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Brice Thompson General Presbyter Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean Islands The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is situated in the extreme southern Caribbean and northeast of the South American country of Venezuela. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers (1,980 square miles). Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands, with Tobago comprising approximately six percent of the total area and four percent of the 1.3 million population. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago’s economy is primarily industrial-based, with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals. It is the wealthiest independent Caribbean country, boasting a high standard of living and high literacy rates. The Church of God of Prophecy has had a presence on the island since the mid-1950s, and presently there are 20 churches, two of which are in Tobago. Primarily through a renewed and vigorous evangelism thrust, four of these churches were established in 2005: Barataria, House of Prayer Ministries (now in El Dorado); Warriors Assembly; Princes Town; and Reconciliation and Restoration Ministries, Tobago (now in Scarborough). The pastors are Agatha Questelles, Carlus Hall, Dexter James, and Syreta Hutchinson respectively. The membership of House of Prayer is comprised of brilliant, dynamic, young people. They are centered on prayer, and their radio program, “Touching Everything by Prayer,” is heard on two radio stations. The church at Princes Town was organized with 34 members, increasing to 70 in 2007 and in early 2009 to 165, with many others showing interest in membership. The local assembly has a food distribution program, a prayer line network, and the Phillip Institute, 16 WWM S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 9 Water baptism, church at El Dorado Church building under construction at Rio Claro which is focused on training young people who will demonstrate the power of God. Pastor James also ministers on radio and television and has authored and published 11 booklets. On the church at Scarborough, Tobago, which now has 110 members, Pastor Hutchinson reports, “Since we Establishing of local church at Rio Claro were established in 2005, we have experienced a tremendous influx of young people making decisions for Christ and committing their lives to the work of the ministry. “However, we are faced with grave limitations in that we do not have a permanent facility in which to house
Young people comprise a significant percentage of the church at Scarborough, Tobago. our members and are, therefore, restricted in providing adequate ministry in many areas including counseling, music, and the children’s ministry. “For this reason, we are desperately seeking financial assistance to acquire a building in downtown Scarborough that was offered to us quite reasonably, National Overseer Maurice Jones administers the covenant at Trinidad’s newest church, St. Charles. Pastor Shanti Weston (pictured right) considering its size and location, at the sum of US$500,000.” In 2008, the church at Rio Claro was organized, which in the embryonic stage was a Sunday school started mainly through the efforts of Michael Ramkhelawan, who is presently the pastor. This church was greatly assisted by our Harvest Partners—churches in Sheridan and Connersville, Indiana. The respective pastors, Bishop Rich Barker and Pastor Jeremiah Barker, led mission teams that conducted crusade meetings and worked on the church building, which to-date is approximately 75 percent completed. Rio Claro is a poor, remote district, and we are very grateful for the Harvest Partner Level 2 contributions from Sheridan, Indiana, and Rockville, Maryland (led by Bishop Robin Balram) toward this project. During the past six years, the Church of God of Prophecy has significantly enhanced its profile among the wider body of Christ, with National Overseer Bishop Maurice A. Jones spearheading this move both through his networking with the leaders of the various denominations and his involvement with para-church organizations. Emerging out of this development is our newest church located at St. Charles, which was previously an independent assembly. The church was formally united with the Church of God of Prophecy on April 5, 2009, with Shanti Weston as pastor. The church at Penal was relocated in 2007; now housed in a relatively new church building (a gift), it continues to experience considerable growth and development through the dedicated leadership of Pastor Nazirdeen Hosein. A promising mission at Barrackpore was begun this year by the Penal Church, and plans are afoot to construct a place of worship and officially organize the work as a local church in the months ahead. With plans to plant churches in Sangre Grande, San Fernando, Point Fortin, and Couva/California, the Church of God of Prophecy in Trinidad and Tobago is well on its way to achieve “Vision 25”—having 25 churches by 2011. This goal will be pursued through, among other activities, a mentoring/ training program to be launched at the National Convention 2009. Submitted by the Public Relations Department Maurice A. Jones Trinidad and Tobago National Overseer WWM S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 9 17
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