Ho, Sept .4, GNA - The Global Evangelical Church in Ho on Sunday commissioned and assigned pastoral duties to 12 people with varied careers. They formed the first batch of actively working people to be trained as priests under the Church's modular pastoral training scheme.

The new clerics, who received diplomas in theology certificates, are Seth Dzokoto, a Lecturer at the Department of Engineering, Ho Polytechnic; Seth Agbeyome, Linguistic and Political Scientist; Justin Amakwah, Theologian; Wisdom Amenoagbe, Administrator; and Richard Ametsitsi, Animal Scientist.

The rest are Delali Dzansi, ICT Professional; Samuel Pious Elewokor, Educator; Daniel Ensior, Business Management and Adult Education expert; George Honya, Agricultural Economist; Eric Nartey, Theologian; Samuel Kornu, Geological Engineer and Finance expert; and John Korsikorkor, an ICT Business Executive.

All the 12 signed legal documents enjoining them to work for the Church in various parts of the country, performing pastoral duties for two years on probation, after which they would be confirmed as full time priests.

In a sermon, Reverend Pious Tefe, Synod Clerk told the audience that humanity was at the verge of being enmeshed in sin.

He said the wide spread deviant behaviors being exhibited by humanity demanded a clarion call for all to join hands to bolster good against evil.

Rev Tefe said just as the bible indicated that the harvest was plenty but with few labourers, so also the Priesthood alone could not stand the onslaught of evil and needed more hands.

He said everybody, in whatever vocation or situation should put in a word to prop Christian values against evil at any opportunity, lauding the Church's initiative to bring career people to work actively for Christ as timely.

Rev Tefe said the notion that priesthood was a lowly paid job was erroneous as the rewards of a conscientious priest went beyond tangible gains.

Right Reverend Dr Emmanuel Komla Gbordzoe, Global Church Moderator officiated the commissioning and administered the oaths for the Priests. Earlier on Saturday the Church consecrated 53 Evangelists to work in the Church's 13 Presbyteries, 12 in Ghana and one in the Republic of Togo.