The Presbyterian Church of Ghana celebrates children in Osu during the holidays

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) hosted a “Christ Street Christmas Party” for the children of the Osu Castle Bethlehem and surrounding congregation.

The function was to encourage children to support the Christian faith and its teachings.

Rev. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mantle, who is also the moderator of the General Assembly, said the church decided on the location of the very first Christ Street Christmas party because it was where the first missionaries held landed over 190 years ago.

“This year the Church is 192 years old and Headquarters believed it was in place to select this location for the celebration,” he added.

Rev. Mantle said the church across Ghana and abroad is running a similar exercise simultaneously to feed the poor, the hungry and show love to the communities they are in, especially the street children. .

The more than 1,000 congregation members across the country are doing the same thing: feeding people and showing them love.

“Jesus is the reason for Christmas. It’s not just about having fun, but understanding why Jesus came into the world.

“Jesus was born to save us from our sins. This is God’s plan for mankind and therefore we must seek Jesus. We must allow Jesus to come into our homes, our hearts and our communities, into our nation, so that there is peace. There will be love to foster development and help people move forward.

“I want to plead to the world that God has a plan for the world and that plan is Jesus. This is why we celebrate Christmas. “

He noted: “Jesus is the Prince of Peace and once the Prince of Peace enters your hearts, your community or nation, there must be peace. So anyone who calls himself a Christian in this nation must seek peace because that is one of the reasons Jesus was born… His name is Prince of Peace ”.

The children enjoyed food and drinks amidst music and dancing to the tunes and melodies of the Kaneshie Youth Choir.

Each child also took home a pack of educational materials, a Bible and Christian literature.

In the future, the Christ Street Christmas party will be held every year to share the love of Christ within the communities that the Church operates and also to give the best to people, just as Jesus also gives the best to people. ‘humanity.