Francis Amenu

Very Rev. Francis Amenu
Rev. Francis Amenu while Ghana Chaplain in London
Born	Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Alma mater	Trinity Theological Seminary Christian Theological Seminary
Occupation	Mining Engineer Priest
Employer	Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana
Home town	Ho, Ghana
Title	Moderator of General Assembly of E P Church, Ghana
Term	2009 - 2015
Predecessor	Rt. Rev. Dr. L.K Buama
Successor	Seth Senyo Agidi
Religion	Christianity
Spouse(s)	Getrude Evelyn Diaba
Children	4

The Very Reverend Francis Amenu is a Ghanaian metallurgical engineer who later became a priest. He is a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana and also a former Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana.^[1]

Education

Rev. Amenu trained as a mining engineer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Mines at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana between 1973 and 1976.^[2] He then went into the Christian ministry. He studied at the Trinity Theological Seminary at Legon in Ghana between 1982 and 1990.^[2][3] He later also attended the Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, United States between 1995 and 1997.^[2][4]

Christian ministry

He has served in various capacities in the E.P. Church between 1985 and 1999, including being the head pastor at the Accra New Town branch of the church. He was subsequently posted to London in the United Kingdom (UK) where he was the Ghanaian Minister in London^[5][6] and chaplain to the Ghanaian community in the United Reformed Church in the UK between 1999 and 2003.^[7] He was instrumental in starting the UK branch of the EP Church during his stay there. On his return to Ghana in the same year, he has been the District Pastor at Madina.^[8] He has also served as a lecturer at the Trinity Theological Seminary.,^[3][2] and the new Evangelical Presbyterian University College at Ho in Ghana.^[2][4] Rev. Amenu was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the E.P. Church at its 67th synod at Ho in August 2008.^[9] He unsuccessfully stood for election as the Synod Clerk of the church in 2004.^[10] He succeeded Livingstone Buama as the first Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (E.P. Church) in 2009. His six years term ended in 2015. He was succeeded by Seth Agidi.^[11]

Francis Amenu became the Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana in 2013.^[12] He was succeeded in April 2014 by Emmanuel Martey, who was also Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at the time.^[13]

See also

• Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana

References

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2. "The Vice Chairman-CCG". Christian Council of Ghana. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
3. "Adjunct Lecturers". Trinity Theological Seminary. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
4. Samuel Agbewode (2008-08-29). "EP Church ends 67th Synod …with election of new Moderator and Clerk of General Assembly". Ghanaian Chronicle Online. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
5. "Support nation for economic breakthrough - Okyenhene". Diasporian News of Monday, 30 June 2003. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
6. "Agency Details". Black Majority Churches UK. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
7. [http://www.geocities.com/ccom_africa_forum/doc_files/030427Africa_Forum_Hamburg_FrancisAmenuDevotion.htm "Meditation Based On Acts 4: 32-35"] Check |url= value (help). CCOM Africa Forum Joint Anglo-German Residential Meeting Hamburg 24–27 April 2003. Churches Commission on Mission. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
8. "Highest E.P Church decision-making body now General Assembly". Religion of Monday, 25 August 2008. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
9. "Exercised authority to please God –Rt Rev Komla Buama". MyJoyOnline. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
10. "EP Church, Ghana, elects Moderator". Regional News of Sunday, 12 September 2004. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
11. "EP Church gets new Moderator". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
12. "The Chairman-CCG". Christian Council of Ghana. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
13. "Prof Martey is new Chairman of Christian Council". Ghana News Agency. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.