The Asante Presbytery Ministers’ Spouses Conference has inaugurated its new leadership during the maiden meeting for the year 2024. The event, held at the Ramseyer Congregation in Adum, Kumasi on Wednesday 31st January 2024, drew an impressive turnout of more than 150 members from the conference.

The newly inducted executives, entrusted with steering the group’s affairs, include:

• Mama Rita Yeboah – President
• Mama Emma Adu-Gyamfi – Vice President
• Papa Alexander Odei Kwabi – Secretary
• Mama Agartha Addo – Assistant Secretary
• Papa Charles Ansong – Financial Secretary
• Mama Margaret Baffour Gyimah – Treasurer
• Mama Doris Amo Appiah – Protocol
• Mama Faustina Osafo Kantanka – Adviser
• Mama Lydia Duvor – Co-opted Member

Presiding over the induction ceremony, Rev. Dr. Anokye Nkansah, Kumasi District Minister, emphasized the imperative of unity within the conference. He urged the new executives to prioritize the unity of the group and cautioned against the emergence of cliques within the leadership. Rev. Dr. Nkansah added that such divisions are detrimental to the spiritual growth of the church as a whole and could hinder the accomplishment of the conference’s objectives.

Addressing the members directly, he highlighted their responsibility to support the newly elected executives with prayer, good conscience, and respect. He emphasized that “the executives were elected to work on behalf of the members” and thus encouraged everyone to contribute positively to the collective goals of the group.

Rev. Baffour Owusu Gyimah, Presbytery Director of Church Life and Nurture (CLAN), representing the Chairperson, took a moment to applaud the outgoing executives for their dedicated service over the years. Citations were read and presented to honor their valuable contributions, recognizing the impact of their leadership on the growth and success of the conference.

President of the Conference, Mama Rita Yeboah, expressed optimism in the new leadership, she said they are “determined to foster unity, spirituality, and progress within the Asante Presbytery Ministers’ Spouses Conference “.

May God bless the Ministers’ Spouses Conference to be able to provide the significant role of support -spiritual, emotional etc – towards a fulfilled Ministry of their partners.

ENDS

Bernard Gyimah Antwi, 

Head, PR and Media Unit