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Calvary Methodist Church Choir
celebrates 70th anniversary
Accra, Nov. 25, Ghanadot/GNA - The Calvary Methodist Church
Choir of the Accra North Circuit, on Sunday celebrated its
70 years anniversary with a call on the choristers to serve
in dignity and impact positively to the world in word,
thought and deed.
The choristers, clad in their blue and yellow anniversary
cloth, sang and danced to the glory of God for making them
part of the remarkable celebration, which was on the theme:
"Witnessing in the Power of the Holy Spirit; The Role of the
Choral Evangelist."
The Very Rev. Thomas B Forson, Superintendent Minister of
the Church, said music was life and that whoever accepted
the challenge to sing, as a chorister must do it with the
dignity it deserved with his or her life reflecting the
integrity of Christ.
He said as choral evangelists, committed to winning souls to
Christ through God's gift of voice and music, they must be
obedient, loyal and surrender totally to the commandments of
Christ.
"This way, our material allegiance and earthly service to
our church, our family and to the state of Ghana shall have
true meaning and lasting usefulness for all", he added.
The Very Rev. Forson called on the members and Christians as
a whole to keep their fire of worship and evangelism forever
burning to win more souls for Christ rather than to scare
people away through their deeds.
Justice Nii Kpapko Abrahams, Chairman of the Ghana
Association of Methodist Church Choirs (GHAMECC), in his
goodwill message, called on the choristers to be
disciplined, dedicated and devoted to their service to God
and not to lose their bearing through worldly things.
He said as a result of the lukewarm attitude towards the
service to God, the standards expected of them as choristers
had fallen and urged them to rekindle their spiritual
loyalty to Christ to enable them to serve their nation
better.
The Calvary Methodist Church Choir, which was originally
known as the Fante Society Choir was formed in early 1937 at
a time when services were held at the James Town Methodist
School.
The Choir was the first to introduce the "Festival of Nine
Lessons and Carols" into Ghana and since the choir moved to
its Adabraka site, many other choirs had emerged out of it
including the Mt. Olivet, Gethsemane, St John and Emmanuel.
Awards and certificates were presented to members for
meritorious service.
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