Rainstorm rips off Church at Dompim-Pepesa   

A heavy rainstorm on Monday afternoon, ripped -off the roof of  the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, at Dompim-Pepesa, in Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality of the Western Region.

It caused damage to the church and block works on the new mission house under construction.

Meanwhile, the Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese, Most Rev John Baptist  Attakruh, has since visited the scene to assess the extent of damage and solidarise with the Rectorate and the Dompim communities.

Giving eye witness account, a catechist, Mr. John Arthur, recalled that, he was working on the new mission house when the rainstorm started around 3:30 pm.

He said that he rushed to the Church to seek shelter, only for the storm to carry away the whole roof of the Church and other buildings in the community including his own house.

Rector of the Church, Rev. Fr. Isaac Atta Mensah, reported that he had held discussions with the church community about the re-roofing of the church including the purchasing of wood long before the disaster happened.

In the interim, he indicated that they would erect a temporary structure for worship while they took steps to deal with the situation.

On his part, Most Rev John Baptist Attakruh expressed his gratitude to God that no human life was lost.

The Prelate explained that his visit was to afford him the chance to access the damage caused by the disaster.

Bishop Attakruh’s delegation included Vicar General, Very Rev. Fr. Francis Kofi Lemaire and President of the Priests’ Association, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Dolphyne, Dean of Tarkwa Deanery, Very Rev. Fr. Francis Siribour and other priests in the Sekondi- Takoradi Catholic  Diocese.

PICS 1,2 Bishop Attakruh inspecting the damaged caused to the Dompim church.pic3,4,5 show damage caused to Dompim Catholic church

From Clement Adzei Boye, Takoradi