THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WANTS MORE PASTORS

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEEDS MORE PASTORS

The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) is in search of more pastors, according to a statement read to PCC congregations during service on Sunday, 4 May 2014. The release was jointly signed by Ba Nkom Raymond Gwanyalla and Elder Dr. G. Assam, on behalf of the Friends of the Theological Seminary in Kumba.

I personally got the message while worshipping at PCC Great Soppo in Buea, where my old friend, the Reverend Pastor Elangwe Namaya officiated. He is the main Pastor and Chaplain at that station, with the Reverend Pastor Mbwoge Ngome Paul as his Associate.

According to the signatories, church statistics show that the PCC has a total of 400 pastors today, 70 evangelists and 76 retired pastors. The two men go on to point out very strongly that according to those statistics, distribution of pastors according to different parameters is as follows:

-        One pastor to 5 congregations

-        One pastor to 3000 adult communicant Christians

-        One pastor to 504 students in PCC Secondary Schools

-        One pastor to 3-4 CYF groups, to 50 members

-        One pastor to 31 CWF groups, to 150 CWF members

-        One pastor to 2 CMF groups, to 20 CMF members

-        One pastor to 210 Sunday school pupils, to 40 YPs.

The specific areas in which the new pastors are required are stated by Ba Nkom Raymond Gwanyalla and Elder Dr. G. Assam as outreach evangelism (Great Commission), prisons ministry and hospital chaplaincy.

For further details, please, contact:

The Dean

 Rev. Dr. Muyo Joshua Ngwalem

Presbyterian Theological Seminary (PTS)

P.O. Box 590

Kumba

South West Region

Cameroon

TEL: Mobile (+237) 77 23 19 85

EMAIL: joshuamuyo@yahoo.com

FOOTNOTE

The statement that was provided by the two church officials did not contain contact details. The contact details I have provided above are based on my own initiative and from information on the PTS website as well as my personal knowledge of the institution as I have been there before and published reports about the visit. I hope I have done the right thing.