The St. Paul’s Commandery of Knights of St John International in Techiman was Chartered in September 1978 by 8 gallant men who were then members of the Christ the King Commandery No. 393 in Sunyani. These men, Noble E.P Frimpong, Mr. Dassah, Mr. Opoku Mensah, Mr. Clement Aguzey and the rest formed the St. Pauls COmmandery in Techiman which was duly inaugurated on 18th August, 1978, In fact St.Paul’s Commandery was the second in the then Brong Ahafo Region and the 416th in the world. The St. Paul’s Commandery has seen the creation of commaderies in Wenchi, Kintampo, Nkoranza, and Tanoso, recently. The commandery now has membership of about 85 in Techiman and planning to have other commanderies created in other parishes in the Techiman diocese. The current Worthy President of St. Paul’s Commandery No. 416 is Lt. Samuel Agyei-Boahen.
Presently, Techiman hosts one of the three districts in the Sunyani Grand. The 25th district of Techiman was inaugurated in June 2024. The district has six commaderies in Techiman, Wenchi, Nkoranza, Kintampo and Tanoso. The current District Commander is Maj. Emmanuel Yaw Abrefa.
Consequently, Our Ladies of Apostle Ladies Auxiliary No. 384 was also formed in later years in Techiman to compliment the efforts of the Knights in the realization of Faith, Hope and Charity virtues of the Order and our mother Church. The current Respected President is Sis. Georgina Larry. Presently, there is the Techiman District Auxiliary overseeinn the activities in the Diocese.
The Comanderies of the Knights and Ladies Auxiliary also have Junior Cadets and Auxiliaries of the Knights as a compliment to robe the youth to the Order.
