{"id":723715,"date":"2019-10-15T13:43:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T13:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/15\/tema-methodist-gets-new-bishop\/"},"modified":"2019-10-15T13:43:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T13:43:07","slug":"tema-methodist-gets-new-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/15\/tema-methodist-gets-new-bishop\/","title":{"rendered":"Tema Methodist Gets New Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church inducting Rt. Rev. Ofori-Akyea into office<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE METHODIST Church of Ghana
\nhas inducted into office Rt. Rev. Samuel Ofori-Akyea as the new Diocesan Bishop
\nof the Tema Diocese at the St. Paul Cathedral in Tema.<\/p>\n

He replaces Most Rev.
\nThomas Brown Forson who will be taking a different leadership position after
\nserving his six-year term.<\/p>\n

Rt. Rev. Ofori-Akyea,
\nbefore his appointment, served for 32 years in the church at Adeiso Society,
\nKoforidua Diocese, Atibie Society- Nkawkaw Diocese, Osiem and Kukurantumi.<\/p>\n

He further served as the
\nChief Superintendent Minister at Agona Asafo Circuit, Kaneshie North Circuit
\nand Tema North Circuit from 1987 to 2019. <\/p>\n

He is married to Mrs.
\nJoyce Ofori-Akyea, Deputy Director of Nursing, at the La General Hospital, and
\nblessed with three children. <\/p>\n

His assumption to the
\nhighest position of the Church makes him the 5th Bishop of the Tema Diocese
\nsince the Church entered into the episcopacy.<\/p>\n

Most Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena
\nBoafo, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, who performed the
\ninduction ceremony on Sunday, 13th<\/sup> October, charged the new Tema
\nDiocesan Bishop to bear his calling in the presence of God and the entire
\nmembers of the Church.<\/p>\n

He advised the new Bishop
\nto use his time to benefit the people of God through teaching and evangelism.<\/p>\n

Most Rev. Ofori-Akyea was
\nborn on November 1, 1955 to Mr. Reuben Adu Akyea and Mrs. Comfort Obenewa Akyea,
\nboth of blessed memory. He started his formal education at Mampong Akwapim
\nMethodist Primary and Middle School before proceeding to Sekondi College and
\nGbewaa Teacher Training College.<\/p>\n

He furthered to the
\nministerial training at the Trinity Theological Seminary where he obtained a
\nDiploma in Theology from the University of Ghana. He studied for his Bachelor
\nof Education (B.Ed) degree programme with emphasis on Guidance and Counseling
\nfrom the University of Education-Winneba\/ University of Cape Coast.<\/p>\n

Rt. Rev. Ofori-Akyea
\nattended several seminars and took short courses to enrich his knowledge at the
\nMethodist University College and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public
\nAdministration (GIMPA) among others.<\/p>\n

FROM Vincent Kubi, Tema <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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