anyone has not changed – it is still a weak man.
The “funky” pastor says he keeps a strong bond with his family of three children. He skypes, keeps an active twitter and facebook accounts – and WhatsApp.
How Charles Agyin Asare met his wife
A 1985 crusade in Akim Oda to win souls ended with a lady – Vivian- also winning her heart.
He revealed how his “heart was like ice block placed in the sun” when he first met his would-be wife. He eventually warded off two medical science students to marry the lady teacher – now Rev. (Mrs.) Vivian Sena Argyin Asare – six months later.
“I got saved in the Church of Pentecost”, stayed with a disciplinarian pastor Steve Miller who emptied his library into the young Asare’s hungry, open brain, the experienced pastor recalled.
He lived in his wife’s house after he got married. He moved to start a ministry in tamale where the young couple lived for two years without electricity or water.
Ministry
In 1984, Agyinasare was ordained as a missionary by Enoch Agbodzo. In 1986, he traveled to Nigeria to study crusade planning under the leadership of Benson Idahosa in Benin City, Nigeria. He is currently (2015) the senior pastor of the Perez Dome, which has a 14,000-seater auditorium, regarded as the largest auditorium in Ghana. The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, on a visit described the place of worship as “one of the Seven Wonders of Ghana”.
Impact
In 2007 Agyinasare received a national award – the Member of the Order of the Volta (MV) – by former President of the Republic of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor, for his outstanding achievements in championing African excellence as a religious leader. In 2015, Agyinasare was awarded The Global Leadership Award from Regent University, USA by Professor Clifton Clarke in recognition of his efforts in raising leaders across the world and for his impact across the globe. He has been given declarations from the State of Texas[ and is an honorary citizen of Texas. Agyinasare is said to be the 20th Most Influential Ghanaian according to a recent poll in Ghana that was taken in 2015
He said his first major break in ministry was at Asamankese where a flock of 40 turned to 3,000 in seven days. He said the daughter of a newspaper reporter –The Mirror- who got healed, put the story in the papers – and Bishop went viral as far as newspaper could do in the late 80’s…