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Reverend John Prempeh, son of King
Prempeh I, remembered
Saltpond (E/R), July 18, Ghanadot/GNA – A commemoration
service in honour of Reverend John Boateng Prempeh, son of
King Prempeh I, has been held at the Saints Peter and Paul
Parish at Saltpond.
Rev Prempeh was the first Ashanti to be ordained as priest
of the Anglican Church.
The Very Rev. Emmanuel Entsi Williams, Archdeacon of the
Parish and the principal celebrant of the service, recounted
the dedication of Rev. Prempeh during his tenure the Parish.
He said Rev. Prempeh was born in 1903 at Seychelles Island
after his father went there on exile in 1896.
Very Rev. Williams said Rev. Prempeh had his basic education
at Seychelles, followed by his theological education in the
Mauritius where he was ordained into the priesthood of the
Anglican Church.
The young priest returned to the Gold Coast in December
1929, six years after the establishment of the Church in
Saltpond and assumed duty as the first priest for the
Parish.
Archdeacon Williams said though Rev. Prempeh served the
Parish for only five years, he achieved a lot in
evangelization, including establishment of schools.
Venerable Edmund Dawson Amoah, suffrage Bishop-elect of the
Cape Coast Diocese of the Anglican Church, exhorted
Christians to render selfless services to their churches and
the nation so that one day they would also be remembered for
their good works.
Mr Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, Minister of Information and
National Orientation, reiterated the need for the electorate
to conduct themselves peacefully in the upcoming elections.
Mr. Asamoah-Boateng who is also the Member of Parliament for
Mfantseman West, charged Christians to lead the crusade for
ensuring peaceful elections.
Mr. Robert Quainoo-Arthur, Mfantseman Municipal Chief
Executive, appealed to residents who had not registered with
the National Identification programme to do so before the
exercise ends in the Central region on July 23.
The MCE also called on people who had attained the voting
age of 18 years to register when the voters register opened.
The service formed part of activities marking the 85th
anniversary of the Anglican Church.
GNA
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