About Christ the King

A royal family, planted to worship the King.

The Royals

The Christ the King congregation gathered for Sunday worship

Our Story

From a roadside shed at Sebrepor to a church that plants churches.

Christ the King began as a preaching point at Sebrepor, planted in 1989 by the Bible Study and Prayer Group (B.S.P.G.) — the evangelistic wing of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. At its 1988 Zonal Conference in Tema, the Group resolved to make evangelism and church planting its mission, and Sebrepor was among the communities marked for the Great Commission.

After months of house-to-house soul-winning by the Tema North crusaders, the first believers gathered to pray in a member's home. On 10 September 1989, the first Sunday worship was held in a shed on the late Mr. I. O. Konney's compound — ninety-six worshippers in all — with the sermon preached by Rev. Nii Teiko Dagadu.

As the young church outgrew that shed, Mr. Konney donated land for a chapel. On 20 December 1992 the preaching point was elevated to full congregational status and christened Christ the King — the name The Royals still carry with joy.

Echoing Psalm 124, “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”the congregation has never stopped reaching out. Its own evangelism gave birth to the Bethel and Potter's House congregations, and helped nurture several others across the district.

1988
A mandate to plant
At its Zonal Conference in Tema, the Bible Study and Prayer Group — the evangelistic wing of the PCG — resolves to make evangelism and church planting its mission. Sebrepor is marked for the Great Commission.
1988
A mandate to plant
At its Zonal Conference in Tema, the Bible Study and Prayer Group — the evangelistic wing of the PCG — resolves to make evangelism and church planting its mission. Sebrepor is marked for the Great Commission.
1989
First Sunday worship
On 10 September, ninety-six worshippers gather in a shed on the late Mr. I. O. Konney's compound. Rev. Nii Teiko Dagadu preaches the maiden sermon, and the journey of Christ the King begins.
1990
Ministries take root
The Women's Fellowship and the Young People's Guild are formed within months of one another, laying the foundation for a congregation built on worship, fellowship and service.
1990
Ministries take root
The Women's Fellowship and the Young People's Guild are formed within months of one another, laying the foundation for a congregation built on worship, fellowship and service.
1992
Christ the King
On 20 December the preaching point is elevated to full congregational status and christened Christ the King. The Church Choir is formed the same year as the congregation finds its voice.
2005
Reaching Saki
Faithful to Matthew 28, the congregation carries its evangelism to Saki and the surrounding communities — outreach that would give birth to the Bethel Congregation.
2005
Reaching Saki
Faithful to Matthew 28, the congregation carries its evangelism to Saki and the surrounding communities — outreach that would give birth to the Bethel Congregation.
2012
A resident minister
Rev. R. R. Brobbey is inducted as the first Resident Minister-in-Charge, and Catechist F. K. N. Asare retires after twenty-three years of faithful, founding service.
2014
A new shepherd
Rev. Francis Akey is inducted as Minister-in-Charge — the shepherd who continues to lead The Royals today.
2014
A new shepherd
Rev. Francis Akey is inducted as Minister-in-Charge — the shepherd who continues to lead The Royals today.
2015
Potter's House
A second daughter congregation, Potter's House, is inaugurated and elevated to congregational status — fruit of the church's unrelenting outreach.
2016
The Manse
The ground floor of the congregation's manse is dedicated — a settled home for the ministry, and a milestone of gratitude for how far God had brought His people.
2016
The Manse
The ground floor of the congregation's manse is dedicated — a settled home for the ministry, and a milestone of gratitude for how far God had brought His people.

We Are Reformers

Heirs of the Reformation.

The Reformation is one of the most important developments in the entire history of the Christian church. It began early in the 16th century with a series of actions taken by a German monk and biblical scholar named Martin Luther — a man who loved the Bible and came to believe that the church of his day was not faithful to the teaching of Scripture.

After he tried privately, and unsuccessfully, to convince his superiors of the need for change, Luther went public with his criticism by posting a series of 95 theses on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg — an action that eventually resulted in his excommunication. In the years that followed he departed dramatically from the religious practice of the day, translating the Bible into the language of the people and rejecting the authority of the papacy, and his example was soon followed across Europe.

Yet not all who admired Luther agreed with him in every respect. There were disagreements about how far to go in departing from the teaching and practice of the Catholic church, and out of those disagreements came the diversity that has marked Protestant Christianity ever since. As early as the 1520s the proponents of reform had split into movements known by such labels as Lutheran, Anabaptist and Reformed.

31 October 1517

Martin Luther nails his 95 theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg — the spark that set the whole Reformation alight.

The Reformed movement, the source of Presbyterianism, arose out of the work of Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin and John Knox — all of them Luther's contemporaries. Spreading throughout much of central Europe, they called their cause “Reformed” to signal that they were prepared to go farther than most other Protestants in changing the church. In their minds, every change they sought — from removing bishops and involving lay people in the governance of the church to clearing all “graven images” from places of worship — flowed from one desire: to be faithful to Scripture and return the church to its original form.

Minister-in-Charge

Rev. Emmanuel Adjetey Quaye

It is my joy to welcome you to the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Christ the King Congregation — the family we fondly call The Royals. Whether you are searching, returning, or have walked with Christ for years, there is a place for you here at Sebrepor.

Ours is a congregation born of evangelism and built on worship, discipleship and service. My prayer is that every member would grow into the fullness of Christ and carry His love into our community and beyond. Come and worship with us — you will find a home, and you will find the King.

“I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
Jeremiah 3:15

Rev. E. A. Quaye

What We Believe

The faith that shapes our worship.

As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, we hold the historic, apostolic and Reformed faith.

The absolute sovereignty of God
The Five Solas
Central to the faith are five Latin declarations:
- Sola Scriptura — The Bible is the only infallible rule for faith.
- Solus Christus — Salvation is based on Christ's work alone.
- Sola Fide — Justification is by faith alone.
- Sola Gratia — Salvation is by grace alone.
- Soli Deo Gloria — God alone receives the glory.
The priesthood of all believers
The Triune God
One God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19
Jesus Christ, the Risen King
Fully God and fully man — crucified for our sins, risen, and reigning as King.
John 14:16–17
The Sacraments
We celebrate Holy Baptism and the Lord's Supper as visible signs of God's grace.
The Historic Creeds
With the whole Church we confess the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds of the faith.

Leadership

Our leadership

By our church’s polity, the congregation is led and shepherded by ordained ministers together with lay leaders — the catechist and elected presbyters — who guide us in worship, discipleship and service.