Monrovia – 30 November 2017: Liberia’s Interdenominational church Organization has elected its corps of officers to steer the affairs of the organization over the next two years.
Those elected are: Rev. Dr. Kortu K. Brown, Bishop of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, as President; Rev. Dr. Jensen Seyenkulo, Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Liberia, as 1st Vice President; Rev. Dr. Olu Q. Menjay, President of the Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, as 2nd Vice President; Rev. Christopher W. Toe, Presiding Elder of the AME Zion Church, as General Secretary and Rev. Deborah Toe, Head of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, as Treasurer.
In his acceptance speech, the newly elected President of the council, Bishop Kortu K. Brown thanked the “ Almighty God” for the opportunity afforded them to serve God’s people and the nation especially at a time the nation is at a cross-road.
Bishop Brown lauded all delegates electing him and others to lead the Council of Churches and promised to continue to work for the unity of the church and peace and stability in Liberia
“We are on a journey”, he asserted, and called on members of the council to pull together to promote Christian unity, witness and service in the country.
Speaking further, Bishop Brown, call on delegates to work hard in their respective areas of work and community to the strengthening of ecumenism at all levels of the country, especially young people.
“We need to help strengthen ecumenism in the country at the level of the young people of the country because these young people are the hope for tomorrow’s future and we must do all we can”. He cautioned.
The newly elected Council President pledged to uphold and support religious harmony in the country through the construction of the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia.
For his part, Lutheran Bishop Emeritus , Sumoward Harris , serving as Keynote Speaker at the formal opening ceremonies of the general assembly, lauded the role of the church in the development of, and the maintenance of peace and stability in, the country.
The former President of the Liberia Council of Churches challenged the Christian community to continue to work for unity and strengthening of democracy in Liberia.
Meanwhile, the Liberia Council of Churches has resolved to continue to advocate for the strengthening of democratic governance in the country.
The Council took cognizance of the political Parties compliance with the Farmington River Declaration and prayed that all stakeholders continue to work for the consolidation of peace and stability in the country.
In its resolution at the end of the general assembly, the council committed itself to reviving the full structure of the organization to enable it function properly.
The Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) held its 31st General Assembly at the S. Trowen Nagbe United Methodist Church in Sinkor, Monrovia, November 24 -25, 2017.
