The Right-Reverend Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has expressed concern about the gradual political partisanship and ethnocentric groupings in the country.
"Our nation is gradually being divided on political partisanship and ethnocentric groupings, a division which seems to be a dangerous trap that we are setting for ourselves," he said.
Rt-Rev Frimpong-Manso explained that the current trends of bitter chieftaincy disputes, political partisanship and ethnocentrism, which had led to rancour, would not help the nation, more especially, with the involvement of the youth in such divisive tendencies.
He was addressing a large congregation of Presbyterian faithful to mark the 50th anniversary of the Northern Presbytery of the Church in Tamale on Sunday. The anniversary was on the theme: "Presbyterian Church of Ghana, 50 years of ministry in Northern Ghana".
Rt-Rev Frimpong-Manso said the anniversary was being celebrated at a time when the people, the Church and the nation were battling for answers to the numerous problems that had plagued the Ghanaian society.
He tasked the Church to take up the challenge by using the gospel to change the people for the good of the country, saying that the Church must provide every opportunity for every individual in the society to transform.
"It is sad that most of our local churches often go astray in performing this duty. They become obsessed with political agenda, either on the right or the left". The Moderator reminded the Presbyterian faithful that Christ came to transform society not through political action but with his life.
"His plan was to change society by transforming the individuals in that society by giving them a new heart, a new spirit and a new orientation and this is why your presbytery must take the Great Commission seriously to let the gospel have a great impact on the lives of the people".
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