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Columbus Ghanaian Church Launches Young Ladies Ministries
September 13, 2023
Francis Tuffour
Columbus Ghanaian Seventh-day Adventist Church recently launched Young Ladies Ministries. Before the inauguration, the church conducted a week-long prayer service and Bible studies led by Abigail Nuro, Jolien Kusi, and Mercy Acheampong. The event, culminating in a Sabbath service with songs from Melodians, Explorers, and Kyla Abban singing groups, had six ladies leading the Sabbath School who took turns facilitating each day's lesson from Saturday to Sunday.
The young ladies followed the youth band in a beautiful processional march to the front of the sanctuary. Some sister Adventist churches sent their solidarity messages in person and virtually.
In her sermon, the guest speaker, Diana Frimpong, Women’s Ministries Director of North America Ghanaian Seventh-day Adventists (NAGSDA), emphasized women's uniqueness. She said, “God made you in His image, designed you for His purpose and glory. God created you and created you for a purpose. God has called you to be different.”
Recounting the history of the young ladies' ministries, Dr. Patricia Serwaa Afrifa, the Women’s Ministries leader of the Columbus Ghanaian church, praised the past leaders of the department, church pastor, and elders for their immense contributions to the ministry's success. She further commended all the ladies for their roles in setting up the group and prayed for its sustenance.
Sampson Twumasi, church pastor, and Diana, the guest speaker who officiated the inaugural service, presented 55 young ladies as initial group members. The young ladies sang two special songs following the inauguration: “Vessel of Honor” and “ Ebenezer.” Hanna Acheampong and Phillis Okyere serve as the new ministry's president and secretary, respectively.
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