Churches, community urged to join hands to fight crime
The Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Afotey-Agbo, has advocated a stronger church — community relations to rid the country of crime and other social vices.
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He described as worrying the increasing involvement of the youth in crimes such as armed robbery, fraud, cybercrime and ocultism and stressed the need for a concerted effort to combat those negative developments.
The regional minister was addressing the 125th anniversary celebration of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and School at Dzelukope in the Keta Municipality last Sunday.
The celebration, which was on the theme:”Rebuilding the Walls of Dzelukope E.P. Church and School,” was also used to raise fund to undertake some developement projects in the church and school.
The church, since its establishment, had, through hard work, strived to shape and impart Christian ideals, virtues and values. At the social front, the church had established health institutions and schools from the basic to the tertiary level, among them is the first university in the Volta Region — the EP University College — which have helped to transform the socio-economic fortunes of the people.
He said while the government was committed to fighting crime, and would put various security measure in place to discourage such negatives, it was the duty and responsibility of the church to focus on the moral and spiritual development of the people, particularly the youth.
Mr Afotey-Agbo took a swipe at charlatans and so-called men and women of God whose immoral and unacceptable lifestyles and conduct destroyed the very foundation they claimed to be building.
He, therefore, urged Christians to spearhead the crusade against those vices through the teaching and inculcation of Christian values.
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The regional minister commended the chuch, saying the EP Church, since its inception,had transformed society.
“The church’s contribution to education and various economic enterprises have greatly assisted to uplift the living standards of our people,” he said.
Preaching the sermon, a former Synod Clerk of the EP Church, Rev. L.J.K. Dzakpasu, called on the people to honour their tax obligations since those taxes would be used by the government to undertake development projects.
A Senior Presbyter of the church, Mr Fred Kobla Gobah-Tengey, called on the past students of the school to pay their dues to their alma mater.