BISHOP OSABUTEY LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR DIOCESAN OFFICE ANNEX

Story: Sarah Naa Merley Mensah & Emmanuel Ashong, Accra

A ceremony has been held in Accra on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 to lay the foundation stone of the Accra Diocesan Office Annex.

The project which commenced in July 2020 is an extension to the existing facility which has served as the official working space for the Bishop and staff of the Accra Diocese since 2004.

Laying the foundation stone for the two-storey facility, the Methodist Bishop of Accra, the Rt Rev Samuel Kofi Osabutey noted that it was in fulfillment of a comprehensive plan dating back to the early 2000s when he served as the first Synod Secretary of the Accra Diocese.

He recounted that the idea to put up the facility was mooted during the tenure of the first Bishop of the Diocese, the Rt Rev Samuel Kwami Hodasi, with Sis Gladys Afarchoe Odoi as the Lay Chairman.

When completed, the facility will among others, have office spaces for the Diocesan Executive, and some Diocesan officers, an 80-seater capacity conference room as well as offices for the various Diocesan organisations. 

Bishop Osabutey prayed for God's protective hands over workers at the construction site.

Giving a briefing on the project, the Accra Diocesan Development Officer, Bro Festus Odametey disclosed that the project which is 50% complete, had construction halted for over three months due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and other unforeseen circumstances.

The project contractor, Engineer Kwesi Dan-Nyame, assured that work was progressing steadily and will be completed on the revised schedule.

The short ceremony was witnessed by serving and past officers of the Diocese including the Lay Chairman, Sis Agatha Ennin Osei and the Synod Secretary, the Very Rev Victor B. B. Boyetey.  Also present were staffs of the Diocesan Office as well as representatives from the various Circuits and Diocesan organisations.