The Etherean-Agape Family

Etherean Mission was formed around me in 1975. People who were consulting me for Healing and clinic services received periodic spiritual messages from our monthly convocations. Those who believed in it decided to stay and it became a church.

My message was and has been different from the traditional Christian teaching of hell-fire-and brimstone. I have a simple message:

  1. God is absolute love and the devil does not exist.
  2. Our culture is as divine as other cultures in the world.

These teachings met with and still meet with strong opposition and persecution, especially, from adherents of the Christian, Charismatic and Pentecostal faiths. The persecutions were reinforced by the regular visits of evangelists from the West, who with the dollar power, hold large crusades to bind the devil. Their message of devil, hell-fire-and brimstone inspires fear and I know that a people filled with fear cannot make any meaningful progress in their lives. Their teachings also propagates the idea that everything African is wrong; our culture, names, skin color are all wrong. A people who do not believe in themselves are doomed.

I stood alone as the strongest voice against the above teachings. I perceived the persecutions as coming from ignorance telling me the degree of its malady so that I may prescribe the appropriate medicine.

To cause a change, I decided to put my Ministry on a year long prayer so that we will have connection with Ministries of my type of thinking and philosophy to come into partnership with us. My thinking was that, if Ghanaians will hear the message from others who teach what I teach, they will believe as they believe the other Western ministers.  In 1986 I created a prayer decree that stated thus:

We command the appearance of a Ministry with our thinking and philosophy to come and look for us, so that we form partnership for planetary liberation. A ministry shall be formed in the West with our thinking and philosophy and shall come and look for us, and we form partnerships through them with others for planetary liberation.

After a year of prayer, praying it every Sunday and Wednesday in church, we declared it done.

In early 1996, revelations from my Mystical team indicated a possible answer to a prayed request from the universe. In June-July that year, news got to us that a group of missionaries from the West wanted to visit Ghana and would want to visit a Science of Mind-like church. The local tour company told them that there was no such tradition in the country. A month prior, a member of my church has been employed in that company. Overhearing the discussions from his boss, he suggested that they come Etherean Mission since we do a Spiritual Mind Science called Soul Processing.


Comments (9)

D J Bernier
Said this on 7-5-2007 At 04:55 am
I have been a member of Agape since 1987, and left for 12 years during a time when I was married. I returned home to Agape in 2003 and have heard Brother Ishmael several times, all times finding him radiant and so alive. I love to hear the Rev and Brother Ishmael together when they share the stage, it is so dynamic and purposeful.
I will graduate in June (2007) as a Practitioner of Spiritual Truth, and I am so thrilled to have learned what I have from Rev. Michael and I look forward to learning more from Brother Ishmael!

In Love and Light,

D J Bernier
Wendy Kaveney
Said this on 9-5-2007 At 06:59 pm
I was moved to tears of joy. I am so grateful you found each other and that I have found Bro. Ishmael. I too had prayed fo many years, asking for my teacher to appear and now it is so.
Therese
Said this on 12-5-2007 At 06:07 am
This story is breathtaking. No words can describe the wonder and amazement I feel right now at how Bro. Ishmael and Rev. Michael came together. Father, Mother, God, how great Thou art, indeed!
Ms Lee Brown
Said this on 12-5-2007 At 08:01 pm
More than Excellent. Amazing, but Oh So True.
Iyabode
Said this on 22-5-2007 At 10:02 pm
I am SOOO excited to read this! I first learned of Rev. Michael in 1996 and have traveled to Hillside Chapel and Truth Center in Atlanta, GA to see him, Dr. Rickie (whom I had become aware of on a spiritual reteat in 2000) and the Agape choir. I have called the Agape prayer line on numerous occassions from my home here in Tuskegee, Alabama. I "stumbled" upon Bro. Ishmael via his website probably back in 2003. Now I am preparing to vistit the Mother Land (specifically Ghana for the Joseph Project) in July of this year. So needless to say, this article feels like Divine Order to me! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am looking forward to visiting Etherean Mission!
Debra Duncan
Said this on 24-5-2007 At 09:50 pm
Brother/Minister Tetteh, first of all, I traveled to Ghana in 2005. In addition to Senegal and Mali, we visited several areas in Ghana, including Accra. I will never forget this trip. It was wonderful and I intend to return when I can. This time, however, I would like to visit your center. Who is the travel company and person that would be familiar with the best way to plan a visit?

Bother Tetteh, I am fairly new to the "New Thought" way of worship; but I must say that when I arrived to the East Bay Church in Oakland, California, I felt that wow this is what has made sense to me for a very long time. Where I must stay that being raised Christian, I am still newly on the journey of understanding how to confidently move forward into what seems such a different view from Christianity, and all that I am sure you know comes with it. I intend to soon complete the Foundation class at East Bay. I have taken to Mystical/Howard Thurman class and have read several literature by Earnest Holmes and other writes, and have found it very inspiring.

Anyway, I have heard you speak three times now. Twice at East Bay and recently at the Center for Spiritual living in Oakland, CA. Thank You for coming and for the very incouraging message.

Sincerely,

Debra Duncan
Susyn Timko
Said this on 14-6-2007 At 10:22 pm
You are amazing!! This is such an inspiring story. It shows the power of manifestation and persistence. It took 9 tears and it manifestied in divine timing. God Bless you all!!
I am sooo excited to have met Bro. Tetteh and I am looking forward to doing his course "Transformational Tool Kit". I also, look forward to becoming an Ambassador for "Growing the Empowered Child"
Thank you for doing the work you do.
Peace and Blessing,
Susyn
Mary Lucas
Said this on 6-10-2007 At 12:01 am
I love reading this article, even though I have heard Bro.Ishmael tell the story several times. Hearing Rev. Michaels's story is so wonderful! The whole story inspires me to know with rock solid faith that I too am on my rightful path ! Thank you so much for sharing all this in writing.
Bryan Stern
Said this on 2-12-2007 At 09:33 pm
What a beautiful, magical and deeply inspiring story. Wow. Thank you so much for all you do. Your love is palpable and lighting my path with a glorious glow.
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