Asylum Down Presby exhibits products

THE Asylum Down branch of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has held an exhibition to showcase the products and services of its members engaged in small and medium scale enterprises.
Dubbed the “Business Sunday”, the exhibition, which was organised at the church’s premises on Sunday, October 19, 2008 showcased products ranging from local garments and jewelry, hair products, food stuffs and pharmaceuticals.
The Head Pastor of the church, Reverend Patrick Ntim-Mathew, said the idea was to empower them to generate resources not only outside the church but also among members of the church.
He said that was in line with the initiative of their moderator, Rev Yaw Frimpong Manso, who recently launched two businesses for the church in Accra and Kumasi.
“We feel that as Christians we should empower each other by generating resources among ourselves,” he stated, adding that there should be more besides seeing to the spiritual growth of members of the church.
He encouraged other churches to emulate their example and empower their members in the generation of resources through the establishment of small and medium scale enterprises.
The Head of the Exhibition Planning Committee, Mr Daniel Paabi, said they realised that most of their members had small scale businesses, but would be unable to display them at big exhibitions, so they saw the need to create a platform where they could all exhibite their products and services.
“The exhibition seeks to expose their products and services as well as expand their customer base,” he emphasised.
Mr Paabi said they intended to establish a business club and invite resource persons to talk to the exhibitors on good business practices in order to help them expand their businesses.