Brief History of the Presbytery

The Asante Kingdom became more prominent with the arrival of the Rev. Fritz Ramseyer and his colleagues as war booty after the Adubofo military campaign in the late 1890’s. Mission work could not commence largely because of the unstable conditions at the time. For instance during that period all the missionaries took refuge in Kumasi Fort for not less than three months before they could escape.  The locals were suspicious of the whites who had arrived not long after the British Colonial Authorities had emerged.

Apart from preaching spree in the surrounding neighbourhood where a few converts could be made, many of the converts had scattered for fear of their dear life. All the same the few dedicated and committed Ministers, Catechists, Evangelists, Deaconess, and volunteers shared the message faithfully, in spite of problems like lack of personnel resources, reliable transport and opposition from traditional religious personnel.  A few converts were made thereby starting what was to be a new generation of Church members.