By Francis Cofie, GNA
East Legon ( GAR), Sept. 01, GNA – Reverend Professor Daniel Bruce, the Moderator of the West Volta Presbytery, Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana, has urged Christians and all citizens to practice environmental cleanliness wherever they find themselves.
He said as Christians and citizens, they had a solemn duty to keep the environment intact and unharmed, to reflect the image of God in them and to protect God’s handiwork.
In an interview following the 2026 Biennial Conference of the West Volta Presbytery Church Choir’s Union of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana, held at Mempeasem near East Legon, he charged citizens to continuously speak up against harmful environmental practices.
It was on the theme: “Cleanliness is next to godliness. Keep clean! Our commitment as choristers.”
He said “If we close our eyes and watch unconcerned as if nothing is happening to our environment, we will suffer for it in the near future.”
The Moderator said everyone owed it a moral and religious duty to make the environment clean for the benefit of both the present and generations to come.
Rev. Prof. Bruce expressed regret that the present generation seemed to overlook and neglect the fact that without the environment, none could live as human beings.
He said it would take a people with clean hearts, and who feared God, to refrain from the harmful practices that was being perpetuated against the environment by some unscrupulous people.
He explained that, “it is about time we aggressively provoke the consciousness of the people to the damning effect of a desecrated environment.”
He sought to know in a rhetorical question whether those committing the outrageous offences of galamsey had empathy for their fellow man.
He called on all well-meaning citizens to prioritise environmental safety and security at all times by desisting from indiscriminate dumping and littering, air pollution, water pollution among others.
He called on church members to go out there and practice the good message for others to emulate.
In a goodwill message from Rev. Dr Eric Kosi Torbani, reminded the Choristers that worship went beyond the singing.
“It is seen in how we present ourselves, how we care for God’s handiwork, and how we steward the gifts He has given us,” he said.
He said “when we keep ourselves, our surroundings clean, we reflect the order, excellence and holiness of the God we serve.”
He explained that, cleanliness was not just about outward appearances but a daily commitment of purity of heart, mind and spirit.
GNA
Edited by Christabel Addo