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NATIONAL UNION OF PRESBYTERIAN STUDENTS - GHANA
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA COORDINATING BRANCH
FIRST SEMESTERS REPORT PRESENTED TO THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERY
(MAY - DECEMBER, 2008)

PRESENTED ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY, 2009

 

 

PREAMBLE
Then I heard the voice of the lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said, “Here am I send me!” Isaiah 6:8.
We bring you greetings from University of Education, Winneba coordinating branch in the name of our lord Jesus Christ.

The University of Education, Winneba NUPS-G coordinating branch as it stands today has a total membership of thousand four hundred and thirty eight with five hundred and thirteen being the coordinating branch members and  nine hundred and twenty being coordinating schools members.

The union has twenty eight coordinated schools in the Central and Eastern Regions. The union administratively has Thirteen Member Executive Board also known as the Local Executive Committee (LEC).

2008 / 2009 NUPS – G EXECUTIVE
PRESIDENT                             :    MAXWELL OWUSU ANTWI
VICE PRESIDENT                   :    BELINDA FRIMPOMAA ADDO                                                                                                               
SECRETARY                          :    WIAFE SOLOMON OKYERE
ASST. SECRETARY                 :   ERNESTINA TWUM
PRAYER DIRECTOR              :   AMPONSAH ASIAMAH VICTOR
FINANCIAL SECRETARY        :   OKYERE DARKO RICHARD
TREASURER                          :    ASARE SANDRA
SCHOOLS COORDINATOR       :   OFFEI – DARKO SAMUEL
ORGANIZING SECRETARY        :   MENSAH DAVID
ASST. ORGANISIND SEC           :   AGYEI –A DOQUAYE ADARKWA 
                                                                                         
 NORTH CAMPUS REP              :   ACHEAMPOMAAH ADARKWA

SOUTH CAMPUS REP                :   CAROL KWAFO
CENTRAL CAMPUS REP           :  NATHANIEL KAB- MOULD

PATRONS / PATRONESSES

  • MR. STEPHEN ADAMTEY
  • MRS. E.L. ASHONG
  • MS  PHYLLIS FORSTER
  • MR. ADJEITEY A.  EMMANUEL
  • OBAA PAYIN
  • MR. SAMUEL SARPONG

Since taking office in march 2008, the work ahead seem not only challenging but very demanding considering the fact that we are all students. But we say this to the glory of God that the coordinating branch is doing very well in all the activities organized so far.

ACTIVITIES
Some activities done to enrich and revive the union includes; retreats, bible studies, prayer meetings, open forum, visitations, symposium, talks, seminars (on marriage) etc. Other activities under review organized by the coordinating branch included the following:

PRESBYTERIAN STUDENTS IN CHURCH EVANGELISM (P-SICE), 2008.
Last years Presbyterian Students in Church Evangelism (P-SICE) took place in the West Akyem Presbytery (WAP) of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. In all, about ninety two students participated in the exercise which took place between 3RD and 16TH of June, 2008.

 

Participants were prepared with a three-day orientation which took place at the Grace
Presbyterian Church, Winneba. The orientation was graced by Rev. Ohemeng Boakye (The then District Minister), and Rev. Nana Agyemang of the Lay Training Centre at Nsaba.

For a period of two weeks, participants worked in five districts of WAP and in about twenty eight locals. Among the activities conducted during the programme were house-to-house evangelism, retreats, half and all night services, open air crusades and other community services like teaching in basic and Junior High Schools.

To the glory of our Christ Jesus, nearly close to one hundred and fifty two souls were won for Christ while backsliders in the various locals were rejuvenated in the spirit of our Lord. Not only was the programme successful but God really used our students to bless the various locals they were all posted to.

FRESHERS’ SOCIALIZATION
Fresher’s socialization which is an annual event came on at the Royal Beach Resort of Winneba on the 13th of September, 2008. Members took this day off to relax and have fun whiles fresher’s were welcomed and introduced. Activities of the day included, draft, game of lude, playing cards, table tennis, sack race, musical chairs and eating competition. The programme which started at around 9:45 am came to an end at 3:25pm. Members of the union had fun and socialized with all present.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING SEMINAR (LTS)
The years Leadership training seminars (LTS) were organized for our coordinating schools on the 18th and 25th of October, 2008 at Akim-Oda and Agona Swedru respectively. In attendance of these programmes were Rev. Alexander Kwadwo and Mr. Kwadwo Duah Agyekum Nyantakyi, Trinity Congregation of PCG-Oda, Rev. Abronoma Nyarko and Rev. Gabriel W. Alugba all of Swedru.

 Among the topics treated were conflict Management, Student Leadership and its Challenges, how to prepare a programme, how to organize meetings and minutes writing.  Over 84 leaders from the various coordinated schools attended the programme. 


THE PRESIDENTS WEEDING CEREMONY              
A number of wedding ceremonies were attended by the union. Among them was the presidents wedding with which the holy matrimony was performed on the 11th of October, 2008 at Ejisu-Ashanti. The occasion was graced by a great number of dignitaries, the members of the coordinating branch and some members of NUPS-G National Council from University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology coordinating branches.

ECUMINICAL RELATION WITH THE CHURCH
The executives of the coordinating branch have been able to maintain the cordial relationship that existed between the mother churches and the union before we took up the mantle.

We have been able to visit a number of our mother churches in the coordinating branch and have had series of programmes with them.

The coordinated schools occasionally visited their mother churches within their towns. Again, the coordinating branch visited the Central Presbytery chairperson at least twice and some key ministers in the presbytery and they visited and supported the union in return. This relationship has really helped the progress of the union.

COORDINATION
There were visitations by the coordinating team led by the schools coordinator to all the coordinated schools in our jurisdiction twice the semester. The core executive of the coordinating branch also did well by embarking on mass coordination exercise to most of the coordinated schools within our reach.

During the visits, the challenges facing the coordinated schools were discussed and solutions offered to them. The executive familiarized with coordinated schools which help to strengthen and encouraged them in their faith.

COUNCIL MEETINGS
The NUPS-G UEW coordinating branch attended all national council meetings organized by the national secretariat.

 

FINANCE
The main sources of our finance which made us meet our financial obligations were:

  • Offertory
  • Dues
  • Tithes
  • Voluntary thanks offering
  • Proceeds form bus service
  • Harvest
  • Donation
  • Fund raising

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • The UEW coordinating branch has been able to open a church at Aseibu and also revived other branches within our jurisdiction.
  • Repair of the union’s only bus which was at the verge of total collapse.
  • Purchase of megaphones for evangelism work.

CHALLENGES

  • A lots of members are unable to meet their financial obligations with the union
  • The coordinating branch is not having a sub-coordinating branch hence making school coordination difficult.

NUPS – G SPECIAL PROGRAMMES FOR SECOND SEMESTER

  • Nomination of Executive:1st March 2009
  • COORDNATING BRANCH CONFERENCE :13TH -15TH MARCH, 2009
  • Election: 22nd March, 2009
  • BASELFEST :25TH -29TH  MARCH, 2009
  • Reading of Accounts:29th March, 2009
  • Handing Over: 5th April, 2009
  • Half Night: 1st May, 2009
  • Commendation Service: 3rd May 2009
  • Leavers Day: 17th may, 2009

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The NUPS-G coordinating branch wish to register our sincere appreciation to certain individuals who helped in diversed ways to make the union what it is today.

The first appreciation goes to the Presbytery Chairperson, Rev. N. A. Akoto, the Winneba District Minister, Rev. Kofi Dankwah and all our abled patrons and patronesses who always stand by us in prayer and in finance.

CONCLUSION
Though it had not been easy combining academic work and that of the unions, we do hope that our toil would not be in vain.

 

NUPS –G ………………………….. FOR CHRSIT

 

Humbly submitted by

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WIAFE SOLOMON OKYERE
(Coordinating Branch Secretary).

 

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