Church assists community with drainage
The Dompoase Mount Sinai Society of the Methodist Church, Ghana, is constructing a drain to check erosion and the frequent floods in Dompoase, a suburb of Kumasi.
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The project is being funded through ‘harvest’ sales, special levies and contributions by the church members and is estimated to cost about GH¢100,000.
According to an elder of the church, Mr Fredrick Nkrumah, the project was conceived to help lessen the flooding in the area whenever it rained heavily, in order to protect roads and ensure their longevity.
He said the project was under the supervision of the Department of Urban Roads and members of the church were providing labour for its construction.
He added that, besides promoting the spiritual development of its members and community generally, the church was committed to ensuring progress in education, health, infrastructural and social development in the country, particularly for those living in rural areas.
Mr Nkrumah said that there was the need for churches in the country to partner the government to provide infrastructure for deprived communities.
The construction of the drainage, therefore, was a fulfilment of the church’s responsibility to the community.
According to Elder Nkrumah, the church had spent about GH¢6,500 on community development projects in the area. He therefore called on the government and public-spirited individuals and organisations to play their roles to facilitate the development of Dompoase.
