By Florence Afriyie Mensah
Kumasi, Nov 11, GNA – The Most Reverend Professor Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, has cautioned the youth against hate speech and acts that are likely to mar the peace of the country in the election period.
He said it was important that the youth respect authority and seek to address grievances through the right channel instead of engaging in negative activities that sought to create tension and division in the country.
Speaking at the inauguration of the newly created Kumasi North Diocese of the church at Bantama, he indicated that, already, Ghana had been embroiled in many negative acts such as misappropriation of state funds, hate speeches by some politicians on media outlets and illegal mining, which were threatening the peace and security of the country.
“These things should not continue, it disturbs the country’s peace and progress,” Prof. Asamoah-Gyadu echoed.
The ceremony was also used to induct Right Rev. Sampson Obeng Adjei as the first Bishop of
Mr. Kwasi Agyemang Bediako, would serve as the Lay Chairman of the Kumasi North Diocese.
In explaining the reason for creating the new diocese, Prof. Asamoah-Gyadu, noted that the growth of the Methodist Church in Kumasi, was evidenced by the increasing number of ministers, circuits, societies and members, which made effective pastoral care by the Bishop onerous and impracticable.
He believed the coming into being of the new diocese would foster effective supervision by the Bishop to help the church grow.
The Presiding Bishop charged the new overseers (Rt. Rev. Obeng Adjei and Mr. Bediako) to preach salvation to the people so that all manner of persons including politicians, civil servants and the security personnel would be at peace with one another.
Rt. Rev. Obeng Adjei, pledged to intensify evangelism and discipleship at the Kumasi North Diocese for members to be salvaged and enlightened.
Again, he assured to team up with leaders to build places of worship for newly planted churches in the diocese and establish manses to ease the travel burden on the reverend ministers who would supervise church activities.
GNA