19/09/2025
*The Gavel Holders – Our Fond Memories*
(Ahead of Connexional Methodist Guild Conference, 2nd–5th October 2025, KNUST)
When you talk about Methodist Guild Conference, you don’t only talk about reports, budgets, and motions. No, no, no! You talk about the men who once held the gavel, who shaped the Guild with prayer, wisdom, humour — and sometimes long speeches that sent us straight to dreamland. Let’s take a fun journey through the memory lane of our past Chairmen.
*Op Mokwa – The Singing President*
Ei, this man! Close to 100 years and still standing strong like a Methodist hymn book that refuses to wear out. Op Mokwa is the only one who could chair a meeting and still lead the hymn at the same time. If the choir lost key, no wahala — Mokwa would fix it mid-prayer. Some of us even wondered whether he was an angel in disguise.
*Op Adu Dankwa (Late) – The Cape Coast Gentleman*
From Cape Coast, the land of tradition, came Adu Dankwa. He understood what it really meant to be Methodist — disciplined, firm, but always a guilder at heart. He wore Methodism like a second skin, and when he spoke, you felt like John Wesley himself was taking notes. Yet behind the seriousness, he always had a little humour tucked in his cassock pocket.
*Op Yamoah (Late) – The Gentle Jack*
Ah, Gentle Jack! The man who ushered us into Centenary and even carried the Guild from youth ministry into intergenerational limelight. Yamoah didn’t fight battles with fists, only with charm. He could disarm a heated conference hall with just his calm smile. Truly, if Guild history had an usher at the door, it would be Yamoah.
*Op Kwame Adu – The Prayer Machine*
Hmm, Kwame Adu. If you know, you know! The man can pray for hours until heaven itself sets an alarm clock. With him, the Guild was bathed in prayer, visions, and breakthroughs. If you went for an all-night with Kwame Adu, you returned home both tired and transformed. Ei, angels themselves were careful when he knelt down.
*Op Dr. Enoch Baah – The Reviewer-in-Chief*
Then came Dr. Baah — the man who made sure no report escaped scrutiny. More than a doctor, more than a Chartered Accountant, this man could review a 50-page constitution as if it were a shopping list. If you tried to hide even a comma, Dr. Baah would catch it and correct it with a smile. With him, nothing slipped through.
*Op G.S. Owusu Ansah – The High Court Man from Tarkwa*
From Tarkwa’s gold lands came Owusu Ansah, and truly, he refined our reports until they shone like pure gold. He had the voice of authority, the sharpness of a judge, and the humour to keep the hall alive. Under him, the Guild saw massive improvements — minutes became masterpieces, and reports could pass any international audit.
*Op Jonathan Bassaw – The Cloth and the Cash*
Bassaw from Tema — the accountant with a taste for fashion. Talk about figures, he had them. Talk about Guild cloth, he brought it in style. If you wanted to see how the Guild could combine holiness with elegance, just look at Bassaw. Thanks to him, we didn’t just attend conference; we attended conference in style.
*Op Arko Mensah – The Offinso Visionary*
Finally, the Hotelier and Architect — Op Arko Mensah. The man who loved Offinso more than fried plantain. He carried blueprints in his heart and construction in his prayers. And oh, his reign coincided with COVID, when the whole world went to sleep. But somehow, Arko kept the Guild awake, dreaming, and still building. If Nehemiah had a Guild branch, surely Arko was the chairman.
*And Together*…
Now imagine them all together in one conference hall. Hymns flying, prayers raining, reports shining, cloth glowing, visions building… Ei, if you were there, you know no Connexional Conference has ever been boring. These men didn’t just hold the gavel; they left fingerprints on our Guild history.
So as we prepare for *2nd–5th October 2025 at KNUST*, let’s ask ourselves one thing…
*👉 What do you remember about them?*
@~Opanin Kwame Adu @~Dr. Enoch Baah @OP Owusu Ansah Connexional Guild @~Jonathan Kwamena Bassaw @OP ARKOH MENSAH
