ELCG News

  • Jacob Lanbon
    It was a weekend of celebration, gratitude, and new beginnings at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Madina, as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana honored Rev. Edward Sereko Younge for decades of faithful service.   The retirement service was held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 10:00 am, followed by a
  • Jacob Lanbon
    The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana brought together its leaders and future ministers for a three-day Stakeholders’ Conference in Kumasi, the historic capital of the Asante Kingdom, from April 22-24, 2026.   Pastors, evangelists, deaconesses, congregation chairmen, vicars, and seminary students gathered under the key Scripture passage Hebrews 10:23: “Hold
  • Jacob Lanbon
    The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana (ELCG) commissioned fifteen newly graduated Deaconesses at a special service held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Madina, following their graduation from the Lutheran Theological Seminary Ghana (LTSG). The commissioning ceremony was filled with joy, song, and prayers as the Church formally sent out these
  • Jacob Lanbon
    The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana (ELCG) joyfully celebrated the graduation of fifteen Deaconess candidates on 10th May 2025 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Kanda. The event marks a significant achievement in the Church’s commitment to equipping women for ministry. In his welcome address, Rev. John Shadrack Donkoh, President and
  • Jacob Lanbon
    GHANA – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana (ELCG) held its Delegates Conference in Bunkpurugu during the second weekend of March 2024, during which time the church elected Rev. Daniel Kofi Akoh to serve as its new President. The election of officers took place on March 9, with President Elect Akoh
  • Jacob Lanbon
    A GROUND breaking ceremony has been performed for the construction of a GH¢12 million classroom facility for the All Saint Lutheran School located at Anyaa in Accra. The project would include a 24-unit classroom block, a library, offices, Home Economics laboratory, staff common hall, computer and Science laboratory and a
  • Jacob Lanbon
    Sunday, July 1, was a historic day for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ghana (ELCG) as it installed the Rev. John Shadrack Donkoh as its new president. Donkoh attended Jonathan Ekong Memorial Lutheran Seminary in Nigeria. As a young pastor, he started congregations in western Ghana, then served as a
  • Jacob Lanbon
    The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana has elected Reverend John Shadrack Donkoh as its new President. Rev Donkoh officially takes office on July 1st, 2018. For the past two years, a constitutional review committee has been working to prepare the grounds for a new system of leadership for the Evangelical Lutheran