Society of African Missions @140 in Ghana, Signifying “a point of maturity”

“We live in the 21^st century and realities are different so our mission today as we are launching the 140 years’ celebration means that there will be a new era of evangelization in Ghana,” he said.

At the Sunday celebration presided over by the Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Peter Akwasi Sarpong, the new SMA-Ghana Province, elevated from a Regional circumscription in May 2019, was officially unveiled.

“The SMA-Ghana Province today, rededicates itself to a new missionary outreach. We aim to become the missionaries’ swords of the Church in Ghana and contribute in shaping a new Ghanaian society,” the Provincial Superior of SMA–Ghana Province, Fr. Paul Ennin told the congregation of clergy, religious, and laity during the Sunday Holy Mass.

“By sharing our charism and expression of our founder we will contribute to making the Church in Ghana an outgoing Church,” Fr. Ennin added.

In an interview with the SMA Vocation’s Director in Ghana, Fr. Mark Gebe expressed joy over the elevation saying, “Being in the status of a province is a joy for us. So, it means the seed that was sown by the two first missionaries is actually bearing the positive fruit.”

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However, he expressed his awareness of the challenges that come with such elevation saying, “To whom much is given, much is expected of that person,” and therefore, “being a province means we have a lot to do.”

Speaking to the desire to foster the mission of their Society established to evangelize countries in Africa by penetrating into the places on the continent where there is no missionary presence, Fr Gebe said, “We want a lot of people to join the SMA so that together we can respond favorably to the charism of the Society, which is proclaiming the good news in Africa, forming of the local churches and so on.”

Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.