Bishop Joseph Quainoo is the founder of the Anyii Bible Translation Project
In 2010, he was a student at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Graduate Study.
He was challenged by this question, why is there no Anyii translation of the Bible?
Years later, after he graduated, he felt God prick his heart to call together a team of linguists, theologians and Anyii senior leaders to lay the foundation for a translation project. The Anyii Translation Project was born and after many adjustments and staff changes, the Project is now steadily translating the Bible, beginning with the New Testament and continuing on with the Old Testament as resources permit. To date, Bishop Quainoo and his team have translated the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles and Hebrews.
Meet Bishop Joseph Quainoo, B.Sc, Dip.Ed. M.S., MA(Theology & Missions), D.Min
A man who loves God and His Word, Bishop Quainoo is originally
from the village of Enchi in the Western North Region of Ghana, West Africa.
He immigrated to the United States where he completed his schooling in
Botany at the University of Rhode Island and then Theology and Missions at Akrofi-Christallar Institute of Theology, Missions and Culture (Ghana), and Gordon-Conwell Seminary (South Hamilton, Massachusetts.) After more than 20 years in the Pastoral ministry, he answered the call to full-time Missions and the assignment of Bible Translation. He is leading a team to translate the Bible into the Anyii language. Primarily an oral language, a Bible has not been printed in Anyii. This will be the inaugural Bible printed in Anyii. Bishop Quainoo loves his family.
He is married to Dr. Vanessa Wynder Quainoo and they are the parents
of three Adult Sons, two Daughters-in-law and five precious Grandchildren.
Bishop Quainoo is credentialed through Perez Church, Accra, Ghana. (ArchBishop Charles Agyin-Asare, Founder & Overseer). He submits to a Board, Missions of West Africa (MOWA). He affiliates with The Church of God, Anderson, IN
Bishop Quainoo is the Pioneer of The Anyii Bible Translation Project and collaborates with Akrofi-Christallar Institute of Theology & Missions and he is seeking funding from The Seed Company, Tyndale House Publishers, and others. The Anyii Bible Translation Project Office is located at Enchi, Ghana, West Africa.
Mission & Vision
Bishop Joseph Quainoo served more than 20 years as Founder and Senior Pastor of New Covenant Church International,
now Hill City Church. After completing his Masters in Missiology and Doctorate of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Hamilton, Mass, Bishop accepted the call to transition from senior pastoral ministry to full-time Missions. Following the call to translate the Bible into the Anyii language is Bishop Quainoo's passion and joy. The Anyii are his own people and there has never been a Bible in print in the Anyii language. He is convinced of God's provision of the Scriptures to His People as a lifeline to their salvation in Christ and eternal destiny. Pray for Bishop Quainoo as he labors for the Lord in leading the way to translating and printing the Bible, the Word of God into the Anyii language.
From the inland and coastal villages of the nations of Africa to the global cities and towns throughout the world, the African Diaspora consists of people of African ancestry wherever they live and work.
The Christian mandate is to "Go Make Disciples of Christ". The BRIDGE Summit purposes to share the Love of Christ with African people wherever they are throughout the world.