Monrovia-The President of the Liberia Council of Churches has called on the Christian faith from all denominations to take responsibility for financing its works and not depend on the government for funds. The council’s President, Reverend Doctor Samuel Reeves, also the President of the Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, said the LCC will not continue to ask for assistance from the government to do its work.
Reverend Reeves made the call when he made a special statement at the program marking the induction of the commission and committees of the Liberia Council of Churches in Congo Town during the weekend.
According to him, the LCC is not a friend or an enemy to the government but a partner through which God’s kingdom will spread, restore morality and undertake development in the interest of the people.
“ We are available at all times to work with the government to advance the cause of Jesus Christ. which will subsequently advance and improve the country and its people.”
Reverend Reeves challenged members of the council to move forward to another level of excellence for the council.
“Gone are the days when denominations were paying 200 or 300 United States Dollars as annual fees. We are now paying 1,200 hundred as full members and associate members paying 600 United States Dollars. We must support the cause of the church financially, gone are the days when we expect the government to support the work of the LCC, we can put our mouths where our money is. ”
According to him, the council has taken a new level characterized by excellence, transparency, accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency.
“We will do all we can to represent you at all levels including nationally, regionally, and internationally. “
Delivering the meditation at the program, the Secretary of the Liberia Annual Conference of the AME Zion Church, Reverend Melvin Kennedy, spoke on the theme: “ The High Cost of Leadership,” he said it is the time for the church to take its rightful place in the country.
He described leadership as a place of honor because in most cases, it is destined by God for that individual to make a difference in order to leave a good legacy.
Reverend Kennedy cautioned the clergymen and women who were inducted into various commissions and committees of the Liberia Council of Churches to discharge their duties responsibly because they are taking over at a time when Liberia is at the crossroad.
The AME Zion preacher encouraged his colleagues to make history by discharging their responsibilities that others will follow.
Those inducted were Reverend Jimmy Diggs, Chairman, Good Governance Commission; Bishop James Sallee, Peace and Reconciliation Commission; Bishop Jensen Seyenkulo, Food Security Commission among many others.
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