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| Bishop Thomas B. Forson, the Methodist Bishop of Tema, with delegates to the synod |
The Methodist Church Ghana, has joined the “Stop ‘galamsey” campaign with a call on Ghanaians to speak with one voice against illegal mining and encourage their relatives engaged in the practice to always act in ways that will put the national interests first.
Addressing the 20th Annual Synod of the Tema Diocese of the Methodist Church, the Bishop of Tema, Rt Rev. Thomas B. Forson, stressed that “as a nation we must act with posterity in mind.”
He noted that if past generations had wasted the natural resources God had blessed the country the way the present generation was doing, Ghanaians would have been plunged into a trench of irredeemable poverty.
"This is too serious an issue to play politics with. Let us say no to galamsey now and save our water bodies," he urged.
Lawlessness
On the upsurge of vigilante groups within political parties, Rt Rev. Forson urged the government and other stakeholders to ensure that such groups were disbanded immediately, before they turned into terrorist group, as had happened in other countries.
He said such groups had for years caused mischief to the nation on the back of political power and added that God had preserved the peace of Ghana by His grace, in spite of the many things the citizens had done to jeopardise it.
"Let us not do further harm to ourselves any longer. We should all be responsible in preserving the enviable peace we have been enjoying so far by making the rule of law work." he said.
Later in a sermon, Rt Rev. Forson called on Christians, in particular, and Ghanaians in general “to be faithful in all that they do,” stressing that the person who practised faithfulness would always be filled with joy, hope, happiness and contentment.
Anniversary
The four-day event is being attended by more than 250 delegates made up of the clergy and laity from the 15 Circuits of the Diocese. It is on the theme: "Celebrating 20 years of God's faithfulness towards qualitative and quantitative church growth."
As part of the celebration, some personalities were honoured for their transformational contributions to the growth of the church.
They were Nii Adjei Krakue II, Paramount Chief of Tema; Rt Rev. Dr Seth A. Aryee, Rt Rev. Samuel Oseikrom Tutu Achamfuo-Yeboah and Rt Rev. Winfred H. Yaw Ametefe, all past Bishops of the Tema Diocese.
Others included past and present lay chairmen, secretaries of synod and other officers of the church. They each received a mementos.
via: http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/let-s-say-no-to-galamsey-now-methodist-church.html
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