ACCRA DIOCESAN SINGING BAND GETS NEW OFFICERS
Posted on Tuesday January 24, 2023Story: Emmanuel
Ashong, Kwashieman
A Church Service has been
held at the Macedonia Methodist Chapel, Kwashieman, on January 22, 2022, to
induct into office, new Officers of the Accra Diocesan Singing Band.
The induction which was
conducted by the Methodist Bishop of the Accra Diocese, the Rt Rev Emmanuel
Borlabi Bortey was attended by the Accra Diocesan Lay Chairman, Bro Joseph
Eduam and the Accra Diocesan Synod Secretary, the Very Rev Mrs Doris Saah.
The 15-member executive
body is led by Bro Charles Fiifi Acheampong as the Diocesan Chairman and
assisted by Bro Isaac Kwame Mensah as Vice-Chairman. The body also includes Bro
Kingsford Yaw Mensah, Immediate Past Chairman; Bro Jacob Bondzie Abbey,
Director of Music; Bro Alex Arhin, First Deputy Director of Music; Bro Claude
Gracious Ennin, Second Deputy Director of Music, Sis Gifty Aba El-Aschkar,
Secretary and Sis Phyllis Esi Hammond Ennin, Assistant Secretary.
The rest are Bro Stephen
Amugyah, Treasurer; Bro Moses Kwaku Darkwah, Organiser; Sis Deborah Bondzie,
Evangelism Coordinator; Bro Evans Fiifi Forson, Sis Linda Fynn-Carr and Sis
Gertrude Biney-Appo, all Co-opted members; and the Very Rev Daniel Kpabitey,
Chaplain.
Speaking at the Induction
Service, the Connexional President of the Singing Band, Bro Kojo Poku Afrani
disclosed that, “Ours is to mobilise people to sing to the praise of His name
for edification of the saints and for the healing and strengthening of the
broken hearted.”
He charged the new
officers to render faithful service, noting, “Your call to service demands the
fear of God, dedication, respect, sacrifice of time and your willingness to
contribute your resources for the advancement of God’s work”, and prayed that
“May the Lord grant you the grace to be available for His service”.
Bishop Borlabi Bortey
urged members to eschew undue criticism of the new officers but rather pray for
them and their families to succeed at the task they have been assigned by the
Singing Band.
In a sermon entitled
“Prepared to Preach the Gospel”, the Methodist Bishop cautioned congregants to
not just proclaim their faith but also back it with righteous living,
explaining “God calls us to do everything as unto the Lord. Wherever you find
yourself, whatever service you are doing, do it first and foremost as what you
are doing to God.”
The new officers will
serve a 3-year term of office.