National Cathedral is more than just a church, says Executive Director
Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, Executive Director of the National Cathedral project, addressed concerns surrounding the project's true intentions and financial dealings at a symposium organized with TD Jakes' divinity school.
The event aimed to showcase the cathedral's potential benefits, including revenue generation and promoting Ghana's rich cultural heritage.
Dr. Opoku-Mensah emphasized that the National Cathedral is often misunderstood as solely a physical church building. Instead, it encompasses critical national, continental, and global conversations.
“The symposium is just conceived as the National Cathedral’s response to what in Ghana we perceive to be the return initiatives and offer a pathway mediated by faith to connecting Ghana to the African diaspora.
“This collaboration will seek to develop a Pan-African community than to collectively work to address historical, racial and contemporary of Africa’s contributions to theology practice.
“We seek to demonstrate the conveying functions of the National Cathedral, the National Cathedral project is often misunderstood, conceived almost entirely as a physical church building.
“The National Cathedral is more than a church and it includes critical national, continental and global conversations,'' he added.
The project seeks to develop a Pan-African community, addressing historical, racial, and contemporary issues related to Africa's contributions to theology practice.
Despite the project's intentions, the government's involvement has faced significant opposition. Critics have raised concerns about the appropriateness of government involvement and the perceived lack of transparency in financial dealings.
Dr. Opoku-Mensah congratulated TD Jakes' divinity school for taking students across the African continent. The collaboration aims to provide a pathway mediated by faith to connect Ghana to the African diaspora.
Source: Lead News Online
