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The beauty of Ghana's fervent faith

The West African country is fast becoming the Christian center of the world

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by Kelly Gonsalves
April 16, 2017

Choir members from the Arena of Love Church pose for a photo after Sunday service in Kumasi, Ghana.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

A woman prays at an all-female Christian gathering in Kumasi.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)Billboards advertising Christian meetings dot the streets, businesses and shops are named after religious figures and phrases, and pastors can be spotted giving serm

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A mother and her son Francis in Kumawu. Lacking formal education, she relies on him to read to her Bible verses in the local language.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

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A couple regularly wakes up at midnight to pray in their bedroom in Teshie-Nungua.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)Christianity first arrived on the shores of the West African country in the late 15th century by way of European explorers, colonizers, and missionaries. It slowly s

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A house with wall paintings depicting Jesus and the Virgin Mary in Kumawu.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

A woman attends Sunday church service at Power Breakers International Ministries in Accra.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

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Believers gather to see Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome in Independence Square, Accra.

(REUTERS/ Francis Kokoroko)

A woman holds salt and olive oil, part of her regular midnight prayer ritual.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

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A woman prays in front of a poster of the leader of Power Breakers International Ministries in Accra.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

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A street sermon in Kumasi.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

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Religious and political posters are sold in Kumasi.

(REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)

A woman prays as part of her regular midnight ritual in Accra.

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