Abstract:
The Church's contribution to the social development of society in the country is evidently
clear. A lot of the work done by churches including the Methodist Church, the Presbyterian
Church and the Church of Pentecost are dotted in many societies in the country. The study
assessed the contribution of the church of Pentecost to the social development of Sefwi
Akontombra district in the Western region of Ghana. The study was a descriptive survey and
the views of 388 respondents within the study area were sought through the administering of
questionnaire. Primary and secondary sources of data collection method were used and data
collected from the field was processed and analysed through the use of Statistical Product and
Service Solutions (SPSS) version 16.0. It was revealed from the study that 96% of the
respondents believe that the infrastructural development agenda of the church within the
district has focused on church building, sign boards and school buildings. Majority (60%) of
the respondents considered education and marriage and family as the church’s most
significant contribution to the study area. However, employment (90%) was considered as the
church’s weakest point by respondents with regards to social development. also, respondents
expects the church to further contribute their social development works in the field of health,
guidance and counseling, skill development and training and agriculture. Despite all the effort
made by the church in the social development of society, a lot more is expected by the society
to be done. It is in view of this that the church is encouraged to put in much more effort and
resources to ensure that diverse needs are met as it ensures proper and community-based
assessment of needs are done so as to meet the desired needs of the people. It is
recommended that that the church must work more towards assessing the specific needs of
the people in the society and strive to meet these needs the best way it can.
