About Us

The History of ICGC

The International Central Gospel Church – ICGC – is an Evangelical, Charismatic Christian Church. It was officially inaugurated as a church on the 26th of February 1984, in Accra, Ghana. The first meeting was held in a small classroom with an initial membership of just about twenty people. From February 1984 to April 1986, the membership grew to about one hundred and eighty (180) adults in regular attendance. The early meetings of the church were held in several facilities which included classrooms, a private residence, a public hall, a science laboratory, a mechanical workshop and a cinema theatre.

In May 1986, the church settled in a rented scout hall – the Baden Powell Memorial Hall – which became its home for the next ten years. During this ten-year period, the membership rose to over 4,000. This period also saw aggressive missionary church planting activities with local assemblies established in almost all the major towns and cities of Ghana. Several other churches were also planted in cities in Europe and the United States.

The first congregation which was established in February 1984, now designated as the Christ Temple Assembly, has directly planted over forty other churches out of the original congregation in the Accra – Tema metropolis of Ghana alone. In 1988, the ICGC established a ministerial institute to train a new generation of leaders to carry out its vision. From the initial six-month certificate in ministry, the college has developed into the premier private-owned University in Ghana known as the Central University College.

Again in 1988, the church instituted an educational scholarship scheme, known as Central Aid, to finance the education of selected needy students in pre-tertiary educational institutions. This scheme is now considered the largest non-governmental scholarship program for students in pre-tertiary education in Ghana.

The International Central Gospel Church is a socially conscious Christian church which upholds the philosophy of Human dignity and Excellence. It engages in promoting and staging events whose impact have reached to the depths of the Ghanaian society and brought Christ to the doorsteps of the people.

History of ICGC Praise Temple

In early 2018, ICGC Praise Temple was birthed out of ICGC Royal Center to serve the community in the western part of the city. After prayer, a name emphasizing God’s presence through praise and the vision to model Christ to the community were adopted – A City set on a Hill (Matt 5:14).

Foundational leaders organized ministries and began worship in Humble, Texas. holding a powerful inaugural service in May 2018. Despite logistical challenges, leadership transitions, setbacks, and the COVID-19 disruption that shifted services online, the church persevered, grew in generosity, later secured a permanent worship location, and continued advancing through God’s sustaining grace. Through the years, God brought many to help in the transformation of the church. Ps Seth Allotey and Dr. Diana Allotey moved to the Houston area and were instrumental in the formation and institution of various ministries in the church. In 2025, Pastor Seth and his family were given the task of establishing another branch of ICGC in Austin Texas.