Men’s Fellowship

Although the formative year was 1981, the history of the Men’s Fellowship dates back to the years the Basel Missionaries introduced Christianity into the then Gold Coast. The early Missionaries began their work by organizing activities which later came to be known as Sunday School, Children’s Service and adult evening service on Tuesdays and Fridays. Notable among all the activities was the Bible Class during which the texts that were studied were chosen from the Holy Bible. Moral education with discussions on the Christian way of life, reading and learning to write the indigenous languages were given priority attention.

With the introduction of Women’s Bible Class, it dawned on the men to follow suit. There were signs of progress especially in Ga-Dangme, Akuapem and Volta areas. Then out of the blue came a marked decline in the life and work of the Basel Missionaries in the country between 1934 and 1940. In 1941, the Church, through a survey, found out that the decline had been caused mainly by the slowing down of, and inadequate Bible teaching and learning. This also caused a downward trend in spiritual growth.

From about 1944, encouraged and assisted by the Agents of the Church many Congregations began springing up and they all kept branches of the Men’s Bible Class alive and active. However, members of the Men’s Class of the Church, through migration and transfers encouraged the formation of the Bible classes around the country.