The Global Evangelical Church (GEC) Ghana has ordained 33 new reverend ministers at an ordination service at the GEC Adonai Chapel in Madina-Accra.
The ordination service, held on the theme: “Preach Christ and His Second Coming”, brought together congregants, clergy and well-wishers to witness the induction of the new ministers into full pastoral ministry.
The ordination formed part of the church’s efforts to strengthen its ministry and expand evangelism both in the country and beyond.
Commitment
Speaking at the event, the Moderator of the GEC, Rt Rev. Prosper Samuel Dzomeku, urged the ordained ministers to commit to studying, living and preaching the word of God with reliance on the Holy Spirit, if they were to attain greater heights in ministry.
“It’s true that I have been in this ministry for some time now, and I have realised that once we commit ourselves to studying the way and preaching the way, relying on the power of the Holy Spirit to preach the way, living our lives by the way, there is no height that we may not attain,” he said.
The Moderator stressed that the primary calling of the church was to proclaim the Kingdom of God, describing it as the hope of Christians.
“Our calling is for us to proclaim the Kingdom of God, which is so important. It's a very important thing Jesus has left in the church, and we cannot but preach this particular message of the Kingdom because that is the hope we have as Christians,” he stated.
On the church’s vision, Rt Rev. Dzomeku said the GEC remained focused on winning souls across nations and tribes, with a special emphasis on the youth.
Support for flood victims
Rt Rev. Dzomeku urged citizens to stop littering, keep drains clean, and support the national sanitation programme to make the country cleaner and reduce its vulnerability to flooding.
“We need to make sure we no longer litter around, but to keep our drains clean.
We must support the national sanitation programme that government has championed.
As Ghanaians, we should actually continue with it so as to make Ghana cleaner than we have it now,” he added.
He said the church would support some of its members affected by the recent flooding in Accra and other parts of the country.
Rt Rev. Dzomeku attributed part of the nation’s flooding challenges to poor environmental practices, and called on Ghanaians, especially the church, to take responsibility for keeping the environment clean.
“It is unfortunate that as Ghanaians, we have contributed largely to the recent flood in our nation because we failed to take care of the environment.
