The Jamasi District in the Ashanti-Mampong Area of The Church of Pentecost has organised a mass marriage blessing ceremony for three couples.
The beautiful event took place on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Jamasi Central assembly auditorium.
The ceremony, which was officiated by the District Minister, Pastor Emmanuel Tete Yeboah Asare, was attended by members and non-members of the church within the communities where the couples come from.
Also in attendance was the wife of the district minister, Mrs Dorcas Asare. Others were the Assistant District Women’s Ministry leader, Mrs Emelia Boafo, the District Executive Committee members, officers, among others.
Pastor Asare congratulated the couples and admonished others to follow suit. He stated that the purpose of the ceremony was to help the couples commit their marriages into the hands of God, the Christian way and allow them to enjoy the privileges that come with it.
In a sermon on the topic, ‘They may all be one’ (Prov. 14:1), Pastor Asare compared the marriage institution to a building structure. He explained how everyone wishes to have nice building structures, yet do not know the stress that people go through in putting up such beautiful buildings.
He highlighted four pillars couples need in marriage in order to sustain their marriage structure. This, he said, includes having clearer understanding of marriage as an institution, having fellowship and friendship among couples, getting rid of every poisonous attitude in marriage, and lastly trusting God during troubles in the marriage journey.
According to him, just as structures take years to be raised, marriage also takes time to gel and, therefore, the need for couples to be patient with each other.
Pastor Emmanuel Tete Yeboah Asare concluded his sermon by calling on couples to endeavour to build their marriages with God’s word and prayer, knowing that the family that prays together stays together.
Report by Patrick Ntiamoah.
