A conducive fellowship environment for all is a guarantee for Church growth. Rt. Rev. Dr. Opare Kwakye
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye paid six (6) days of pastoral visits to the Volta Presbytery.
Constitutionally, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana is the spiritual and pastoral head of the entire PCG. In executing this mandate, Rt. Rev. Dr. A. N. Opare Kwakye has begun his pastoral visit to all the 21 Presbyteries of the Church. This commenced with the Volta Presbytery.
In the company of his wife, Mrs. Benedicta Opare Kwakye, they were met at New Akrade District of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, gate-way to the Volta Presbytery by the Presbytery Chairperson, Rev. Oguase Adu, the Presbytery Clerk, Rev. Gilbert Yao Miwornunyuie, the Presbytery Lay-Representative to General Assembly Council (GAC), Mrs. Patience Atsakpo, some Presbytery Council members and a cross session of members and some agents from the six southern District of the Volta Presbytery.
At the welcome service in honour of the Moderator at the Ebenezer Congregation, New Akrade, Papa Opare Kwakye was welcomed by the Volta Presbytery Chairperson, Rev. Frank Oguase Adu. He gave a brief profile of the Volta Presbytery touching on its history to the present state. He enumerated the achievements of the Presbytery and the support so far received from the General Assembly Office to the tune of GHc 1,478,000.00 including some personal support from the Moderator and his family.
The Moderator addressing the welcoming party mentioned that three (3) Presbyteries were selected by him for visits this year, starting from the Volta Presbytery. He spoke on the 2024 Ecclesiastical Theme of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana “Jesus Christ, the Alpha, and the Omega” anchoring on Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 8:12. Delivering a pastoral message, “I am the first and the last” said Jesus. He assured congregants that the Lord has not left and He is not done with us. And that, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana is a prayerful Church and members must adhere to that. If people worship happily, the church will grow and our numerical target of two million by 2028 would be fulfilled. He indicated that currently, the PCG has a membership of over one million, three hundred and sixty (1,360,000). He exhorted that, all PCG members should hold fast to the Gospel and keep our fervent prayers.
He further talked about the Bicentenary Celebration of PCG and encouraged all to be actively part. He also informed members of the strategic goal of the church to grow more than 2,000,000 numerically by 2028 and also to plant 1,000 Congregations of which the Volta Presbytery is expected to plant not less than 30.
He also encouraged the Presbytery to think through the remissions from GAC, especially the percentage contribution.
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