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THE MISSION OF THE ELIM CHURCH OF PENTECOST IN THE UK.

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African Pentecostal Christianity is one of the expressions within which the resurgence of religion is taking place in Europe. Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches, which are influenced by African culture started emerging in the U.K. in the 1960s and gained prominence from the 1990s. Today, they can be found in most cities and big towns of the U.K. The presence of these churches among African migrant communities in Europe is often explained as the migrants’ way of constructing identity, which enables them to cope with racism, alienation, marginalization and so on. The Elim Church of Pentecost is one of these churches, which is growing remarkably in the U.K. This study explores the reason for and the nature of the mission of this church in the U.K. The study shows how the enchantment for life in the traditional Akan culture and its quest for socio-psychological and spiritual power influenced and still influences the decisions of the Ghanaian Pentecostals to have a culturally relevant church in the U.K. It argues that an adequate understanding of the cosmology of the traditional culture of African Pentecostals is necessary for the explanation of their desire for spirit-filled and communal oriented churches in the Diaspora.

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