Presbyterian Church of Ghana

## Yindeo la naam se'em (Church structure)
Yindeo wa po pa'asɛ la yindeo tigere la n boi Gaana ti la yu'urɛ dɛna ti "Christian Council of Ghana".Tigere wa tuunɛ kankaŋi de la ba sɔna bisera ti yimpu'usegɔ yɛla la ba tuuma n boi Gaana  wa kina suŋa suŋa gee ti ba kelum ita dɔla la nari se'em la.Pasita duma la ni yɛ la sɛla ti ba yi'ira "Geneva gown" gee kelum dikera  and a "clerical collar" pa'asa. Tuusum puan paalaɛ ti yindeo wa de la yindeo m yaei zuo paa, bala n sɔi ti ba sɔla woo kɔɔma ita dɔla yindekara n iti se'em la. Ba pu'usegɔ miŋa de la sa'aŋɔ, yuuma la kaalegɔ duma ma'a n it I dɔla naresum sɛla la n boi yindeo wa puan la waabi za'a n boi zi'an woo duneya zuo. Yindeo wa tari la sɛla ii gɔŋɔ ti ba yi'ira ti "Presbyterian Hymn Book" ti ba tara yuuma ba yuuma woo ba pu'usegɔ saŋa mi woo puan. Ba malema la de wuu Pasita duma la ni yɛ la sɛla ti ba yi'ira "Geneva gown" gee kelum dikera  and a "clerical collar" pa'asa. Tuusum puan paalaɛ ti yindeo wa de la yindeo m yaei zuo paa, bala n sɔi ti ba sɔla woo kɔɔma ita dɔla yindekara n iti se'em la. Ba pu'usegɔ miŋa de la sa'aŋɔ, yuuma la kaalegɔ duma ma'a n iti dɔla naresum sɛla la n boi yindeo wa puan la waabi za'a n boi zi'an woo duneya zuo.Yindeo wa tari la sɛla ii gɔŋɔ ti ba yi'ira ti "Presbyterian Hymn Book" ti ba tara yuuma ba yuuma woo ba pu'usegɔ saŋa mi woo puan.Ba malema la de wuu Pasita duma la ni yɛ la sɛla ti ba yi'ira "Geneva gown" gee kelum dikera  and a "clerical collar" pa'asa. Tuusum puan paalɛ ti yindeo wa de la yindeo  n nyaa zu'ɛ paa, bala n sɔi ti ba sɔla woo kɔɔma ita dɔla yindekara n iti se'em la

Gɔŋɔ wa mi boi yetɔgum duma la yima yima la puan mɛ, magesɛ wuu: Solemiine, Ga, Twi, Ewe la Gaana tɔgum basɛ kelum pa'asɛ.Yindeo wa ti ba yi'ira ti "The Presbyterian Church of Ghana" tari la weleŋo duma bayopɔi bɔna bini. Weleŋo duma wa woo tari ba yuuma mɛ ti ba tunɛ suŋera yindeo miŋa. Ba de la sɛba n boi tilum wa: 

1. Weleŋo sɛka ti ba yi'ira ka ti "Department of Administration & Human Resource"

2. Weleŋo sɛka ti ba yi'ira ka ti vom yɛla la yindoe maalegɔ "Department of Church Life & Nurture"

3. Weleŋo sɛka ti ba yi'ira ka ti yeezu muulegɔ tuuma ti ba ni yeti "Department of Mission & Evangelism"

4. Weleŋo sɛka ti ba yi'ira ka ti duneya vom za'a maalegɔ yɛla "Department of Ecumenical & Social Relations"

5. Weleŋo sɛka ti ba yi'ira ka ti yindeo maalegɔ wele Department of "Development & Social Services"

6. Weleŋo sɛka ti ba yi'ira ka ti yindeo la gɔŋɔ zamesegɔ tuuma yɛla "Department of Education"

7. Weleŋo sɛka ti ba yi'ira ka ti yindeo la ligeri tuuma yɛla "Department of Finance"

## Fu wan iŋɛ se'em pa'asɛ yindeo wa puan ( Membership)
Bɔna 2015 yuunɛ la puam,  yindeo wa  yuum nyɛ la nɛreba kalɛ 876,257 gee yuum kelum nyɛ pu'usegɔ wele duma n paɛ kalɛ n de 2573. La yuum ta paara 2019 yuunɛ pa'asegɔ la puan la ti sɛla ti ba yi'ira ti "PCG" yuum tari la nɛreba kalɛ n paɛ 1,015,174. Dɔla 2019 yuunɛ puan gulesegɔ weleŋo la yuum niɛ peelum ti ba yi'ira Ba ti "Committee on Information Management, Statistics & Planning (IMSP)" weleŋo wa  n mi boi weleŋo sɛka n biseri gee ka'asa nɛreba la yuum yeti "Department of Administration & Human Resource Management (AHRM)" yindeo la yuuƒnyɛ la lagwŋɔ duma n paɛ wuu kalɛ 4889. Kelum bɔna 2021 yuunɛ la puan yindeo wa yuum kelum mɛ yindeto mɛ n paɛ wuu 1.7 miliyoni n de wuu Gaana nɛreba kalɛ 8%  kɔbega puan. Yindeo wa yu'ura yuum de la "Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Global Evangelical Church la yindeo basɛba ti ba yuum kelum maasena ti ba mɛ.

## Yindeo wa la gɔŋɔ zamesegɔ Yɛla (The Church and education)
Gɔŋɔ zamesegɔ de la putidaa bɔna yindeo wa yɛla puan. La de la yele zuo ti Yindeo wa eera ti a suŋɛ Gaana gɔmena ti a ta'am basɛ ti gɔŋɔ zamesegɔ yɛla kina suŋa suŋa Gaana wa.Yindeo wa lagum mɛ la yindeto basɛba magesɛ wuu: Anglicans, Methodists, la Roman Catholics duma to ba tuna ti ba suŋɛ gɔŋɔ zamesegɔ yɛla n boi Gaana wa.Yindeo wa tari sukuu bibeai n paɛ wuu kãlɛ 2400 ti ba Ba kelum tara kɔmbiya'asi  sukuu sum n paɛ wuu 487 gee ti 984 "primary schools" mi kelum bɔna bini. Dagi bala ma'a ba kelum tara kɔnkureba sukuu duma n paɛ kalɛ wuu 399 "junior high schools. La dagi bala ma'a gee la yuum nyaa de la 2024 yuunɛ la puan ti yindeo wa yuum yeti nɛreba LA kalɛ nyaa paɛ la kalɛ 1,366,375 n boi 2023. Kelum bɔna 2025, wele sɛka n de ti "General Assembly Report" yuum mi boi lasebaarɛ ti lageŋɔ duma la mi nyaa paɛ la kalɛ 1,469,767 bɔna 2024, ti Se'em n yuum pa'asɛ tuum de la ollowing a net increase of 103,392 yuunɛ la ma'a puan.  Yindeo wa tari "senior high schools" n paɛ pita, gee ti pinaasi dɛna ba miŋa dinɛ  "vocational institutions" bayoobi, pa'ale ba duma zamesegɔ zi'an banuu. Viisegɔ zɛ'ɛsi bayi, "nursing training colleges" bayoobi, pasita duma zamesegɔ zi'an banuu.

La yuum nyaa de la 2024 yuunɛ la puan ti yindeo wa yuum yeti nɛreba la kalɛ nyaa paɛ la kalɛ 1,366,375 n boi 2023.

Kelum bɔna 2025, wele sɛka n de ti "General Assembly Report" yuum mi boi lasebaarɛ ti lageŋɔ duma la mi nyaa paɛ la kalɛ 1,469,767 bɔna 2024, ti Se'em n yuum pa'asɛ tuum de la ollowing a net increase of 103,392 yuunɛ la ma'a puan.

## Yindeo wa la immasum Yɛla (The Church and health)

Yindeo wa Imma'asum tuuma kɔ'ɔm pɔsɛ la  "Basel Mission" duma saŋa la puan. Rudolf Fisch pɔsɛ mɛ yia Asinbitin bɔna la Basel Mission n boi 1885. Yindeo wa po pa'asɛ la Imma'asum tigere duma la n boi Gaana to ba yi'ira ti "Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG)". CHAG duqm tuunɛ kankaŋi de la ba bisera Gaana Imma'asum yɛla ti ba ita sɛla la sɛla n nari. Yindeo wa tari Asinbitin duma mɛ bɔna tinsi magesɛ wuu: Agogo, Bawku, Dormaa-Ahenkro, Donkorkrom, Bolgatanga, Salaga, Tease, Konongo, Duayaw-Nkwanta, Garu, Sandema, la basɛba. Yindeo wa tari la Asinbitin duma pinuu la banuu, ti banaai dɛna bunkara, pia la ayim dɛna bunkara fii, banii dɛna sɛba n makɛ, pia la bata dɛna bunkara fii gee gee gee ti pia la ayima mi kelum dɛna bunkara. Zi'an ti ba kina zamesera  Imma'asum tuuma " nurses' asibitin duma wa woo kalɛ de la 1,977 ti yuunɛ woo ba tara lɔgerɔ n paɛ wuu kalɛ 745 kina bini bo'ora ba. Sɛla woo ti rigere wa PHC ita de la sɛla ti hi deo wa ni suŋera Ba saŋa woo puan. Yindeo wa suŋeri mɛ Gaana gɔmena tana zabera la ba'a wa HIV&AIDS la kɔma woo Imma'asum yɛla. Nananawa, Yindeo wa tari la Asinbitin duma bata bɔna Gaana wa, ba de la:

•Asinbitin sɛka n boi Agogo tiŋa puan – Ba biseri sɛla la sɛla de la "Ophthalmology, internal medicine, general surgery, obstetrics / gynaecology and paediatrics"

•Asinbitin sɛka n boi Bawku tiŋa puan  – Ba biseri sɛla la sɛla de la "Ophthalmology, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery and obstetrics / gynaecology"

•Asinbitin sɛka n boi Dormaa tiŋa puan – Ba biseri sɛla la sɛla de la  "Paediatrics".
* Agogo Hospital – Ophthalmology, internal medicine, general surgery, obstetrics / gynaecology and paediatrics
* Bawku Hospital – Ophthalmology, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery and obstetrics / gynaecology
* Dormaa Hospital – Paediatrics.

## Yindeo wa la kua Yɛla (The Church and Agriculture)

Yindeo wa ti ba yi'ira la solemiine puan ti "The Presbyterian Church of Ghana" yuum pɔsɛ la 1828 yuunɛ la puan ti ba bɔna dɛna (Reg No. ACB 146/88) seem ma'a ti ba yuum yi'ira Gaana gɔmena ti "Gold Coast" nananawa  "Republic of Ghana" bɔna 1932 yuunɛ la puan ti ba lagum suŋɛ ti Gaana nɛreba si'a puan la ba vom Imma'asum yɛla kina suŋa suŋa. Bala zuo la, ba yuum pɔsɛ la  zi'asi bayoobi ti ba yuum dɛna koosegɔ zi'an n yuum boi Northern, Upper East, Eastern la Greater Accra so'olum puan. La tuunɛ kankaŋi yuum de la la suŋɛ gɔmena ti a ta'am zabɛ nɔŋɔ bɔna Gaana timbesi la puan.

## Yindeo wa miŋa Lɔgerɔ (Assets)

Yindeo wa tari la zi'an ti ba ma'alɛ gee Kelum bisera gɔnɔ bayi. Dagi bala ma'a, ba kelum tara zi'an ri ba ita koo. Ti ba yi'ira la ti Waterville  ayima. Ba kelum tara sɛla ri ba yi'ira  ti "newspapers" ti ba boora lasebaarɛ duma zian bata la gɔnɔ koosego zi'an mi banii. Gee kelum ti "Christian Messenger", saama gaaregɔ zi'an banaasi, la sɔsega zi'an mi bata.

## '''PCG Statistics – 2001 to 2022'''

## Pu'usegɔ niŋa duma (Church Leadership)

**Mina n boi lageŋɔ la nɛŋa (Moderator of the General Assembly)**

Zuo daana sɛka ti ba yi'ira ti "Moderator of the General Assembly" ke'eŋo wa  de la zuo daana bo'ora yindeo wa za'a waabi. Iŋa n de kuka zuo daana (ti kuremi ba yuum yi'ira ti synod), ti a oaŋa zuna la zuo daana woo n ni bisera tihere Gaana wa la. Sɛba duma n kelum bɔna bini tuna ni dɛna la Serving moderators use the honorific style, "The Right Reverend" gee ti sɛba n mi tumm ta kurege gee nyaa bɔna yire vɔ'ɔsa mi dɛna "Very Reverend" ba san ta basɛ Ba tuuma zi'an. 

### Synod Clerk / Clerk of the General Assembly
Niŋa duma wele kayima (Synod Clerk / Clerk of the General Assembly)

Mina n ani wuu lɔya bɔ'ɔra nisi duma wa la ti ba yi'ira nananawa ti "Clerk of the General Assembly"  (gee kiremi sai la, ba yuum yi'iri e la Synod Clerk)  de la nɛra n de ba naba sɔna bisera sɛla woo n kini Yindeo la puan ti la ana suŋa. A tari paŋa hali gana mina daana n de ba gungulesa la mɛ Bala zuo la se'em ti ba yi'ira ti Clerl la na'asegɔ yu'urɛ de la "The Reverend". Bana wa n de minisita duma sɛba ti ba tabelɛ loe ba rum bɔna tigere bii were Mia puan ti ba yiiƒka ti "Synod Clerk or Clerk of the General" bo'ora Yindeo wa bɔna Gaana:

## Nɛremi'ileba/Nɛresɛba ti ba mina

* Gottlieb Ababio Adom
* Clement Anderson Akrofi
* Rose Akua Ampofo
* David Asante
* John Azumah
* Emilie Christaller
* Johann Gottlieb Christaller
* Alexander Worthy Clerk
* Carl Henry Clerk
* Nicholas T. Clerk (1930–2012)
* Nicholas Timothy Clerk (1862–1961)
* Peter Hall
* Regina Hesse
* Rose Ann Miller
* Catherine Mulgrave
* Theophilus Opoku
* Rosa and Fritz Ramseyer
* Carl Christian Reindorf
* Andreas Riis
* George Peter Thompson
* Rosina Widmann
* Johannes Zimmermann

## Yindeto n yakɛ Gaana (Outside Ghana)
Yindeo de la sɛla n kelum bɔnq New York City, n boi  US[40] gee la mi kelum bɔnq Milton Keynes, n boi England. Lageŋɔ ayima kelum bɔna la Toronto, n boi Canada.[ Yindeo wa ayima kelum bɔna Riverside, n boi California. Zaa waabi yindeo wa tari deto mɛ bɔna tinsi bana wa za'a waabi n boi tilum wa:

* North America and Australia
* Europe
* Africa
* Cuba
* India
** North America and Australia
** Europe
** Africa
** Cuba
** India

## Fɔɔra biŋere zi'an

File:Christ Presbyterian Church Akropong.jpg|Christ Presbyterian Church, Akropong
File:West wing OEPC.png|Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Osu
File:Ramseyer Presbyterian Church.png|Ramseyer Memorial Presbyterian Church


## Le bisɛ pa'asɛ (See Also)
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* Christianity portal

* Basel Mission
* Christianity in Ghana
* Christian Messenger
* Christ Presbyterian Church, Akropong
* Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Osu
* Ramseyer Memorial Presbyterian Church
* Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana
* Methodist Church Ghana

## Gulesɛ biŋe (Notes)
Yindeo wa ti ba yi'ira ti "The Presbyterian Church of Ghana" yuum niɛ peelum bɔna 2024 yuunɛ la puan ti nɛreba la kalɛ de la 1,366,375 bɔna 2023 yuunɛ la puan. 2025 yuunɛ la puan mi, ba yuim le yeto ba kalɛ miŋa pa'asɛ mɛ n de wuu kalɛ 103,392 n de nɛresaasi bɔna 2024 yuunɛ la puan. Bala pa'alɛ ti 2024 yuunɛ la puan nɛreba kalɛ tuum de la 1,469,767.

## Viisegɔ lɔgerɔ (References)
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