Christianity first arrived in Ghana (then Gold Coast) in the 15th century with European traders. It grew in popularity through the British colonial years with older, traditional denominations such as the Catholics and Anglicans. In more recent years the pentecostal denominations have taken precedent with a high-profile and faster-growing following.
The peculiar business naming technique is tied to the proliferation of churches in Ghana. A report pegged the number of “faith-based groups claiming allegiance to Christianity” at 10,000 in 2014. As many of these churches have multiple branches, the number of individual church buildings is likely to be much higher.
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