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| Rev. Dr. Agidi |
The Moderator-Elect of the Evangelical
Presbyterian (E.P) Church, Ghana Rev. Dr. Seth Senyo Agidi has disclosed that,
the church under his tenure will strengthen its collaborative efforts with other
stakeholders to uplift both the spiritual and social status of individuals in the
society, in order to drive the socio-economic development agenda of the country.
Reverend Dr Agidi, who is the
church’s Director of Programme, Ecumenical and Social Relations, was elected at
the just ended 6th General Assembly meeting and will take over from Right
Reverend Francis Amenu, in January 2015 for a six years term.
At a cocktail reception
organised in his honour by the Rotary Club of Ho, of which he is member, Rev.
Dr. Agidi noted that core tenets of Rotary is in sync with the church’s mission
of improving the well being of individuals, since it is not enough for the
church to only feed people spiritually with the gospel.
“When the spirit is strong
and flesh is weak, the flesh will draw back the spirit and vice versa” he said and
pledged to work with all stakeholders including the Rotary club to improve the welfare
of every individual.
Rev. Dr. Agidi further
disclosed his intention to embark on a membership expansion drive so as to
double the church’s membership by intensifying and extending the gospel of
Christ to every ‘nook and cranny’.
Mr. Rockson Dogbegah,
President of the Ho Rotary said the election of Rev. Dr. Agidi to the high
office of Moderator of the E.P Church is symbolic to the club’s core value of
‘Service above self’, and congratulated him on his elevation.
He assured Rev. Dr. Agidi of
the club’s unflagging support throughout his tenure in driving the
socio-economic development of the region and Ghana as a whole.
