The founder of Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Dr. Charles Agyinasare, has addressed allegations of staged miracles and emotional manipulation during crusades and other Christian gatherings. In an interview on Starr Chat with Bola Ray on Starr 103.5 FM, the Archbishop reflected on his four decades in ministry, responding to scepticism often directed at charismatic leaders and their claims of the miraculous. He emphasised that the existence of staged acts does not invalidate genuine miracles. “There are some who have also experienced the real thing,” he noted, grounding his response in years of global missionary work.
The Global Evidence
Archbishop Dr. Charles Agyinasare pointed to his extensive travels across 96 countries as proof that his ministry does not rely on “rehearsed” testimonies. He cited experiences in nations such as Pakistan, India, the United States, Canada, and France, among others, to illustrate the risks and realities of preaching miracles in hostile environments. “You don’t go to Pakistan and declare that the blind will see and the crippled will walk, only to stage it.
They would kill you right there on the stage,” he explained. Recalling one crusade near the Afghan border shortly after the September 11 attacks, he noted that he was provided with over fifty armed police officers for protection. He further recounted preaching in India, where Christians often face persecution, saying: “I stood publicly and declared that the blind will see and the crippled will walk.”
The man who pastors one of the biggest churches in Ghana also challenged the notion that miracles only happen in developing nations. “I’ve stood in America just before I was introduced to speak. There was an argument that miracles happen in the third world because in America, they have a lot of doctors. I walk onstage—twenty-three cripples give me their sticks. I was in Paris two years ago, and this is what the Parisians said: they said they thought that Africans would shout and scream, but you come onstage, you talk normally, and suddenly…,” he said.
The “Nkrumah Circle” Challenge
When asked by host Bola Ray why he doesn’t go to a public space like the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to heal the masses, the Archbishop pointed to the “sovereignty of God”. Using the biblical example of the Pool of Bethesda, he explained that while many were sick, Jesus healed only one man. “You see, miracles happen because of a number of reasons. One, the sovereignty of God. Two, the compassion of God. Three, the faith of the person,” he said, adding that “Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
Source: Starrfm.com.gh