ACCRA SYNOD ENDS WITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Story: Emmanuel Ashong, Teshie

The 61^st Annual Synod of the Accra Diocese of The Methodist Church Ghana has ended with a Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, May 01, 2022.

The 5-day Synod which took place at the Joseph Afotey Aku-Boye Memorial Methodist Chapel, Teshie North from April 27 – May 01, 2022 was on the theme “Discipleship: Living the Transformed Life in Jesus Christ”.

Church Services were held at all Methodist Chapels in the Accra Diocese to thank God for a successful Synod. There was an exchange of pulpit – a term used to describe the exchange of Ministers in the Diocese among the various Societies to among others, share the word of God and convey the key outcomes of Synod to members of the Church.

The Diocesan Executive made up of the Bishop, the Rt Rev Emmanuel Borlabi Bortey, the Lay Chairman, Sis Agatha Nana Ama Ennin Osei and the Synod Secretary, the Very Rev Victor B. B. Boyetey worshiped at the Joseph Afotey Aku-Boye Memorial Methodist Chapel, Teshie North. They were joined by other members of Synod including the Accra Diocesan Lay Chairman-elect, Bro Joseph Eduam, a Past Lay President of the Church, Bro Prof Ato Essuman, the Accra Diocesan Honorary Treasurer, Bro Jacob Bright Donkor and the Superintendent Minister of the Teshie Circuit, the Very Rev Seth Bentum Tackie.

Bishop Borlabi Bortey preached a sermon on the theme “Jesus Christ, Our Salvation” and noted salvation is the foundation of eternal life adding “There is no gift greater than the gift of eternal life in Jesus Christ”.

Briefing congregants on the major outcomes of Synod, the Lay Chairman gave highlights of the Presiding Bishop’s and the Diocesan Bishop’s Addresses to Synod respectively. She also informed congregants of the election of Bro Eduam as the next Lay Chairman of the Diocese to take office from October 01, 2022. She thanked the Teshie Circuit for successfully hosting the Synod and prayed for God’s blessing upon its Ministers and members.   

The Minister in-Charge of the host Society, the Very Rev Samuel Adjei Annan led a fund raising exercise to support the Synod. The Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku Constituency, Mr Benjamin Narteh Ayiku congratulated the Church for a successful Synod and encouraged members to be each other’s keeper.