Ven. Canon Dennis Tong elected as Bishop of Tamale Diocese

Venerable Canon Dennis Tong, Parish Priest of the Saint Cyprian Anglican Church in Bolgatanga has been elected the Bishop of the Tamale Diocese of the Anglican Church. 

He takes over from the Right Reverend Dr Jacob Kofi Ayeebo, who died in February this year. 

The election took place on the 11th of July with Venerable Tong polling 74 votes out of a total of 111 delegates who casted their votes...

The election was described by the delegates as wonderfully peaceful, soberly conducted and spirit filled. 



The delegates were drawn from the 14 parishes comprising 34 outstations made up of 40 clergy and 81 laity who constituted the Electoral body..

The Archbishop of the Internal Province of Ghana,Most Rev. Daniel Yinka Sarfo would install him as the Diocesan Bishop. This is in accordance with the Constitution of the  Church..

His installation is expected to come off this September at the St. Cyprains Cathedral,Kumasi..It is known that Other two Bishop elect would also be installed...

The Venerable Tong has held several positions in various church Associations and groupings, including chairman of Christian Council Churches in the Upper East Region, a member of the Upper East Regional Media Advisory Committee, a member of the Upper East Regional Peace Council, and a member of the Upper East Regional Prisons Ministry.


Source  : Anglicannewsgh
              : Diocesan desk


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Lead fight against Indiscipline--Ang. Bishop urges Christians

Bishop of Koforidua Diocese

The Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese of the Anglican Church, Rt Rev Felix Odei Annancy has called on Christians to lead the fight against indiscipline in the church and in society.

He explained that indiscipline was the root cause of corruption which is the cause of widespread poverty in the country.

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Bishop Annancy was speaking at the last year's opening of the first session of the 13th synod of the Koforidua Diocese of the Anglican Church at Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District in the Eastern Region.

The synod is being organized on the theme “Being missional and evangelizing church” and is being attended by 140 delegates from the parishes of the church in the diocese.

Bishop Annancy said research indicated that there was direct relationship between the rate of corruption and the rate of poverty in the country.


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He reminded Christians that by the teachings of their faith, they were expected to provide leadership and be agents of positive change in the society.
Bishop Annancy urged the leadership of the various parishes of the church in the diocese to create an enabling environment for the youth to make them feel relevant.

He charged the parishes to come out with plans for expansion and planting of new churches in the communities and towns around them using evangelism, crusades and other outreach programmes.

Bishop of Ashanti Mampong

Rt Rev Cyril Ben Smith, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ashanti Mampong called on the Christian church to embark on one village one church to spread Christianity to all communities in the country.

He said lack of aggression to spread Christianity had created space for some magicians who were calling themselves as “bishops and prophets” to enter the available spaces and make pronouncements and introduce religious practices that were alien to the Christian faith.

Mary Sumner day, Mothers Union worldwide celebrates Founders day.

Mary Sumner
(31 December 1828—11 August 1921)
 was the founder of the Mothers' Union , a worldwide Anglican women's organisation.

In 1876 Mary Sumner, a clergyman’s wife living in nearby Old Alresford, became concerned about how local mothers related their Christian faith to family life. Wanting to encourage them she founded a small group called the Mothers’ Union. She lived to see it become a worldwide organisation, now with millions of members.

Mary Sumner House, Mother's Union headquarters, Tufton Street, London

Sumner died on 11 August 1921 at the age of 92, and is buried with her husband, who had died 12 years before, in the grounds of
Winchester Cathedral .

To read more....
Please click on this link..
https://muenterprises.org/canterburymu/mary-sumner-a-history/

Anglican Church Choirs Ghana, begins its National Conference

Anglican Church Choirs Union has began it's Conference today at the Takoradi Technical University....

The Conference is expected to be graced by delegates from the various dioceses in the province of Ghana....

The theme for this year's Conference is

"Socio -Cultural change and it's impact on the Contemporary Chorister"

Under the distinguished guest of honor
H.E Mrs. Rebecca Akuffo Addo...

The conference is expected to be graced with high dignitaries who have taken a keen interest in the musical life of the Anglican Church in the province of Ghana...



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Mothers Union - Ghana begins National Conference today

Mother's Union - Ghana begins its National Conference today...it is expected to last three days...from 13th to 16th June...

The conference has been graced by all representatives from the various dioceses in the province of Ghana...

The conference is expected to be spiced up with training,seminars,workshops and spiritual exercises which will enable the Union to achieve it's national and Global visions...

https://anglicannewsgh.blogspot.com/2019/06/mothers-union-ghana-begins-national.html?m=1

Archbishop Foley Beach installed as Council Chairman of GAFCON

GAFCON (Global Anglican Future Conference) is the  most significant movement within the Anglican Church globally  representing 50 million of the world’s 70 million Anglicans.

GAFCON aims to remain faithful to Jesus and the scriptures, and not blow with and bow to the cultural winds.


The GAFCON Primates Council resolved last week in Sydney to hold a global conference of bishops just six weeks before the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lambeth Conference.

The GAFCON Bishops conference will serve Bishops who won’t participate in Lambeth because of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to invite Provinces which have formally abandoned the teaching of Jesus in the area of sexuality.

The new leaders of GAFCON, Primate’s Council Chair Archbishop Foley Beach (of the Anglican Church in North America) and General Secretary Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi (of Jos, Nigeria) are focused on sustàining the future of GAFCON and the Anglican Church.

Funeral rite of Bishop of Tamale to start today with Vespers

 The Funeral rite of the Rt. Rev. Hon. Jacob Kofi Ayeebo is set to start today at the Cathedral Church of Bishop Anglionby at 10am today....Hundreds of members of the Anglican Communion and beyond have trooped to Tamale to share in his "Glorious Home Call"..

The Burial Service would take place tomorrow at the same venue as well as the Thanksgiving service...

The Bishop immence contributions to the Diocese of Tamale and the Anglican Communion as a whole has been very significant...

Archbishop emeritus',Archbishop's,Priest and all Anglicans around the world have come to to bid farewell to our Lord Bishop..
May his soul rest in perfect Peace and rise in Glory..,