Church assists needy institutions

Page 22,May 28, 2010
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THIS year’s edition of the Annual Gift Festival of the Seventh Day Sabbath Church of Christ has been held at Asamankese.
The church distributed various items worth GH¢80,000 to needy institutions and individuals, including widows and the physically challenged.
The items included 1,500 full pieces of cloth, 500 boxes of Key soap, 100 bags of rice, seven wheelchairs, 30 white canes, a number of pairs of sandals and toiletries.
Some of the beneficiary institutions were the Swedru Mothers’ Care, Koforidua Deaf and Dumb School and the Akyem Osenase and Akwatia SOS.
The Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Mohammed Ahmed Baba Jamal, who was the guest of honour for the ceremony, praised the church for its commitment to the welfare of the needy in society.
He called on other religious institutions to learn from the example of the Seventh Day Sabbath Church of Christ to complement the efforts of the government to provide the needs of the people.
The Founder and Head Pastor of the church, Apostle Ephraim Danso, said the church would continue with its annual gifts festival to bring smiles to the faces of the needy in society.
He said it was a command from God for Christians to support the needy and urged all religious leaders to obey that command and use their wealth to the benefit of the needy.
Present at the function was the Omanhene of Akwatia, Osabarima Kofi Boateng.

* Picture: Apostle Danso (4th left) admiring some of the items distributed to the needy. Also in the picture are Evangelist Okoh Agyeman (second left), the Assistant Leader of the church, and Pastor Jonathan Darko, the Project Manager of the church, while Mr Baba Jamal (down) presents a wheelchair to one of the beneficiaries.