Kumasi, Nov. 1, GNA – The Reverend Kwabena Opuni-
Frimpong, Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery of the
Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has tasked church leaders to strive
to adhere to Christian values, norms and principles in their
endeavours. He said it was unfortunate that, in spite of the proliferation of
churches, the impact of conversion has not been felt in the
country, noting that, the incidence of corruption, bribery, armed-
robbery and other social vices, which were on the increase, could
have been reduced to the barest minimum, if church leaders
exhibited more vibrancy in their faith. Reverend Opuni-Frimpong was speaking at the induction of Mr
Akwasi Afranie, as the Asante Presbytery Lay Representative, on
the General Assembly Council of the church, at a ceremony in
Kumasi, on Sunday. He replaces Professor Charity Atuahene, whose three-year term
of office ended recently. The Chairperson indicated that it was high time Christians
renewed their commitment to the word of God, to enable them “to
lead a blameless life”. Christianity, he said, should not be viewed as mere association
but an institution of high repute, whose members, were expected
to demonstrate a high sense of discipline, to encourage non-
Christians to embrace the religion with dignity. Reverend Opuni-Frimpong charged Christian to shun
discrimination in all its forms, explaining that, since nobody was
above the saving grace of God, the church should open its doors
wide to all manner of persons, as Christ taught his followers, for
the growth of the religion. He advised the new lay representative to be duty conscious and
work harder to effectively articulate the concerns of the Presbytery
at the assembly, during its deliberations. Mr Afranie lauded the Presbytery for the confidence reposed in
him and said he would collaborate with his predecessor in the
interest and development of the church.
Source: GhanaWeb
