ACCRA DIOCESAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP PLANTS 3 NEW CHURCHES
Story: Sarah Naa Merley Mensah & Emmanuel Ashong,
Accra
The Accra Diocesan Methodist Youth Fellowship has
planted three (3) new churches in the New Aplaku Circuit of The Methodist Church
Ghana.
The move forms part of the Fellowship’s annual
evangelism initiative dubbed ‘Easter With The Lord’, which affords members the
opportunity to reach out to people and communities with the word of God. “It is
a drive for evangelism and soul winning in fulfillment of the great
commission”, Diocesan Chairman of the Fellowship, Bro Jude Otsedzen told our
reporter.
This year’s edition took place from April 14 - 17,
2022 at the New Aplaku Circuit which has been declared a mission area within the
Accra Diocese. Members of the Fellowship numbering over 100 pitched camp in six
communities within the Kokrobite - Bortianor
enclave and reached out to residents with door-to-door evangelism, night film
shows, dawn broadcasts etc. Open air revivals were held in five of the
communities namely Langma, Oshiyie, Red Top Mr Obeng, Aglow Farms and Kasoa
Brigade.
At the Sea View community, 37
people comprising 18 adults and 19 children met for their maiden worship
Service on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 in the newly planted church. Preaching
the sermon, the Accra Diocesan Youth Organiser, the Rev Edward Niikwei Okine
spoke about the power and benefits of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and led
congregants in a prayer session.
The Methodist Bishop of Accra, the Rt Rev Emmanuel
Borlabi Bortey who preached the sermon at the newly planted church at Kasoa
Brigade, also visited all the other camps and encouraged members for the
initiative.
Speaking to our reporter on the success of the
programme, Bro Otsedzen noted that it was “very successful because this is the
first time we have planted three churches at ago. In previous years, we planted
one church at a time”. On measures put in place to ensure the survival of the
churches, he disclosed that members of the Fellowship will be designated to
each of the newly planted churches for the next six months to ensure effective
follow-up.