Accra, Jan. 11, GNA – The Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) Church, Ghana on Wednesday inaugurated a seven-member Board of Directors and three-member group of consultants to manage the Moderator’s Investment Fund.
The Board comprises of Major General Henry Kwame Anyidoho (Rtd), a Consultant to United Nations Peacekeeping Missions as Chairman.
Other members are, Mr Raymond Okudzeto, a businessman, Togbe Howusu XII, a civil engineer, Mr Frank Damali, former Managing Director of Guinness Ghana Limited, Mr Prosper Komlatse, businessman, Reverend Edem Adzaku, a chartered accountant, and Ms Charity Akosua Dzomeku, a senior accountant, University of Ghana.
The consultants are, Mr Alex Ashiagbor, for Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mr Prince Kofi Kludjeson, a businessman and Madam Gifty Ayeh.
Right Rev. Francis Amenu, Moderator of the General Assembly of E.P. Church, Ghana, inaugurating the Board in Accra, said the fund was established to raise funds to enhance the economic potential and financial independence of the church, and strategically position it for sustainable and holistic growth and development.
He noted that the church would be well positioned to undertake major projects, including permanent infrastructural development of the E.P University College, a publishing outfit and fisheries programme.
Rt. Rev Amenu said “It will also revamp our health and agricultural sectors, create job avenues for the youth and the unemployed within the church and the State”.
He explained that the resources and contribution to the fund would be on voluntary basis from members of the church, donors, corporate institutions, Government, non-governmental otganisations and other benevolent bodies within and outside the country.
Rt. Rev Amenu noted that with a strong and well-resourced economic base, the church would experience positive paradigm shift from multiple offertory dependency to a faith-based institution that was dependent more on investment.
He called on members of the church to contribute to the fund to generate resources to improve on the development of the church.
Maj. Gen. Anyidoho expressed gratitude to the leadership of the church for the confidence reposed in members of the Board to manage the fund.
He said they would work hard to meet the expectation of the General Assembly Council and the church.
Maj.Gen. Anyidoho appealed to members of the church to take the lead in contributing to the fund for other donors to emulate them.
