Corporate Governance

Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah is the Founder and Apostle-General of Royalhouse Chapel International, a prominent and fast growing Charismatic and Pentecostal ministry in Ghana, with numerous thriving local Assemblies and International Missions.
He is the Senior Pastor at the headquarters (Ahenfie), which currently seats thousands of vibrant and enthusiastic worshippers in weekly attendance in Accra, Ghana.
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The Apostle-General is also currently the first Vice President of the over ten (10) Million Member Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPPC).
He operates effectively in all the five –fold ministries and is a well sought after revivalist and international conference speaker, with passion for God and compassion for humanity.
Through his philanthropic initiatives and dynamic radio and television ministries, he has transformed the lives of millions of people in Ghana and abroad; truly living his call and passion to touch his generation with the love and power of God.
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He is a Christian statesman, advisor to leaders in government, an author, pacifist and mentor to a number of religious leaders who have submitted to his apostleship.
In recognition of his outstanding virtues and in appreciation of his services to the nation, he has many awards to his name including MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE VOLTA awarded on the 3rd of July 2008 by the former President of the Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kuffour; THE ANGEL OF THE YEAR from Pristine Hub Limited and TV Africa in 2009; the “William Seymour” award for Excellence and Humility in Leadership in 2011 from The Azusa Revival Directorate based in the USA; the Global Excellence Award for Leadership for APOSTOLIC AND PASTORAL EXCELLENCE conferred on him by the Board of Directors of Global Leadership Training, USA, in the presence of Her Ladyship Justice Mrs. Georgina T. Wood, former Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana; recognition and honour by E.TV Ghana on Wednesday, 30th April, 2014 as one of Ghana’s 100 Most Influential Personalities for the year 2013; the title of Honorary Fellow conferred on him by the West African College of Nursing On the 28th of February 2016 the first time it was conferred to someone who is not a member of the College of Nursing or Physicians nor an Honourable minister of State, and in 2022 received the honour of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the US Government.
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Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah had his secondary education at the Accra High School and St. John’s Grammar School and proceeded to Ghana’s Premier University, University of Ghana, Legon. After graduating from University of Ghana, Legon in 1984, he obtained certificates in Christian leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship from Haggai Institute in Singapore and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) respectively.
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He is happily married to the Rev. Mrs. Rita Korankye-Ankrah and together, they are blessed with four wonderful children. He resides in Accra, Ghana with his family.

Rev. Mrs. Rita Korankye-Ankrah is an alumnus of St. Mary’s Secondary School, Accra, Ghana, of the class of 1981.
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She holds Diplomas in Business Studies, Counselling & Psychology, and Entrepreneurial Studies. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Entrepreneurship and Management from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from the same institution; winning the best student award in 2006.
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After ten years of working with Bank for Housing and Construction; Rev. Mrs. Korankye-Ankrah joined her husband, the Apostle General, Most Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah, in 1998, as a full-time minister of the gospel at Royalhouse Chapel International (RCI); a church they founded together in 1992. Together, they oversee this multi-racial, multi-national, non-denominational international charitable ministry with over 200 branches and affiliate churches in Ghana, USA and Europe.

In her capacity as Director of Social and Practical Ministry of RCI, Rev. Mrs. Korankye-Ankrah oversees various ministry departments and projects including the Men, Women, Young Adults, Teens and Children’s Ministries; Family Life Ministry, School of Restoration and all the humanitarian projects of RCI.
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Mama Rita, as she’s affectionately called, founded the highly successful Royal Ladies Ministries International in 1994, now with ministry branches and affiliates all over the world, and particularly characterised by community outreach projects and the much talked about extraordinary International Camp Conferences currently held annually in Ghana, UK and USA. She has been a blessing to her alma mater, instituting the Sam Korankye Ankrah Award for Best Teaching and Non-Teaching staff from February 2006 till date. In 2018, the Best Elective Subject Award was added for the teacher who handled the award-winning class.
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In February 2017, under the Royalhouse Chapel Scholarship Scheme, she offered full scholarships to students of St Mary’s Senior High School from Senior High School through to the University. Her contributions towards the school keep increasing by the day and she never refuses her alma mater any request when St. Mary’s Senior High, in her characteristic “Oliver Twist” manner, goes asking for more.
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Mrs. Rita Korankye-Ankrah’s benevolence is an embodiment of all that St Mary’s Senior High School stands for. It is hoped that her selflessness would rub off on others to respond to their alma mater’s call when the need arises.
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She is a Career Guidance Adviser, Marriage Counsellor, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker and Revivalist with a prophetic ministry.
She and her husband are blessed with four children and two grandchildren. They make their home in Accra, Ghana.

Rev. Dalkeith Raphael Amanor is the Presiding Apostle of RCI Missions, UK & Europe. He is a Director of Royalhouse Chapel International, a Board Member of the Royalhouse Apostolic & Executive Council (RAEC) and serves as a Chair of the Board of Directors of RCI Missions in England.
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He serves as one of three Principal Associates of Royalhouse Chapel International and is a Founding Father and member of the Church International. He has over (38) years (as of 2022) of service in the Ministry.

Rev. Dal as he is affectionately called, journey in Ministry began in 1984 when he joined an Evangelistic Group, Showers of Blessing Incorporated, now Royalhouse Chapel International. He started the Youth Ministry and the Youth Choir (Voices in Worship) of the Church in 1994, becoming its first President and founded the Protocol Ministry in 1998 and headed the Protocol and Public Affairs Department up until May 2003.

He is very kind-hearted, empathetic and approachable person who carries a strong Apostolic and Pastoral mantle upon his life leading him into planting churches in the UK and in Europe and strengthening existing ones. He is a motivational speaker and an International Conference speaker with a strong unction on leadership with an emphasis on service in faithfulness and loyalty. Rev. Dal is endowed with grace and wisdom in handling crisis by bringing God’s word in resolving difficult and convoluted challenges and issues in leadership. His personal life testimony and positive outlook on life regardless of the circumstances, have endeared him to all who encounter him. He together with his wife are also one of the finest marriage counsellors.

Before his call into full-time ministry, he worked and held various responsible positions in sales and marketing rising to become sales and Marketing Manager at Blackwood Hodge (now defunct) and was Head at the haulage division of Vanef STC (State Transport Company Ltd.) now Intercity STC Co. Ltd. in Accra, Ghana.

He is married to Rev. Mrs. Nandy Amanor a Charity & Management Accountant with a Practice in Psychology specialising in counselling of Children and the Youth, make their home in Essex, in the United Kingdom.

Rev. Dzifa Ami Gakpleazi is a lawyer with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Law and Linguistics from the University of Ghana, a qualifying certificate to practice law from the Ghana School of Law and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, with Honours, in International Human Rights from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

With many years of experience in project coordinating at the Legal Resources Centre, Ghana, she garnered a lot of practical experience in project management, implementing projects spanning three months to two years at a time. Specific projects coordinated include three (3) projects on human trafficking and other forms of child labour; a project on protecting the right to the free movement of persons and goods ensured under the ECOWAS Convention and a two-year project supported by the United States Department of State on building the capacity of law enforcement and other relevant stakeholders in enforcing the applicable laws on human trafficking and protecting the rights of victims. In addition, she also offered legal aid services to indigents, particularly in low-income and marginalized communities.

Rev. Gakpleazi has travelled extensively through the regions of Ghana engaging in grassroots and grasstops human rights advocacy. She has collaborated extensively with local and foreign institutions such as Harvard University School of Law, the United States Department of State, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Action Aid - Ghana, Anti Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWAC) or Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection of Ghana etc. She has made several media appearances speaking on topical human rights issues and also facilitated and trained personnel of public and private organisations on human rights and other applicable laws.

Her primary areas of research are in law, human rights and development. Specifically, she co- authored a concept paper entitled “What Does Human Trafficking Mean in Ghana” which led to the amendment of the Human Trafficking Act, 2005, Act 694. She also authored the paper “Trafficking of Women and Children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Ghana,” and co –authored with Prof. Raymond Atuguba “Strengthening Women’s Economic Rights in the areas of Inheritance and Property Rights with Particular Reference to Access to Land.”

She was part of the team that drafted the Human Trafficking Prohibition (Protection and Reintegration of Trafficked Persons) Regulations, 2015, LI 2219.

She taught Business Law and Children’s Rights as an Adjunct Lecturer at Ashesi University College and is a Lecturer for the course Conveyancing and Drafting at the Ghana School of Law.

She obtained a Certificate in Ministry from the Christian Leadership College and was inducted as a pastor of Royalhouse Chapel in October 2011. In July 2019, she was ordained as a Reverend Minister. She is currently the Director of Administration of Royalhouse Chapel International.