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Presbyterian
Ministers’ Conference opens in Kumasi
Kumasi, Dec. 6, Ghanadot/GNA – The 2009
Annual Conference of Ministers of the Presbyterian Church of
Ghana (PCG) opened in Kumasi on Tuesday with a call on
churches to be a beacon of hope and life upon which the
unity of Ghanaians could be built.
The Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the
General Assembly of PCG said the church could not run away
from its responsibility of bringing the people together.
Rt. Rev. Frimpong-Manso said the reformed tradition of the
church must impact positively on the community and society
and bring about changes in the lives of the people.
He said Ghanaians must give thanks unto the Lord for
ensuring peace in the nation, adding that the peace the
country was enjoying should not be taken for granted.
The church should continuously pray to God to foster unity
among the people and to grant stability, ethnic co-existence
and the heart to tolerate each other in the country, the
Moderator added.
Rt. Rev. Frimpong-Manso said God was still on the side of
Ghanaians and the reformed polity of the church should
inform the nation that God was still with them and was ready
to respond to any situation when the people called on Him.
He called on members of the church to remain united behind
their leaders in important spiritual matters that would
enhance the welfare of the church.
Reverend Benjamin Ntreh, National Chairman of the PCG
Ministers, appealed to the ministers to be interested in
their old age and support initiatives that sought to bring
better pension schemes.
He said the executive committee was negotiating with Ecobank
to initiate a comfortable pension scheme for retiring
ministers of the church.
Professor Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa, Vice Chancellor of the Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology appealed to the
ministers to upgrade their skills and knowledge in
information and communication technology to improve on their
services to their members.
Professor Sraku Lartey, Rector of the Presbyterian
University College (PUC) appealed to the church to desist
from relishing in its past glories and device ways to halt
the attrition of its members and dwindling financial
situation.
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