Bantama Presby launches 60th anniversary
Bantama Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Kumasi has launched its 60th anniversary celebration with a call on Christians to ‘bear fruits’ that will draw others to the Lord.
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The church’s anniversary celebration coincides with Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary which will be marked on March 6, this year.
On the eve of the official launching ceremony, the District Minister of Bantama, Rev. Stephen Osei Sarpong, led a host of church members on a candlelight procession through the principal streets of Bantama.
Other activities lined up as part of the year-long anniversary celebration include lectures, donation to orphanages, medical outreach, worship and all-night church services, a Bantama for Christ Crusade and an inter-generational quiz.
Also planned for the occasion are inter-denominational games among the local council of churches, a blood donation exercise in support of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), a choral night, a talk on financial management and investment opportunities, health walks and evangelism.
Bearing fruits
In a sermon preceding the official launch in Kumasi, Rev. Osei Sarpong emphasised that the good news in the Bible had power and authority to liberate Christians from their burdens.
He said the gospel was of supernatural origin and demonstrated the existence of God and brought hope to all believers.
Reading from Romans 1:16, he said the gospel was full of good tidings, hence it was important for those who were wallowing in ‘darkness’ to trust in the Lord and bring others into the “light” through the gospel.
“The gospel has authority to liberate you and transform you. As we celebrate our diamond jubilee, I urge all of us to throw away wooden apples and grasp the original fruits that will attract others to the Lord,” he said.
Advice
The district minister said as Ghana got ready to also celebrate its diamond jubilee, it was pertinent for politicians and other public office holders to purge themselves of all forms of social vices.
He was of the opinion that one did not need to be an office holder before he or she could engage in virtuous acts.
"Virtue should always be part and parcel of us," he stressed.