One God
There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Our story
Raising leaders.Since 1984.
The International Central Gospel Church is an Evangelical, Charismatic Christian church, inaugurated on 26 February 1984 in Accra, Ghana.
“The first meeting was held in a small classroom with an initial membership of just about twenty people.”
1984
The church begins — first meetings move between classrooms, a private residence, a public hall, a science laboratory, a mechanical workshop and a cinema theatre.
1986
About one hundred and eighty adults strong, the church settles in the Baden Powell Memorial Hall — its home for the next ten years.
1988
A ministerial institute is founded, later growing into Central University, alongside Central Aid — now the largest non-governmental scholarship programme for pre-tertiary students in Ghana.
By 1996
Membership rises to over 4,000, with missionary church planting across the major towns and cities of Ghana and in cities in Europe and the United States.
Today
The first congregation — now the Christ Temple Assembly — has directly planted over forty churches in the Accra–Tema metropolis alone.
Our mission
Raising leaders, shaping vision and influencing society through Christ.
Through our programs, we trust to make the lives of our people better than before they came to church, and redirect their perception and behaviour in conformity with God's word.
What we believe.
Our statement of faith
Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, and in His bodily resurrection.
The Scriptures
We believe the Bible to be the inspired and infallible Word of God.
Salvation
We believe in salvation by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as a subsequent gift to salvation.
Healing
We believe in the provision of bodily healing in the atoning work of Jesus our Saviour.
Christ's Return
We believe in the return of the Lord Jesus Christ and the resurrection of the saved unto eternal life in the presence of God.
Our vision · Acts 2:42
To establish the house of God through the development of Model New Testament Christians and churches.
Our philosophy
Practical Christianity — human dignity and excellence. Every human being is created in the image and likeness of God and must be treated with respect and honour.
Our message · Jeremiah 31:17
Salvation from sin. Acceptance for the outcast. Strength for the weak. Prosperity for honest labour. Dominion over the flesh.
Our logo · Acts 2:41–42
Our logo consists of the globe, with highlight on the African continent, four pillars, and an oval ring around it holding them together.
The globe represents the world and our focus to reach out internationally.
The four pillars represent the devotion of the early church: doctrine, prayer, fellowship and breaking of bread.
Founder & General Overseer
Dr. Mensa Otabil
Pastor Mensa Otabil is a Ghanaian theologian, philanthropist, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He oversees the worldwide network of ministries of the International Central Gospel Church and serves as the senior pastor of Christ Temple. He is the founder and chancellor of Central University.