TBC Canterbury is a Pentecostal church that believes in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues and the operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We are a prayer-based and word-focused church serving the Canterbury community and the surrounding towns with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. TBC Canterbury is a vibrant and growing church with a multicultural congregation involving both students and the working class. Our church is built on three foundational pillars:
(1) To win souls into God’s Kingdom of light;
(2) To empower the believer to live a victorious life in Christ
(3) To help the believer to grow into maturity through the knowledge of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The church has a dedicated children’s ministry and a vibrant youth ministry. The church also supports families and individuals through the Fareshare programme.
TBC Canterbury is part of Trinity Baptist Church worldwide with the head office situated at Croydon in London.
Pastor (Dr) Godfred Adjapong Afrifa was born in the Ashanti Region in Ghana to Mr John Adjapong Afrifa and Madam Comfort Opoku. Pastor (Dr) Godfred has always been passionate about God and His kingdom, especially when he realised he had the call of God on his life at a very young age. As a young man, Pastor (Dr) Godfred was part of a youth ministry called Youth For Christ (YFC). After his tertiary education in Ghana, Pastor (Dr) Godfred moved to the United Kingdom where he obtained MBA in Finance from University of Leicester in 2008 and PhD in Finance and Risk in 2013 from Bournemouth University. While schooling in the UK, Pastor (Dr) Godfred served faithfully under a ministry called Christian Restoration Ministry, UK for over 5 years. Pastor (Dr) Godfred is now the Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church Canterbury since 2021. Pastor (Dr) Godfred has a heavy love for the Word of God and deep commitment to prayer. His messages and teaching are centred on the building of godly characters in Christians. Through hard work and dedication, since taken over the church congregation has seen vital growth, to the glory of God. Pastor (Dr) Godfred’s ministry includes supporting the community of Canterbury, counselling and helping the congregation to ensure they live the maximum life that Jesus Christ has ordained for them. Besides his Pastoral work, Pastor (Dr) Godfred is also a full time senior lecturer at Kent University where he still currently serves Pastor (Dr) Godfred is married to his dearest wife Stella Boateng and they are blessed with three lovely daughters.
Declaration Of Principle
A three-part ‘Declaration of Principle’ forms the basis of understanding for all who belong to the Baptist Union. It was introduced in 1873 with the intent of holding in Union Baptists with widely different theological understandings, and progressively refined (1904, 1906, and 1938).
It is rooted in Jesus’ Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) with its threefold pattern of authority, baptism and mission. The first clause of the Declaration focuses on the absolute authority of Jesus Christ, with clause two on baptism into the life of God. Clause three is all about mission.
The Basis of the Baptist Union is:
1. That our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, is the sole and absolute authority in all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as revealed in the Holy
Scriptures, and that each Church has liberty, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to interpret and administer His laws.
2. That Christian Baptism is the immersion in water into the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, of those who have professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who ‘died for our sins according to the Scriptures; was buried, and rose again the third day’.
3. That it is the duty of every disciple to bear personal witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to take part in the evangelisation of the world.
Pastor Reuben Asare
Pastor Godfred Afrifa
