Ghana Day 2 – morning

This morning we rose at 5.30am to arrive in time for the 7am English-speaking service at Wesley Methodist Cathedral in Cape Coast. Cape Coast used to be the capital of Ghana and some of the buildings in the town dated back to the 19th century.

We arrived early and were shown the resting place of five of the first Methodist missionaries to Cape Coast. At 7am the procession began and we filed into the church, singing. David Friswell preached the sermon during the two hour service, after which I passed on greetings from the Methodist Church in Britain. The service was focused on Children’ Day and, to mark the occasion, children recited scripture to the congregation – passages that they had learned by heart. We were all very impressed and the applause filled the cathedral. The church was full and everyone was dressed in their Sunday Church Best. Music was performed by the Methodist Church Choir, the Children’s Choir and the Wesleyan Gospel Band.

We were warmly welcomed by everyone we met, including the Very Revd Richardson Andam and the Very Revd Mrs Beauty Eleanor Adoley Hope who told me she had visited Britain on an exchange three years ago – hosted by the Methodist Church in Britain.

Here are a few photos from the service.

Karen Burke – Media Officer

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