While several groups and individuals are advocating for more stringent measures to curb the spread of the Novel Coronavirus in the country, Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International Ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams is of the strong conviction that the time is ripe for government to go easy on religious activities.
Arch Bishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams believes there is something rather special about the gathering of two or more people in prayer; which can eventually cause some major changes in Ghana’s coronavirus numbers.
He said while government has looked at the bigger picture of disallowing all social gatherings particularly religious activities, it may only be prudent to give way for aggressive and violent prayer intercession to arrest the virus.
This in his estimation, means that government would have to allow smaller groups of religious people across the country meet and intercede on behalf of the country.
In an interaction with Paul Adom-Otchere on 'Good Evening Ghana', on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, Arch Bishop Duncan-Williams quoted Hebrews 10:25 to buttress his point, he read, “‘do not exempt yourself or do not stay away from the assembling of yourselves together . . . especially as you see the day of the Lord approaching’ . . . there’s something about the gathering of believers and I’m not talking about thousands . . . no, I’m saying that we should look at this very carefully because they’re so many activities going on all over the place…”
He continued, “ . . . and believers should be allowed in every community across the nations of the world and in Ghana here, to meet two, three times a day to pray and I’m saying small groups here like five here, ten here, fifteen here, twenty here all over the country…”
However, he was quick to add that such gatherings would not follow the usual church routines and in fact, not even collections or tithes will be taken at prayer meetings.
“No, no, no, to pray and arrest the situation…,” was his answer to the idea of any monetary obligations being fulfilled by members of such gatherings.
Recounting days of the Ebola outbreak in some neighbouring countries, he said such proactive and aggressive prayer intercessions in the country by religious leaders safeguarded the country against the disease.
“ . . I’m talking about aggressive violent intercession like we did when Ebola came…” he said.
President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his ninth update on COVID-19 on Sunday, May 10, 2020, extended the ban on public gatherings till the end of the month, 31st May.
This also means that churches will remain closed until the said date.
But some ‘men of God’ are not enthused about the directive of the President. One of such religious leaders is the founder of Life Assembly Worship Centre and Presidential candidate for the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, who has issued a warning to President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government.
Source: Ghanaweb
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Greedy pastors and bishops are calling for church services. please is the 25 people in the churches not small groups? OUR RELIGIOUS LEARDERS AND BELIVERSS BOTH MUSLIMS AND CHRISTAINS ARE HYPOCRATES. GOD will punish them physically to change.Most of these Religious leaders and members in the churches and mosques have caused pains in alot of people at their work places, religious centers and homes but have no regrate to that effect and they cliamed that they are discipline or strict. My brothers and sisters if you are discipline or strict you must create alternatives that would not make you corrupt but would let you feel the pains or troubles that other harding working people are going through which is not their fault. if you cannot do all these or show compasion to those who really deserve help then you are a very wicked person and does not deserve to live let alone to be in church or mosque to pray because the lord God hate hypocrates but love sinners who have admitted and repented and will not go back to do the wrong things they do that hurts other people. Admitting your sins and repenting but continue to commit those same sins is hypocrisy and their punishment on earth here is sickness which include stroke and other painful deaths. so please the wicked H/Rs , MDs, Executive Directors and all big people who God has helped should put themsleves in the shoes of the suffering ones who really deserve help in their work places and give them happiness that will let them also feel happy at home since most of them also have families like you and also go to the same markets, pay electricity bills etc like you do. Thanks
Greedy pastors and bishops are calling for church services. please is the 25 people in the churches not small groups? OUR RELIGIOUS LEARDERS AND BELIVERSS BOTH MUSLIMS AND CHRISTAINS ARE HYPOCRISY. GOD will punish them physically to change.Most of these Religious leaders and members in the curches amd mosques have caused to a lot of pains in aot of people at their work places religious centers and homes and they cliamed that they are discipline or strict. My brothers and sisters if you are discipline or strict you must create alternatives that would not make you corrupt but would let you feel the pains or troubles that other harding working people are going through which is not their fault. if you cannot do all these then you are a very wicked person and does not deserve to leave to be in church or mosque to pray because the lord God hate hypocrates but lover sinners who have admitted and repented and will not go back to do the wrong things they do that hurts other people. Admitting your sins and repenting but continue to commit those same sins is hypocrisy and their punishment on earth here is sickness which include stroke, heart failure etc. so the wicked H/Rs , MDs, Executive Directors and all big people who God has helped should put themsleves in the shoes of the suffering ones in their work places and give them happiness at home since they also have families that you and go to the same markets, pay electricity bills etc like you do. Thanks
LOL. You could not arrest the fall of the cedi but now want pray and violently arrest COVID-19??? What have u being doing since December when Covid came and March when she entereed Ghana?? Any way you can use Zoom wai!! LOL
Good suggestion and timely. Would even bring unity and understanding among Christian brethren. Maybe God in His Wisdom knows what He is doing. God bless you Papa.