THE people of Dededo, near Tsito Awudome in the Ho Municipality, mainly members of the Apostolic Revelations Society (ARS), will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church in October this year.
The town, which comprises Alorbe, Tiam, Bame, Ando Nkwanta and Bombi communities, was established in 1961 by the late Mawufe Ame C.K.N. Wovenu, the founder and leader of the ARS.
The communities were unified and made a town where Christianity and the Bible were the order of the day. The town, which is gradually becoming a commercial centre was under the direct rule of the founder until 1998 when he became too old and Mr Isaac Azadagli was elected the chief and spiritual leader under the name Togbe Azadagli Dededo I.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Togbe Dededo said the anniversary would be launched in March this year on the theme: “Freedom from spiritual bondage.”
Giving a brief history of Dededo, Togbe Dededo said before coming together, all the communities were under their various leaders.
“When Mawufe Ame brought the Christian religion to the people, they all accepted it and came together as one people united by the religion,” Togbe Dededo said.
Togbe Dededo said he did not know that he had been destined to lead the people until 1998 when Mawufe Ame, who was advanced in age, entrusted the leadership of the communities to his care.
As part of activities preceding the golden anniversary, the people have undergone seven days of fasting and prayer retreat to prepare the way for the celebration.
An Associate Pastor of the Adenta branch of Action Chapel, Pastor Daq Roberts, delivered the sermon at the church service to climax the retreat.
Pastor Roberts asked the congregation to put their trust and hope in the Lord at all times since through Him, all their needs would be met.
He said Dededo had forsaken the ways of the Lord and some of the people had reverted to idol worship, which was contrary to the norms and values of the founder.
Pastor Roberts said the programme was to cleanse them and prepare them for their anniversary which must be celebrated with a re-awakening to follow Christ as was the aim of the founding fathers of Dededo.
Togbe Azadagli Dededo bemoaned the people’s turn-around from the ways of the Bible, adding that currently, immoral activities such as polygamy, unwanted pregnancies and children born out of wedlock were rife amongst the youth.
He said as a result, children could not be properly looked after resulting in high dropout rates in schools and lack of parental care for those in school.
Togbe Azadagli Dededo called on them to return to the Christian religion brought to them by their forefathers, otherwise they would bring a curse on the town.
“You should remember that as a Christian community, you should lead lives worthy of emulation and be role models to others,” he stressed.
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