In December 1953, at the invitation of the Apostolic Church of the Gold Coast, the Latter Rain Movement, based in the United States of America and led by Dr. Thomas Wyatt, sent an evangelistic Team by name First Gospel Mission of America, to the Gold Coast. The team organized a crusade in Accra at the forecourt of the James Town Mantse Agbona to wit King's Palace. While the crusade was in progress the late Brother Gilbert Ablorh Lawson who was then an Anglican by denomination, was returning home from work when he felt within him that he must listen to the gospel. Accordingly, he went to the crusade ground and heard the gospel preached under the Powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit. On his second visit to the crusade ground, his spiritual eyes were opened and he began to see visions of angels hovering in the air around the vicinity. Brother Lawson decided to give his life to Christ and was baptized by immersion at the beach near the old Polo ground. At a ...
PROFILE OF BROTHER GILBERT ABLORH LAWSON The late Gilbert Ablorh Lawson popularly called Brother Lawson was the Founder and first Leader of the church. He was born on November 11, 1908 to one Joseph Lantei Lawson and Madam Mary Adeechoe Lawson. Brother Lawson successfully completed his elementary education at the Government Boys School, Accra in 1925. In 1927, he passed the Government Competitive Examination for entry into the civil service and was employed as a clerk at the Posts and Telecommunications Engineering Department in Accra. He voluntarily retired from the civil service in 1958.Brother Lawson was called to eternal rest by his maker on the 16th of August, 1989 at his residence at Mamprobi after successfully accomplishing his mission. PROFILE OF REV. COMFORT LAWSON The late Rev. Comfort Lawson was born on March 17, 1918. Her parents were the late Emmanuel Tetteh Quaynor and Sister Esther Amorkor Amarteifio. Sister Lawson as she was popularly called, was educated at the Go...
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