Education: Powerful tool for transforming lives
— General Manager of Schools says as education week begins
Education remains one of the most powerful tools for transforming lives, the General Manager of Schools and Director of Education of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), Mr. Daniel Yeboah Hienno, has said as the 2026 PCG Education Week begins today, 5th–11th October.
He reminded the church that expanding access to quality, Christ‑centred education is essential if future generations are to thrive, regardless of background or location.
The week‑long celebration, held under the theme “Celebrating Our Heritage: Building on the Foundation Already Laid – Expanding the Frontier of Education with the Gospel,” invites congregations, schools and stakeholders to reflect on the foundations laid by the early missionaries.
These pioneers combined academic excellence with Gospel proclamation, shaping national development and strengthening the Church’s witness in the Gold Coast.
Mr. Hienno emphasised that the PCG must continue to widen the frontiers of education by ensuring greater access, embracing technology, and adopting innovative teaching methods that cultivate critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and problem‑solving.
He noted that learners today must be equipped with the adaptability needed for an ever‑changing world.
At the heart of Presbyterian education, he stressed, is the Gospel, which shapes character and nurtures values such as integrity, humility, discipline and service. The church’s mission, therefore, goes beyond establishing more schools; it seeks to raise Christ‑centred, academically excellent and morally upright leaders who will positively influence Ghana and the world.
Calling the entire church to action, Mr. Hienno urged congregations, presbyteries, managers, teachers, parents and stakeholders to renew their commitment to strengthening PCG schools as centres of excellence, innovation and spiritual formation.
He encouraged districts to promote literacy programmes that help people read and understand Scripture in their own languages, describing literacy as vital for Christian witness.
By Jerome Otchere
