{
  "id": 12915118,
  "title": "Rev. Kwadwo Bempah defies restriction on preaching on buses; warns it won’t succeed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/rev-kwadwo-bempah-defies-restriction-on-preaching-on-buses-warns-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T17:21:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/rev-kwadwo-bempah-defies-restriction-on-preaching-on-buses-warns-it-wont-succeed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rev. Kwadwo Bempah, the Head Pastor of Holy Hill Chapel of the Assemblies of God, is determined to continue preaching on buses despite a new law that restricts preaching and hawking in moving public vehicles. He believes the church will not be silenced in its mission to spread the gospel. \"Wherever human beings gather, we will preach. Wherever human beings gather, the word must go forth… Even at the back of Okada we will be shouting the name Jesus,\" Rev. Bempah declared in a message to his congregation that has gained wide attention on social media. The new regulations, effective since 2026, impose fines or up to eight months in prison on individuals caught preaching on moving vehicles. The law has been in place since 2012, but enforcement has only recently intensified. Rev. Bempah sees the restriction as an attempt to silence the church and urges Christians not to remain silent in the face of these restrictions.",
  "summary": "The Head Pastor of the Holy Hill Chapel of the Assemblies of God, Reverend Dr Kwadwo Boateng Bempah, has vowed that the church will continue preaching wherever people gather despite the new ban on preaching in moving public service vehicles.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rev. Kwadwo Bempah defies law restricting preaching on buses.",
    "Law imposes fines or up to eight months in prison.",
    "Bempah urges Christians to remain vocal about faith."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Restricting preaching in moving vehicles is an attempt to gag the church – Rev. Kwadwo Bempah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/restricting-preaching-in-moving-vehicles-is-an-attempt-to-gag-the",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:01:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}