Ofori-Atta left Ghana in 1992, and moved to England to continue his education. My personal devotion to the Word of God, which I have learned from the Scriptures, is that Jesus loves everybody, and that has been my foundation for my relationship with mankind.” “That is my foundation for why I’m able to accept everybody as equal, because I grew up in a very diverse, loving environment. “I don’t have any prejudice in my heart, because I grew up in a very diverse house,” he said. As such, he learned how to accept others as they are. He said his childhood brought together people of different dialects, even within the same family. “The foundation was set up by mom through our birth and dedication,” said Ofori-Atta. The pastor said their mother was instrumental in their shared desire to go into the ministry. Ofori-Atta’s brother is currently part of the worship team at a church in London. “My mom would get up early in the morning, hold our hands and bring us to church six days straight for morning prayers,” said Ofori-Atta. “So, she decided to dedicate us to the Lord, so we could be a blessing to the world, serve God and God’s people.” “My mother realized there was something special about our birth,” he added. It was after seven hours’ time that she complained of a heavy stomach pain, and they realized there was another baby coming out. “I came out first, and my mom didn’t know there was another baby in there. “My mom was around 55 or 56 when she conceived me and my brother, and she didn’t even know that,” said Ofori-Atta. What started out as a stomachache, he said, resulted in her dedicating her newborns to God. Ofori-Atta said his mother, Hannah, didn’t know she was pregnant with her twin sons until she was about to give birth. My dad was a very wealthy man, so he had a private doctor to take care of his children when they were sick.” Ofori was the name of my dad’s private doctor for his children. “Every twin in Ghana is named ‘Atta.’ If you hear the name ‘Atta,’ it means that person is a twin in where I come from in Ghana. “In my culture, we call it the senior twin and the junior twin,” said Ofori-Atta. This, said the pastor, is due to a cultural occurrence regarding twins in Ghana. Ofori-Atta also has an identical twin brother, Emmanuel Jr. For example, he would buy a whole cow and hire someone to prepare it, and divide the meat among the wives for their children.” He ordered his food from the store in large quantities. Because we were such a large family, my dad didn’t shop from a regular store. “My father had six wives, so the kids were kind of spread around,” said Ofori-Atta. The church recently celebrated its 103rd anniversary. Emmanuel Ofori-Atta, originally from Ghana in West Africa, was recently named the new pastor at First Baptist Church of Stockbridge.
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