AKUMBI

Rose Hayford Darko, Tema

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God ,Ghana Mr William Dontoh has called on Ghanaians to pray for a peaceful and successful transition in the coming 2008 elections .

He said campaign devoid of violence and insults are necessary for peace and urged political parties to keep to the rules of the game to serve as inspiration to other nations .

Rev. Dontoh made the remarks when he addressed the congregation of the House of Love Assemblies of God Church at Lashibi on Sunday to climax activities marking its 10th anniversary celebration themed ‘With a joyful heart we build a solid foundation .’

He called on them to exhibit patriotism and pray to ensure that the electioneering process went on smoothly stating that Christians among them must take the lead in the crusade for peace .

Rev Dontoh appealed to members of the church to prepare themselves to contribute generously towards a University project which has been initiated to take off very soon .

He commended the House of Love branch of the church for making great strides in development within this short period of existence .


The Greater Accra Superintendent of the church Rev. George Annan preaching the sermon noted that Christians needed to work hard to overcome difficulties that confront them and urged them to exhibit qualities which will make them achieve their goals .

The Senior Pastor of the House of Love church Rev Alfred Akumbie was not happy with the revelations made at the public accounts committee and appealed to members to use genuine means to amass wealth .

He urged the clergy to use the pulpit to preach against such unpatriotic vices to eliminate it completely from the system .

The Chief Executive of the Mfantsiman West Mr Robert Quannor in a speech noted that christianity and governance have one common goal because of the patriotism and peaceful roles they play in society .

He therefore encouraged them to continue to pray for the nation to overcome its difficulties .

Mr Quannor was optimistic that Ghana will be a safe place if Ghanaians rely on the bible diligently faithfully .


Rev Akumbie also called on the Ghana Education Service to place priority on the teachings of religious and moral education to produce cultured future leaders .

He said as part of the anniversary ,the church has put up two bus shelters for the Lashibi community , painted the Lashibi public school and donated exercise books all totaling 150 million cedis .


Sod was cut for work to commence on a 15 billion cedis auditorium and other facilities for the church .