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EP Church Shalom Congregation launches 40th anniversary
The Pastor of Shalom Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Dansoman in Accra, Rev. Samuel Nyonyo, has called on the faithful to be wary of false preachers who claim topreach the word of God but do the opposite.
Inaugurating the 40th anniversary celebration of the churchon Sunday, August 14, he advised the congregation to be careful since such preachers were many in the country and could easily lead them astray.
He warned that just as ministers of the gospel were often ridiculed for doing God’s work so would Christians who desired to do the right thing. He added that in the midst of such challenges, Christians should remain steadfast and serve God in humility and with great fear.
Rev. Nyonyo asked the congregation to count themselves as children of God, stand for the truth in all circumstances and remember that services rendered to God would not go unrewarded.
Activities lined up to mark the celebration include a night of choral songs administration, clean-up of the church and its environs, children’s commemorative programme, revival, quiz competition, and candlelight procession.
The anniversary would be climaxed with a thanksgiving church service on Sunday, September 4, 2022.
By Lizzy Okai
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disbursed GHS134,000 to 22 students under the latest round of his Scholarship and Bursaries Programme.
According to a statement from his office, the 22 beneficiaries are enrolled in 16 tertiary institutions across the country.
They are studying various courses, including medicine, marketing, law, public health, midwifery, business administration, education, and secretaryship.
The MP’s office commended the beneficiaries, especially the five students currently studying medicine and physician assistantship, encouraging them to remain committed to their studies.
The statement indicated that the scholarship initiative, which began in 2017, aims to support brilliant but needy students from the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency to further their education. So far, about 700 students have benefited from the program.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Four tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Pragya’, have been prosecuted and fined GH¢600 each equivalent to 50 penalty units by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for obstructing public roads at the Agbogbloshie Market.
The offenders, who were arrested by Public Health Officers of the AMA during a routine enforcement exercise, pleaded guilty to the offence and were subsequently convicted by the court.
The four operators were among the 21 offenders recently arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation and public order violations, including selling on open drains, obstructing walkways, and trading at unauthorised locations.
Speaking after the court proceedings, the Head of Public Health at the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, said the court was lenient with the offenders since it was their first appearance, hence the fine, and warned that subsequent offenders would face stiffer penalties, including imprisonment.
