PHOTO: Rev Dr. Samuel Reeves congratulates commission members
By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com
The President of the Liberia Council of Churches has called on the various denominations to take the responsibility for financing their works and the LCC does not need to depend on the government for funds.
The Council’s President, Reverend Dr. Samuel Reeves, who is also the President of the Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, however, said the LCC will continue to ask for assistance from the government to do its work.
Rev. Reeves made the call when he gave a special statement at a 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.
Rev. Reeves challenged members of the council to move forward to another level of excellence for the council
“Gone are 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,” the LCC President said.
“We must support the cause of church financially and gone are the days when we expect the government to support the work of the LCC because we can put our mouths where our money is.”
According to him, the council has taken a new level characterized with excellence, transparency, accountability, effectiveness and efficiency
“We will do all we can to represent you at all level 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, who spoke on the theme: “ The High Cost of Leadership,” 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 in various commissions and committees of the Liberia Council of Churches to discharge their duties responsibility because they are taking over at the time when Liberia is at the crossroad.
The AMR Zion preacher advised them to make history by discharging their responsibilities where others will like to emulate
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.