By
Julius K. Satsi, GNA
Accra, July 21, GNA – The Evangelical
Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG) has held its 24th National
Delegates conference at Jasikan with a call on Presbyters to unite in rendering
service to sustain the sacrifices of pioneers of the Church.
According to a statement from the EPCG copied
to the Ghana News Agency, Right Reverend Dr Seth Senyo Agidi, the Moderator of
the General Assembly (GA) of the EPCG urged the delegates and all Presbyters to
bear in mind the core mandate of the Church as demanded by Jesus the Christ in
Matthew 28:19 to go make disciples.
The statement said he charged them to make
decisions that would inure favourably to the disciple making mandate of the
Church.
Right Reverend Dr Agidi noted that the
Presbyters, individually and collectively had more work to do if the desire of
the EPCG, thus “Break New Grounds” would become a reality.
“The input of Presbyters is therefore very
critical to the efforts of the evangelism efforts and planting of more
congregations in order to reach the unreached with the total Gospel of Christ,”
he said.
The statement said, Mr Jonas Dzodzodzi, the
Presbyter Executive, admonished his colleagues to endeavour to reflect the core
values of the Church and also reflect the image of Christ in all aspects of
their lives.
It further said, Dr E.G.S. Azuma, the National
President of the Presbyters’ Union noted that Christ, the head of the Church,
assigned each member different duties towards the building of his Church with
each being equipped with the necessary gifts of grace to accomplish their
assigned tasks.
He called on the Presbyters to exhibit the
Christ-like qualities of humility, unity and love, forgiveness and to rise
above temptation and beyond all else endeavour to be “the salt and light” of
the earth.
The Conference according to the statement,
offered the opportunity for the formal induction of the Executive Committee
which had been operating since January 2018.
“The ceremony was performed by Right Reverend
Dr Agidi with support from the Clerk of the GA, Reverend Dr E.A.K. Amey,” the
statement noted adding that the term of the union Executive would be for three
years and could be re-elected for a second term of three years.
The inducted Executive Members of the EPCG
National Presbyters’ Union according to the statement were “Mr E.G.S. Azumah as
the National President, Mr Julius Akor-Boafo as the National Secretary, Mrs
Margaret Adzacodjo as the National Secretary, Mr M. K. Atengbley as the
National Financial Secretary Mr Timothy Bondorin as the National Public Relations
Officer”.
GNA