By Ewurabena Paha
The 64th Annual General Meeting of the Lords Pentecostal Church International is underway at the Abundant Life Centre at Kwashieman in Accra. This year’s meeting is under the theme Empowered To Transform.
At the opening ceremony, the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Eric Essandor Anim Otoo, expressed gratitude to God for a successful year despite the challenges the church encountered.
Reading the year’s report to the church, Apostle Anim Otoo said church growth, education, infrastructure, health, and celebrations during the period are testaments of God’s faithfulness and dedication to the work of God.
On national issues, Apostle Anim Otoo dwelled on the environment and how illegal mining is impacting negatively on the country’s water bodies and forests. He said the fight against illegal mining would be a mirage if the government fails to address youth unemployment and confront the networks that benefit from the menace. He noted that the fight against the menace appears not to be going anywhere due to the increase in illegal mining activities in affected areas.
Keynote speaker Bishop Edem Edudzi Fiagorme, who is President of the Full Gospel Church International, focused on the meeting’s theme and said empowerment begins from within. He urged members to rely on God, who is the foundation of the church and the giver of power. He said now, more than ever before, the church and for that matter Christians must lead in the transformation of lives by their way of living, which must exhibit the traits of God.
High on the agenda of the five-day meeting will be the sod-cutting for the headquarters office complex, for which the land has already been acquired; the reading of financial reports; and reports from the youth, men’s and women’s ministries, deacons and deaconesses, and ministers’ spouses, among others.
Prayers were said for the success of the 64th Annual General Meeting, the growth of the Lords Pentecostal Church International, Parliament of Ghana, an end to illegal mining, the security and law enforcement agencies, and the economy.
