Veep assists Ekumfi Methodist circuit
The Vice-President, Mr Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has presented an undisclosed amount of money to the Ekumfi Circuit of the Methodist Church, Ghana to support income-generating activities of the church.
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The cheque for the amount was presented to the leadership of the church at a homecoming event to climax activities marking the 60th anniversary of the circuit at Ekumfi Otuam in the Central Region last Saturday.
The money is to support a scholarship scheme and an apprenticeship programme instituted by the church.
The event, on the theme, “Let us rise and build”, brought together scores of Christians of the Methodist faith from across the Central Region and beyond.
The Bishop of the Winneba Diocese of the Methodist Church, the Right Reverend Dr John Kweku Buabeng-Odoom, who delivered the sermon, dwelt on the need for the nation and the leadership of the church to demonstrate commitment to service.
He asked Ghanaians to unite for the common good of the country and expressed disgust at the manner in which some political actors had taken to making irresponsible statements in the media, thereby raising the political temperature unnecessarily high.
The Rt Rev Buabeng-Odoom urged Ghanaians not to leave the development of the nation in the hands of the President and the government alone, saying, “Each one of us has a responsibility to build our country.”
“Together, let us build a united nation and together we can build a good church,” he added.
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He asked Christians to allow themselves to be used by God and advised people who had been raised by God to privileged positions to shun arrogance and live up to their responsibilities.
Assurance
The Central Regional Minister, Mr Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, assured the gathering that the government had settled on Ekumfi as one of the areas to benefit from the 200 community day senior high schools.
He said work on the schools had already started and urged the people to exercise restraint as the government took steps to address the concerns of Ghanaians.
Vice-President
The Vice-President, himself a Methodist, called on members of the circuit to support the leadership to succeed in the drive to bring development to the area.
While promising to do what it took to support the circuit to grow, Mr Amissah-Arthur said Ghana needed a leader who would lead the country in a positive direction.
As the Methodist Church prepared for congress to elect a new presiding bishop in Kumasi, he called on the church to elect a results-oriented leader whose qualities could foster unity and bring more development to the church.
“Together let us build a united nation and together we can build a good church,” he said.
Writer’s email: Sebastian.syme@graphic.com.gh