The Methodist Church Ghana is embarking on a green day mission to plant 1.4 million trees across the country.
The exercise which is scheduled to take place from June 8 to 20 is dubbed ”Caring for God’s Creation” and is open to all members of the Christian denomination.
The project which is powered by the Directorate of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development unit of the Methodist Church Ghana is being held in collaboration with the Forestry Commission, ROCHA and RELBONET.
This move comes days after the Church of Pentecost announced that it is embarking on a mission to plant 1 million trees across the country.
From Saturday, May 29, all males in the Church of Pentecost, under the auspices of the Pentecost Men’s Ministry (PEMEM), are expected to plant 50,000 seedlings across the country. It will be followed by the Evangelism Ministry who will plant 100,000 seedlings on Saturday, June 5.
The Women’s and Children’s Ministries will together plant 500,000 seedlings on June 11, while the Youth Ministry will mobilise all young persons in the church to plant 350,000 seedlings on Saturday, June 12.
Explaining the rationale behind the project, Apostle Nyamekye indicated that tree is life and, therefore, there is the need to safeguard the forest cover of the country.
He bemoaned the indiscriminate felling down of trees and the surge in the galamsey activities (illegal mining), especially in river bodies and forest zones which is posing a serious threat to both human and aquatic lives.
“By planting trees, we are giving more life to the nation because the tree is life,” he said.
He disclosed that the church’s vision to green Ghana has been given an impetus following a decision by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to mobilise Ghanaians to plant 5million trees across the country.
