By Hamza Sulemana, GNA
Tamale, Sept 27, GNA – The 2025 National Biennial Conference of the Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Church Choirs Union has opened in Tamale to amongst others deliberate on their role in faith, environment, and social transformation.
The four-day conference, hosted by the Kukuo Congregation in Tamale, brought together choristers and leaders of the E.P Church from across the country, and activities would include music, worship amongst others.
It is on the theme: “Care for Creation: The Task and Mission to improve the Newness of the Church Choir”.
Vice-President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, whose speech was read on her behalf by Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, her Political Affairs Advisor, during the opening of the conference, commended the E.P Church for nurturing the country’s musical heritage with global icons like Dr Ephraim Amu and Professor George Dor.
She urged choristers to extend their mission beyond worships to environmental stewardship, calling on them to champion tree planting, clean-up campaigns and sustainable practices.
She emphasised that, “Choirs have an important role in nation-building. Imagine the transformative impact if every choir in Ghana undertook a community project whether in environmental care, youth mentorship, or cultural preservation. The collective ripple effect of such action would touch every corner of our society.”
She added that, “The Church, as the moral conscience of society, must continue to remind us that creation is sacred, and that caring for it is an act of worship.”
Vice President Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang commended the E.P Church for its contributions to the development of the country.
She praised the Church for establishing schools and health facilities across the country citing some of such facilities in the north of the country including the E.P College of Education at Bimbilla, Saboba E.P. Senior High School, Tatale Agriculture Senior High School, and the Wapuli Health Centre.
Mr. Bright Beggah, National President, E.P Church Choirs Union, reaffirmed the union’s commitment to spreading the gospel through music across the country.
Mr. Beggah said: “We are choristers. Our main duty is to sing. And our singing is part of the healing for people. It heals. Now we have over 600 church choirs in the country. Our main aim is to propagate the word, carrying it from the south to the north.”
GNA
Edited by Eric K. Amoh/Benjamin Mensah