People Criticise Church Offerings Yet ICGC Auditorium Built With Them Hosts Call to Bar — Bempah

The Head Pastor of Holy Hill Chapel Assemblies of God, Rev Dr Kwadwo Boateng Bempah, has defended the practice of giving offerings to the church, pointing to the use of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) auditorium for the recent Law School Call to the Bar ceremony as an example of how church contributions can support facilities used for important national events.

Rev Dr Bempah argued that although some people criticise churches for receiving offerings from their members, the resources collected through these contributions can be used to establish facilities that benefit people beyond the church community.

“People criticize us for giving to the church, yet the recent Law School Call to the Bar ceremony was held at the ICGC auditorium, built with people’s offertory,” he said.

His comments draw attention to the role of financial contributions from church members in developing infrastructure that can accommodate religious gatherings, professional ceremonies and other significant occasions.

According to the pastor, the use of the ICGC auditorium for the ceremony demonstrates how church facilities can serve purposes beyond worship, providing venues for events that bring together professionals, families and other members of society.

The Call to the Bar ceremony is an important milestone for law graduates in Ghana, marking their formal admission to the legal profession after completing the required training and meeting the necessary qualifications.

The choice of the ICGC auditorium for the recent ceremony provides an example of a church-owned facility being used to host an event associated with the country’s legal profession, connecting the contributions of church members with a broader public purpose.

Rev Dr Bempah’s remarks also raise questions about how people view offerings and financial support within religious institutions, particularly when such contributions are used to develop buildings and other facilities that can accommodate activities outside regular church services.

Church offerings are commonly used to support the activities of congregations, maintain church buildings and finance various projects, with some institutions investing in large auditoriums and other infrastructure that can host sizeable gatherings.

By referring to the recent Call to the Bar ceremony, the pastor presented the ICGC auditorium as an example of how money contributed by worshippers can help create facilities that are useful for events involving different sections of society.

His argument is that criticism of church offerings should also take into account the infrastructure that such contributions can help establish, especially when those facilities are used for important ceremonies and activities beyond the church itself.

Rev Dr Kwadwo Boateng Bempah’s comments therefore centre on the value of church contributions and the wider uses of facilities built through the financial support of worshippers.

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