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An Inter-denominational national thanksgiving service was held on March 4, 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of Ghana’s independence at the Holy Spirit Cathedral.
The service was on the theme The Role of the Church on Ghana’s Evolution and Development and attended by over 2,000 Christians.
Special guests at the service included Mrs. Theresa Kufuor, First Lady, Mr. Hackman Owusu Agyemang, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, who represented President John Agyekum Kufuor, Mr. Francis Poku, Minister of National Security and Mr. Daniel Dugan, Deputy Minister of Fisheries.
Also present were Mr. R.R Amponsah, a minister in the Second Republic, Mr. Isaac Osei, Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Mr. Ward Brew, leader of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP), and Mr. Bede Ziedeng, Deputy General Secretary of the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP).
Among the Clergy were Most Rev. Charles Palmer-Buckle, Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. Robert Aboagye Mensah, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church; Rev. Dr. Paul Fynn and Rev. Dr. Fred Deegbe, Chairman and General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) respectively, Rt. Rev. Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church and Rev. Ekow Wood, General Secretary of the Ghana Pentecostal Council.
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In a sermon, Rev. Dr. Fynn, who is the President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, said inspite of many sufferings in the past 50 years, the nation has not experienced any civil war, commending Ghanaians for maintaining peace in the country.
He entreated Ghanaians in the spirit of the Golden Jubilee to eschew all vices and the “pull him down” syndrome.
Mr. Owusu-Agyemang stressed the need for peace so that the country can develop.
“Let us march together as a people and stay together and let Ghana be a haven of peace in our sub-region which had been plagued with conflicts,” he said.
He said the nation could not afford to break up. “We should correct our mistakes and move forward,” adding “this nation is destined for greatness.”
He acknowledged the role Churches were playing in education for national development.
By Damian Avevor & John Kumado
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