RESURRECTION METHODIST CLIMAXES 60TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Posted on Tuesday September 13, 2022Story: Sarah Naa Merley Mensah & Emmanuel Ashong,
Kpeehe
What
started as a small Christian fellowship between a couple, Mr J. T. Krofi and Mrs
Comfort Hagan Krofi and their neighbours, Mr Daniel Quainoo and Madam Elizabeth
Dadzie at Accra New Town on March 18, 1962, has today grown into what is now known
as the Resurrection Methodist Church, Kpeehe.
In
what appears to be a fulfillment of the tenets of the Holy Book in Matthew
18:20 - "For where two or
three come together in my name, there am I with them", the four founding members set-off the
60 year journey of a Church with a present numerical strength of over 800 members.
The
Society which had its name changed from New Town Methodist Church, B Section to
the Methodist Church of The Resurrection, Kpeehe in 1994, is presently the head
of the Kpeehe Circuit with Covenant Society, Alajo and Tesano Nursery Society as
the other Societies in the Circuit.
Members
took to the Resurrection Methodist Chapel at Kpeehe in Accra on Sunday,
September 11, 2022 to climax the Church’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a
Thanksgiving Service, attended by past and serving clergy and lay leaders of
the Church.
Preaching
on the theme “The Works of the Faithfuls and its Impact on the Present Day
Generation”, the Immediate Past Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana,
the Most Rev Titus Awotwi Pratt paid glowing tribute to the pioneer members of
the Church and challenged the younger generation to emulate their example and disciple
others for Christ.
He
was of the conviction that every disciple of Christ represents something – “Some
stand for death, others sorrows and others, discomfort” explaining, “Christians
who apply the teachings of Christ do not have it all rosy. You must go through
some afflictions”.
Touching
on church growth, Most Rev Awotwi Pratt appealed to members to provide
financial support towards the advancement of the Church noting, "We have
vowed to give Him our all”. He emphasized baptism, intentional evangelism and discipleship
as key to living a transformed life in Jesus Christ which he believes leads to
sustainable church growth.
Present
at the Thanksgiving Service was a Past Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church
Ghana, the Most Rev Dr Robert Aboagye-Mensah, the Immediate Past Methodist
Bishop of Kumasi Diocese, the Rt Rev Christopher Nyarko Andam who represented
the Bishop of Accra, the Rt Rev Emmanuel Borlabi Bortey as well as some
Directors at the Conference Office.
The
Superintendent Minister of the Kpeehe Circuit, the Very Rev Joseph Odei Afrifa
led congregants to pray for the Church. Funds were raised to support the
Church’s activities.