Joseph Attoh 
Deaconess Vida Agyekum Acheampong, Esq., has called on the Church to take its rightful place in shaping society through fervent prayer, fasting and godly leadership.
Addressing the 2025 November Heads’ Prayer and Consultative Meeting of The Church of Pentecost at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, she delivered a stirring message on the believer’s mandate to influence and transform the world.
Citing Matthew 5:45, she reminded participants that society consists of both the righteous and the unrighteous, and that humanity was designed not for isolation but for interdependence.
To build a community of peace, she declared, “we must align society with divine order, guided by righteousness and empowered by the Holy Spirit.”
Drawing from 2 Timothy 3:2–3, Deaconess Agyekum categorised society into three groups – the saved, the unsaved and the supposedly saved – and stressed that believers have been divinely positioned to transform all three. She lamented the growing moral decay in modern society, citing examples such as sexual immorality, ritual killings and social media trends that glorify sin.
“We are called into this dark world to save it,” she said, adding that even within the Church, some who appear godly may not truly walk in the light (Psalm 15; Acts 16:16–24).
She cautioned that the “supposedly saved” – those who mask unrighteousness under the guise of spirituality – are more dangerous to the faith community because their influence corrupts the Church from within. The Christian community in Ghana, she noted, “has become compromised because of its association with these double-minded individuals.”
Referencing 2 Corinthians 3:18, she explained that all believers are in a continuous process of transformation.
“Behind every corrupt society lies a network of territorial powers,” she said, citing Ephesians 6:12 and Daniel’s encounter with the prince of Persia as proof that nations are often influenced by unseen spiritual forces. She urged the Church to counter these powers through intense prayer and fasting, describing fasting as the “amplifier of prayer” that unlocks new dimensions of divine power and spiritual breakthrough.
Quoting Isaiah 58:6–8 and Acts 12:5–11, she underscored that fasting and prayer bring freedom, healing and divine intervention. She called on leaders to anchor their ministry and governance in consistent intercession, saying, “Leadership must be birthed in prayer,” warning that ungodly leadership leads to unrighteous laws and national decline.
Deaconess Vida Agyekum Acheampong concluded with a challenge from 2 Chronicles 7:14, urging the Church to rise in humility, seek God’s face and turn away from sin. “If we will stand in the gap,” she said, “God will hear from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land.”
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