Francis Amenu

Francis Amenu (born ?) is a Ghanaian metallurgical engineer who also was trained and ordained as a minister. He served in the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, Ghana. In 1999, he was assigned to serve Ghanaian congregations in London, United Kingdom. There in 2003, before returning to Africa, he founded the EP Church, UK.

The Very Reverend Francis Amenu
Rev. Francis Amenu while Ghana Chaplain in London
Born	Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Alma mater	Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon Christian Theological Seminary
Occupation	Mining Engineer Priest
Employer	Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 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
Spouse(s)	Getrude Evelyn Diaba
Children	4

In 2009 Amenu was elected as the first Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, after the gathering was changed from a General Synod. He is addressed as the Right Reverend. He served in that position until 2015. He also served as the Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana beginning in 2013.[1]

Education

Francis Amenu was born to an educated family in Ghana. After attending local schools, he was educated 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 next was called to Christian ministry. He studied at the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon in Ghana between 1982 and 1990.[2][3] He later attended the Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States, between 1995 and 1997.[2][4]

Christian ministry

Amenu served in various capacities in the E.P. Church between 1985 and 1999, including as the head pastor at the Accra New Town branch of the church.

In 1999 he was 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.

Since his return to Ghana in 2003, Amenu served as the District Pastor at Madina.[8] He 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]

In August 2008, Rev. Amenu was elected as the Moderator of the General Synod of the E.P. Church at its 67th synod at Ho.[9] He had unsuccessfully stood for election as the Synod Clerk of the church in 2004.[10]

The churches changed the name of their decision-making body from General Synod to a General Assembly in 2009. That year, Amenu was elected to succeed Livingstone Buama as the first Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (E.P. Church). His six-year term ended in 2015. He was succeeded by Seth Agidi.[11]

Francis Amenu became the Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana in 2013.[1] He was succeeded in April 2014 by Emmanuel Martey, who was also Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at the time.[12]

Marriage and family

He is married with four children together.

See also

• Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana

References

1. "The Chairman-CCG". Christian Council of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
2. "The Vice Chairman-CCG". Christian Council of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
3. "Adjunct Lecturers". Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon. 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. "Meditation Based On Acts 4: 32-35". 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. Ghana Home Page. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
9. "Exercised authority to please God –Rt Rev Komla Buama". MyJoyOnline. 2008-08-26. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
10. "EP Church, Ghana, elects Moderator". Regional News. Ghana Home Page. 12 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
11. "EP Church gets new Moderator". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
12. "Prof Martey is new Chairman of Christian Council". Ghana News Agency. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.