The Senior Pastor of the Charismatic Baptist Church at Taifa in Accra, Reverend Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, has been inducted into office as the First Executive President of the Ghana Baptist Convention. Rev. Enoch Nii Narh Thompson, the Head Pastor of Messiah Baptist Church, is his deputy. At the induction ceremony, the former President of the Ghana Baptist Convention, Rev. Dr Fred Deegbe, urged the two new leaders to live a ‘Christ-like life to help win souls for God. “Whenever a new structure is put in place, it can either lead to the growth or collapse of the organisation,” he said and prayed that their tenure would be successful. Rev. Dr Deegbe said the task, which had been handed over to them, was challenging but they would be successful if they were in constant fellowship with the Lord, who had called them to lead. He urged them to be focused in executing their tasks as executives of the convention; equip themselves to meet the challenges of their call and love the people they were going to work with. These values, he said, were the models God had given them to follow in the course of their duties and which, when ignored, would be to the detriment of the church.  Rev. Deegbe also advised the church to support them to make their tenure of office successful.   Solidarity Message  In a solidarity message, the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, indicated that the call to head the convention was divine and came with a divine mandate. He added that the two had come into office at a time that the impact of Christianity on the country had been questioned by many and prayed that they would be able to make meaningful contributions to people’s lives.   Rev. Adu-Gyamfi In his remarks, Rev. Adu-Gyamfi thanked the church for the confidence reposed in them and pledged that they would give off their best to build the convention and execute their mandate as new executives of the convention.  Rev. Adu Gyamfi said their goal was to work at achieving a rebranded convention in the areas of education, finance and general welfare of members, among others. An 11-member denominational board which would serve as an advisory body to the executive president and his vice was also inaugurated. It is chaired by Rev. Dr Deegbe.

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General Secretary of the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has described as baseless, claims  by the some party members that the 2012 flagbearer of the party, Hassan Ayariga, has squandered GH¢1.6 million meant for  the electioneering campaign. He said it was “saddening” when unrecognised groups make such unfounded allegations to dent the hard earned reputation of the national executives. [...]The post Bernard Mornah Slams GH¢1.6 Cash Allegation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

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Eric Djemba-Djemba hopes to rekindle his dream of playing for Cameroon at the World Cup finals after joining St Mirren.

Supporters of the opposition New  Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region have lauded the National Council of the party for choosing its regional capital, Tamale, for the party’s national conference. The conference, slated for Saturday, April 12, would also elect new national executives to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years. The National Council of [...]The post Northern NPP Relishes Tamale National Conference appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

[Ghana Govt.]Under the auspices of the International Vegetarian Union (IVU), the Vegetarian Association of Ghana (VegGhana) will host the 42nd World Vegetarian Conference in Accra from October 1 to October 6, 2014.

[Ghana Govt.]The National Communication Authority (NCA) has organised a public sensitisation workshop to educate ICT equipment stakeholders on the need for a Type Approval Guidelines for Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE) and Dealership licensing.

[Ghana Govt.]There is an over-concentration on revenue generation from the oil and gas industry to the detriment of livelihoods and environmental degradation in coastal communities, Mr Kyei Kwadwo Yamoah, National Co-ordinator of Friends of the Nation, has observed.

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Ghanaian super-teen Eugene Ansah is brimming with confidence of lifting the Belgian Cup trophy after helping Lokeren to reach the final of the competition.