The Makers House Chapel has resolved to remain closed, despite the easing of restrictions on churches by President Akufo-Addo.
Head Pastor for the Church, Dr. Michael Boadi Nyamekye cited overhead cost, pressure on equipment and facility among others for his decision.
“Looking at Our Congregation size, Number of services required, Health of the active players in a service, Overhead cost, Pressure on equipment and facility, The logistics to put in place, i.e, writing of names per service and submitting it to the authorities, all the COVID-19 protocols.
“I deem it fit to announce to you that TMH (Destiny Arena) will remain closed for some time until we have clarity and the sanctions relaxed some more. I will entreat all of you to bear the church and its membership in prayer,” the Man of God noted in a statement.
This comes on the heels of similar announcement made by the Destiny Empowerment Chapel International.
Senior Pastor of the Church, Dr. Bernard Taylor said it’s unreasonable to open his Church amidst the spike in cases insisting he’ll allow things to cool down before resuming Church services.
“We have so many years ahead of us. Church will always be there for us to worship in as Christians. What matters is, We need life to serve our God. let’s not downplay wisdom with spirituality.”
President Akufo-Addo announced the easing of restrictions for churches and final year students in the various levels of education.
“Religious institutions that are desirous of opening their premises to their members, such as churches, mosques and others, must disinfect, fumigate and put in place the requisite logistics needed to guarantee safe opening and operation.
“They must work with the designated, regulatory bodies and undertake test runs of the protocols I have outlined. I would appeal to them, in the case of Christians, on the first Sunday of re-opening, i.e. 7th June, in the case of the Adventists, Saturday, 6th June, and in the case of Muslims, on the first Friday, i.e. Ṣalāt al-Jumuʿah on 5th June, to dedicate their worship to prayers for the nation in these challenging times. The Minister for Religious Affairs, will, tomorrow, Monday, 1st June, outline, in detail, the specific guidelines for the safe reopening of our churches and mosques,” the President said.
