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Who is the current Diocesan Chairman of Men's Fellowship?
Bro Ebenezer A.Acquah
Who is the current Diocesan Chairman of Methodist Girls Fellowship?
Sis Mavis Danquah
Who is the current Diocesan Chairman of Methodist Youth Fellowship?
Bro Emmanuel Bentsil
Who is the current Diocesan Chairman of Methodist Choir?
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Who is the current Diocesan Chairman of Methodist Guild?
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Who generously presented £40 to the Methodist Church to carry out the work he had begun?
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What is the name of the Chief who was a notable supporter of the Tarkwa and Prestea missions?
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Which worker with the mining company supported the Methodist Church missions?
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In what year did the booming gold mining activities start in Tarkwa and Prestea?
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What was the response to the increase in population due to gold mining activities in the area?
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Which two places were the Tarkwa and Prestea missions established, leading to the formation of the Wassa Circuit of the Methodist Church?
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Who served as the 3rd Lay Chairman of the Methodist Church Ghana?
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Who was the 5th Lay Chairman of the Methodist Church Ghana?
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Who is the current 8th Lay Chairman of the Methodist Church Ghana?
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Who was the Synod Secretary of the Methodist Church Ghana from 2018-2022?
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Who served as the 1st Lay Chairman of the Methodist Church Ghana?
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Who served as the 4th Lay Chairman of the Methodist Church Ghana?
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Study Notes
Circuits in the Diocese
- Tarkwa circuit was created in 1908
- Dunkwa circuit was created in 1927
- Prestea circuit was created in 1981
- Asankrangwa circuit was created in 1982
- Wassa Akropong circuit was created in 1985
- Bogoso circuit was created in 1992
- Aboso circuit was created in 1993
- Manso Amenfi circuit was created in 1993
- Enchi circuit was created in 1997
- Ayanfuri circuit was created in 2004
- Bawdie circuit was created in 2007
- Samreboi circuit was created in 2009
- Tamso circuit was created in 2011
- Ateiku circuit was created in 2016
- Abontiakoon circuit was created in 2019
- Mfuom circuit was created in 2020
- Diaso circuit was created in 2022
- Huni Valley circuit was created in 2022
- Kyekyewere circuit was created in 2023
Diocesan Chairmen of Organisations
- Christ’s Little Band: Sis Nancy Cudjoe
- Singing Band: Bro Stephen Asare
- Women’s Fellowship: Sis Rebecca Jackson
- Men’s Fellowship: Bro Ebenezer A. Acquah
- Methodist Girls Fellowship: Sis Mavis Danquah
- Methodist Youth Fellowship: Bro Emmanuel Bentsil
- Methodist Choir: Bro James E. Appiah
- Methodist Guild: Bro Augustine A. Eninn
- Association of Methodist Brigades: Sis Florence Koomson
- Susanna Wesley Mission Auxiliary: Sis Dorcas Quayson
Diocesan Level and Connexional Level
- Bro G.S Owusu Ansah was the President of the Methodist Guild from 2012-2016
- Bro Noah Bright Ayisi was the Organizer of the Methodist Guild
- Bro Kenneth Arthur Kantah was the Secretary from 2013-2017
- Bro G.S. Ansah was the GHAMECC Vice Chairman
Brief History of Tarkwa Diocese
- The Wesleyan Methodist Church was founded in and around Tarkwa
- Gold mining activities started around 1882 in Tarkwa and Prestea
- The railway line attracted many immigrants, leading to the establishment of churches
- An English doctor presented £40 to the Methodist Church to start the work
- The Tarkwa and Prestea missions were established, which later became the Wassa Circuit
- Notable supporters of the mission were the Chief of Himan and William Edward Sam
Diocesan Lay Chairmen
- Bro S.Y Safo was the 1st Lay Chairman from 2001-2004
- Sis Mabel Ofori was the 2nd Lay Chairman from 2004-2007
- Bro A.K.Yorke was the 3rd Lay Chairman from 2007-2010
- Sis Kate A. Yankson was the 4th Lay Chairman from 2010-2013
- Bro Charles Vandyck was the 5th Lay Chairman from 2013-2016
- Bro Joseph Amponsah was the 6th Lay Chairman from 2016-2017
- Bro Charles Vandyck was the Acting Lay Chairman from 2017-2018
- Bro.Emmanuel K.Bedai was the 7th Lay Chairman from 2018-2021
- Bro.Frank Turkson is the 8th Lay Chairman from 2021-date
Synod Secretaries
- Rev.Appiah Thompson was the Synod Secretary from 1986-1988
- Rev.J.Ansah Arkorful was the Synod Secretary from 1988-1991
- Rev.E.E.Ackon was the Synod Secretary from 1992-1996
- Rev.Sampson Yamoah was the Synod Secretary from 1996-1998
- Very Rev.Moses Quayson was the Synod Secretary from 1998-2002
- Very Rev.Albert K Adubah was the Synod Secretary from 2002-2004
- Very Rev.Samuel K.Opoku was the Synod Secretary from 2004-2006
- Very Rev.Thomas Christian Barffo was the Synod Secretary from 2006-2010
- Very Rev.David Kweku Forson was the Synod Secretary from 2010-2014
- Very Rev.Thompson Amponsah Donkor was the Synod Secretary from 2014-2016
- Very Rev.Nicholas Odum Baidoo was the Synod Secretary from 2016-2018
- Very Rev.Lewis Smart Asare was the Synod Secretary from 2018-2022
- Very Rev.Moses K. is the current Synod Secretary
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Explore the timeline of circuit creation in the Methodist Church Ghana from 1908 to 2023, including the establishment year for each circuit. Learn about the chronological order in which circuits like Tarkwa, Dunkwa, Prestea, and many others were created.
