THE EASTERN Regional Minister Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has commended the East Ghana Conference of the Seventh Adventist (SDA) Church for its immense contribution to the socio economic development of the region.
He said the church, apart from establishing schools from the basic level to a diploma awarding college of education to give quality education to the people in the region, had also set up a hospital to cater for their health needs.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo said these initiatives in addition to an elaborate programme on HIV/AIDS as well as an agricultural venture (large scale cultivation of citrus and mangoes) in some parts of the region had gone a long way to reducing poverty and improving the living condition of the people.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo made the commendation at a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of an office complex for the East Ghana Conference at Koforidua at the weekend.
He said by these contributions, the East Ghana Conference had become a dependable development partner to the government and expressed the hope that it would continue to provide more of such initiatives for the total development of the region.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo who was happy about the construction of offices for its administration advised the leadership of the church to use the facility to train and teach the youth on morale discipline, education and patriotism.
That, he said would go a long way to directing the youth, most of whom had resorted to video games and pornographic materials.
In a sermon, the General Secretary of the S.D.A. Church in Washington, USA, Pastor (Dr) M.A. Bediako called on Ghanaians, especially Christians to support any government elected to administer the country.
Pastor Bediako who advised Christians not to allow bad experiences to influence their future said they must also live decently to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS.
Earlier, the president of the East Ghana Conference, Pastor A. Twumasi-Ankra traced the history of the church from its inception in the region at Osiem in 1931 and said with a humble beginning, it now has a membership of 31,150.
He said apart from catering for the spiritual needs of the members, it had also established schools from the kindergarten to the tertiary level, the S.D.A. College of Education at Asokore, a hospital at Koforidua as well as an agricultural venture in some parts of the region.
The Omanhene of New Juaben, Daasebre (Prof) Oti Boaten who presided over the function dwelt extensively on HIV/AIDS contraction, prevention and stigmatization and called on the people in the area to live decently.
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