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THE BIRTH OF HUM

In 2019, as part of Vision 2023 of The Church of Pentecost, a new ministry was established: Home and Urban Missions (HUM). This ministry was created with the mandate to focus on two major fronts:

Home Missions

This aspect of HUM seeks to reach persons living in countries other than their countries of origin. The goal is to seek them for Christ and approach them just as we would if we were sent specifically to their home nations. Examples include ministering to Ghanaians in the United States of America, the French in the United Kingdom, the Togolese in Ghana, or the Congolese in Nigeria.

Urban Missions

This dimension targets families or individuals who are often neglected or disillusioned within cities and towns. These include the urban poor, destitute persons, drug addicts, prostitutes, the homeless, and street children. Many of these individuals may never have received any form of Christian evangelistic attention, discipleship opportunities, or meaningful fellowship.

WHAT IS HUM?

HUM stands for Home and Urban Missions. It is a ministry of The Church of Pentecost that:

1. undertakes intentional and strategic evangelism carried out with prayer.
2. emphasises effective and consistent life-on-life discipleship.
3. promotes indigenous church-planting among expatriates, Unreached People Groups (UPGs), migrants, northerners in the south (in the case of Ghana), and the urban poor and marginalised (drug addicts, commercial sex workers, street dwellers, etc.)

HUM, therefore, is dedicated to evangelising and planting churches among people and people groups that have historically been overlooked in our usual evangelistic outreaches. It has a global responsibility, where leadership ensures that wherever The Church of Pentecost is there shall be aggressive evangelism and impactful church planting—just as has always been the case throughout the church’s history.

HUM is derived from three strategic streams of outreaches: Home Missions, Urban Missions, and Missions to Unreached People Groups (UPGs).

These three streams form the foundation of HUM’s operations, each targeting specific categories of people with intentional evangelism and discipleship efforts.

VISION

To become an effective arm of The Church of Pentecost, wholly dedicated to reaching expatriates, migrants, marginalised, unreached, and unengaged people groups with the gospel.

MISSION

We exist to win and disciple the unsaved expatriates, migrants, marginalised, unreached, and unengaged people groups with the unadulterated Word of God—giving them hope in Christ and transforming them into agents of hope and Christlike positive change in their communities.

TARGETED GROUPS

Expatriates

This group includes all foreign nationals residing in a particular area, whether they are in the country for business, tourism, education, or on short or long-term stay. The aim is to:

1. Win them for Christ through intentional outreach.
2. Disciple them through consistent teaching and fellowship.
3. Establish home cells or local assemblies with them where possible.

Special emphasis is placed on:

1. Ministering to them in their “heart language” – the language they best understand.
2. Encouraging worship in a culturally familiar environment to help them feel welcomed and connected.
3. Attracting other expatriates through culturally-relevant and Christ-centred fellowship.

Finally, efforts should be made to connect them to a Local Assembly of The Church of Pentecost in their home country upon their return, ensuring continued spiritual growth and fellowship.

Migrants

(Special Focus on Africans)

This group includes Africans who have migrated into Ghana for various reasons such as business, education, tourism, or in search of better opportunities.

Strategic Objectives:

1. Intentionally evangelise and reach out to them with the gospel of Christ.
2. Win them for Christ and nurture them through systematic discipleship.
3. Establish indigenous churches that reflect their culture and language to ensure spiritual growth and ownership.

Contextual Focus:

1. These individuals live within our communities and are often overlooked.
2. Some may be in Ghana temporarily, while others are here on a permanent basis.

The mission is to reach them where they are, integrate them into the faith community, and empower them to reach others within their networks – ultimately building churches that serve as centres of transformation and hope.

Northern Migrants to the South

(In the context of Ghana)

This group refers to individuals from the northern regions of Ghana—such as the Kusase, Frafra, Konkomba, Dagomba, and Dagaare—who have migrated to the southern parts of the country for work, trade, or settlement.

Strategic Focus:

1. Southern churches must intentionally evangelise and reach out to these northern ethnic groups living within their communities.
2. Win them for Christ through culturally sensitive and inclusive outreach.
3. Establish indigenous churches where they can worship in their heart language and cultural expressions.

Key Considerations:

1. Many northern migrants in the south are spiritually unreached or underserved.
2. Worship in familiar linguistic and cultural settings enhances engagement and ownership of the Christian faith.
3. Indigenous churches serve as spiritual homes that foster belonging, discipleship, and mission.

This effort contributes to a more inclusive national church that reflects the full diversity of Ghana’s ethnic groups, united in Christ.

Unreached People Groups

Unreached People Groups (UPGs) exist in nearly every nation on earth—communities with little to no access to the gospel and minimal or no presence of a thriving, indigenous Christian church.

In Ghana, there are 19 identified unreached people groups, and Home and Urban Missions (HUM) is committed to strategically engaging them with the gospel.

Strategic Goals:

1. To intentionally reach these people groups with the message of Christ.
2. To plant indigenous churches where they can worship in their own languages and within the context of their unique cultures.
3. To raise leaders from among them who can lead sustainable discipleship and evangelism efforts.

Unreached People Groups in Ghana include:

1. Fulani (Fulbe)
2. Busanga
3. Gonja
4. Wala
5. Djula
6. Wangara
7. Challa
8. Chakalli
9. Mamprusi
10. Anufu (Chokossi)
11. Kotokoli
12. Banda-Ligbi (Wela, Gyogoh, Bamba)
13. Zarma
14. Hausa
15. Arabs
16. Kamara (Kwantey)
17. Kantosi
18. Nanumba
19. Songhay (Koryaboro)

These groups represent a divine responsibility and mission field within Ghana, and HUM stands as a frontline ministry to ensure that none of them is left unreached by the transforming power of the gospel.

Urban Poor & Marginalised

This category includes vulnerable individuals and communities within urban areas who are often neglected, stigmatised, or excluded from mainstream society and traditional evangelistic efforts.         

Key Focus Areas:

HUM seeks to reach and disciple the following groups:

1. Persons with Substance Use Disorders (Drug addicts)
2. Commercial Sex Workers (Prostitutes)
3. Street dwellers, including street children
4. Head porters (“Kayaye”)
5. Ghetto and slum dwellers
6. Refugees
7. The homeless
8. Campers and other mobile or displaced persons
9. Recuse of trafficked persons

Mission Strategy:

1. Provide intentional and compassionate outreach, meeting people where they are.
2. Establish safe spaces for worship and discipleship, especially through life-on-life mentorship.
3. Restore dignity and hope through the transforming power of the gospel, helping them discover identity and purpose in Christ.

This group represents a critical mission field where the love of Christ must be both preached and demonstrated in practical, life-giving ways.