A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE YOUTH CENTRE

On 24th May 1988, the Akropong Presbyterian Christ Session gave an approval that Mr. E. H. Boohene should build a Youth Centre Complex for the church.

A church harvest, which coincided with Mr. Boohene’s 60th Birthday, took place on 29th August 1987. In all, Three Million Cedis (¢3,000,000) was realized towards the construction of a youth center. Preliminary survey made by QUESS Consult, the supervisors of the construction, was over Ten Million Cedis.

Realizing that the amount was inadequate for the construction of the intended Youth Centre, the church held the money and used it for the normal church expenditure. Mr. E. H. Boohene then built the Youth Centre and partly furnished it at the cost of over Hundred Million Cedis (¢100,000,000). The architects were Dr. Michael Kwasi Boohene and Mr. Bekoe Addo.

The Centre which comprises of: the Warden’s Office, a Conference and church hall, a library, a kitchen, a store and now an IT center was commissioned and dedicated on 26th September, 1993 jointly by the then Rt. Rev. D. A. Koranteng and Rev. Mate – Kodjo, at that period, the Moderator and Synod Clerk of the Presbyterian church of Ghana respectively.

The Centre has its Board of Trustees under the able Chairmanship of Mr. E. P. L. Gyampoh, an eminent lawyer and banker. The aims and objectives of the Youth Centre among other things include:
1. To provide a forum for the Young People in Akropong (or neighborhood) to ask their own questions and a place where they can receive answers to their questions, Christian Counseling and guidance, e.g. marriage, career, etc.
2. To evangelize the youth in Akropong and its neighborhood to become responsible Christians to appreciate the values to the Christian faith and to play their rightful roles in their community and in the church.
3. A forum where the youth and children in Akropong and its neighborhood can learn and understand Drum Language, History and Traditional Culture in the light of the Gospel.
4. To mobilize the Youth in Akropong and its neighborhood to undertake useful and viable life skills that will train members to lead good Christian lives in the society.
5. The Center shall an atmosphere for sporting and recreational activitieas for the Youth.
6. To help them strive for justice and peace in the nation.
7. To encourage co-operation wqith other national and international youth Organizations.

Currently, services offered at the Centre include:
• Library
• Canteen
• Career guidance and counseling
• Sex and HIV/AIDS education
• IT
• Organization of workshops on entrepreneurship and business creation and other youth development programmes.

The Centre has its own 28 inch colour television set with a multi system video deck which provides audio educative and entertainment programmes for the youth in general. Forthnightly the youth met for programmes such as: Debates, Talks, bible Study, Video Shows, Drama, etc.

 

PAST AND PRESENT WARDENS

Rev G. O. Kwapong, Rev. I. D. Asare, Mr B. O. Darko, Mrs. Victoria Anti. The current warden is Mr. Eugene Apea Owiredu.

Christ Presbyterian Church Youth Centre