Name of Parish: St. Paul's
Location: Kasapin
Name of Priest: Fr. Anthony Tweneboah - PP
Outstations: Domenase, Asanteman Council, Ampenkro, Abidjan, Agravi, Suntreso, Kwaopretey, Wam Adiembia, Kwabena Asantekrom, Fianko.
Contacts: c/o Box 3, Mim
HISTORY OF ST. PAUL PARISH - KASAPIN
St. Paul Catholic Church at Kasapin was started in 1972 by John Kofi Aning, Stephen Djabaku, Opanin Akom and Christiana Nsiah. They were initially meeting at Opanin Kuma’s house as Small Christian Community. John Yaw Tawiah a.k.a P. A, the husband of Christiana Nsiah and Mr. Yeboah (a purchasing clerk) later joined. Kwasi Yeboah and his brother John Kwame Kontor offered their 8.43 acre - cocoa farm to the church for the construction of a chapel. Mr. Yeboah and Opanin Mensah who happened to be the church presidents together helped immensely in putting up the church building in 1976. The catechist by then was Peter Forkuo (a.k.a Kimpo). Yeboah and John Tawiah started the church choir.
The number kept increasing and so they consulted the priests at the parish centre. Fr. Maclean McCarthy celebrated the first Mass with them. Later Fr. Elisha O’Shea helped to complete the church building.On the demise of Peter Forkuo the first catechist in 1976, John Aning became the next catechist. He trained Robert Nyardi and J.B. Danso to become catechists. He also became the church president in 1981 to 1990. Monica Acheampong was the first female catechist to work with the men catechists of Mim in the Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Parish.
In 1992, J.B. Danso the catechist died and Mark Kyenkyehene became the substantive catechist. The church president was Nana Osei Tutu. Around 1993, they tried to build a mission house on the land that was donated by Kwasi Yeboah and his brother John Kwame Kontor, during the term of Gabriel Yaw Boampong as the president. Unfortunately, they could not fulfil that dream. He was then transferred to Dominase by the Produce Buying Company (P.B.C) in the middle of 2000 and was succeded by Christiana Nsiah as the president. They lost the land due to litigation and that retarded its development. The litigation did not dumpen their spirit but they secured thirty-eight (38) building plots of land from Agya Owusu. With much determination coupled with perseverance, they started a new mission house, while paying by installments the cost of the land documents.
On completion of the new mission house, Kasapin zone was carved out of O.L.P.S Parish, Mim on 1st November, 2014 and was elevated to Quasi Parish with Fr. Francis Addai-Poku as the first Rector.This was followed by Fr. Frederick Kwarteng Baokye (2021-2023) and Fr.Anthony Tweneboah (2023 till date)
Stations that constitute St. Paul Parish: Kasapin: Dominase, Fianko, Kwabena Asantekrom, Asanteman Council, Ampenkro, Kwaopretey, Wam Adiembra, Suntreso, Abidjan and Agravi Nso Nyameye.
Parish Presidents: Opanin Mensah (1972-1976), John Kofi Aning (1976-1990), Nana Osei Tutu (1991- 1998), Gabriel Yaw Boampong (1998- 2000), Christiana Nsiah (2000-2006), James Kwabena Owusu (2006 – 2014), Patrick Agyemang Badu (2014 till date).
Catechists: Paul Forkuo a.k.a Kimpo (1972 – 1976), James Kofi Aning (1976 – 1980), Robert Nyardi (1980 – 1982), J.B. Danso and Monica Achampong (1983 – 1992), Mark Kyenkyehene (1992 till date)