Ghana Allows Church to Resume Activities

Church meetings resumed in Ghana on December 9 after the government of that country gave its approval.

The government had announced via an official broadcast in Accra, the nation’s capital, that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was among approved churches. The announcement expressed satisfaction that the Church teaches members to honor the flag and promotes racial harmony.

There are approximately 8,900 members in Ghana, with forty-nine branches in seven mission districts.

“We are grateful for the faithful members who conducted themselves honorably and patiently during these months while questions concerning the Church and its work in Ghana were discussed and resolved to the satisfaction of government officials and the Church,” said Bruce L. Olsen, managing director of the Church’s Public Communications Department.

Church affairs in Ghana were administered by Dr. Emmanuel Kissi, a Ghanaian physician who served as interim mission president.