Church commitment to promoting religious and ethnic tolerance

The Very Reverend Dr Emmanuel Kormla Gbordzoe, immediate past Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church (GEC), has said the church was commitment to preaching religious and ethnic tolerance, to promote peace in the forthcoming General Election.

He called on politicians to use decent language, avoid hate speeches during their campaign, and caution their followers to desist from violence, and promote unity.

Rev. Dr Gbordzoe said these during a farewell church service in honour of five immediate past synod committee executives of the church, of which he was a member, in Accra on Sunday.

Others were Rev. Samuel Dickson Kofi Dumevi, Mr Edward Kofi Agozie, Mr Kojo Mattah, and Mrs Enyonam Akosua Keteku.

The immediate past executives served the church for eight years in various leadership capacities, including Moderator, inter-church relations secretary and presbyters.

Rev. Dr Gbordzoe called on Christians and traditional authorities to dialogue to address the supposed tension generated as a result of the ban on drumming and noise making in Accra.

He asked Christians to pray ceaselessly to God to answer their prayers.

Right Rev. Dr Edem Kwaku Tettey, Moderator of the GEC, said the church had made great strides over the years because the past executives had made themselves available for God to use as instruments of change.

“They were bold leaders, who invested in viable church projects for which posterity will remember them,” he noted.

Right Rev. Dr Tettey said the church had experienced growth in membership, leadership development, education and economic emancipation of members.

He congratulated the past executives for their dedication to serve God, and called on them to continue to provide guidelines and advice to the current executives.

A citation and cheque of undisclosed amount was presented to the past executives.

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, the Bible Society of Ghana among others to the past executives made congratulation messages.**