By Prince Acquah
Winneba (C/R), June 19, GNA – The Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) Ghana has donated two giant LED screens to the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to support academic work, conferences and other activities in the school.
The gesture is in fulfilment of a pledge made by Pastor Dr E. K. Tumsiah, the General Overseer of the church, during the university’s inaugural interdenominational thanksgiving service held about a fortnight ago.
Representing the National Overseer of the Church, Pastor Yaw Osei Owusu, Coordinator for the Western-Central Zone, led a delegation of senior pastors and officials from the church’s national headquarters to formally hand over the equipment to the university authorities.
Pastor Owusu noted that the donation was a practical demonstration of the church’s desire to partner with educational institutions in nurturing future generations into responsible leaders.
He reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to supporting institutions that contributed to national development through education, moral formation, and character building.
Receiving the donation on behalf of the university, Prof Stephen Jobson Mitchual, Vice Chancellor of UEW, expressed profound appreciation to the leadership and members of the church for the “exceptional” and “unprecedented” gesture.
He indicated that the screens would serve not only the Christian community on campus but the entire university population for academic, social, and institutional programmes.
Prof Mitchual underscored the critical role of faith-based organisations in shaping responsible citizens, indicating that many of the challenges confronting students in tertiary institutions today stemmed from ethical and moral deficiencies.
“A greater part of the ills associated with the student community generally has to do with ethics, and that is where the church comes in,” he stressed.
The Vice-Chancellor also used the occasion to reflect on prevailing public perceptions about religious organisations and commended the church for demonstrating practical Christianity through tangible support for society.
“People now perceive churches as places where monies are collected, and after collection we do not know how the money is used. But I think this gesture will go a long way to change, to some extent, that kind of perception,” he remarked.
“What you are doing this morning exemplifies the real thing that Christ did when He came onto the earth,” Prof Mitchual added.
In addition to the LED screens, the Deeper Christian Life Ministry donated 600 copies of Daily Manna, the church’s widely circulated daily devotional pamphlets, for distribution among staff members as a resource for personal reflection, spiritual growth, and character development.
As the ceremony concluded, both university officials and church leaders expressed optimism that the partnership would continue to deepen, creating opportunities for further collaboration in the shared pursuit of academic excellence, ethical leadership, and national transformation.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey /Kenneth Odeng Adade
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