• Rt. Rev. Dr Dodd (right) receiving a bible from Most Rev. Dr. Boafo (left)
Rt. Rev. Dr. Samuel Yaw Dua Dodd has been inducted as the fifth Bishop of the Tarkwa Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana (MCG).
The induction service, held at the Gaddiel Acquah Memorial Methodist Church at Tarkwa, in the Western Region, was jointly officiated by Most Rev Paul K. Boafo, the Presiding Bishop, William Orleans Oduro Esq, the Lay President, Rt. Rev. Michael Agyarkwa Bossman, the Administrative Bishop, all of MCG and other reverend ministers present.
It was attended by ministers and lay members of the church from all the dioceses in the country.
by Rt Rev Beka (left), Bishop of Tamale
Diocese and Rt Rev Amponsah Donkor,
immediate-past Bishop of Tarkwa Diocese
signing the Induction
Declaration document
Most Rev. Dr. Boafo thanked God for His continuous “provision of leaders of God to lead His people.”
He said the new Bishop was coming in at a time when leadership was most needed in every corner of the church, and that Rt. Rev. Dr Dodd was a leader chosen by God to shepherd the entire region.
He advised Rt Rev Dr. Dodd not to discriminate but spread the good news to the length and breadth of the Diocese and any other place he finds himself.
Most Rev. Dr. Boafo charged the new Bishop to fight against the destruction of the environment and water bodies by illegal mining activities.
He also urged him to collaborate with political leaders, traditional authorities and all opinion leaders to find ways of educating people about the effects of illegal mining.
Most Rev Titus Awotwi Pratt, who delivered the sermon, said it was God who had called the new Bishop into the high office, so He would endow him with the needed wisdom and grace to lead the flock.
He advised Rt. Rev. Dr Dodd to rely on God to lead him in all his endeavours, “and also work with people with special gifts to compliment your gifts.”
Rt. Rev. Dr Dodd is married to Rita Dodd and they are blessed with six children – Nathaniel Kofi Sam, Vida Amoasi, Christina Haizel Amoakoa Dodd, Jael Hephzibah Kukua Dodd, Daniel Akwesi Kensa Pieh, Sammy Penney.
Rt. Rev. Dr. Dodd is a child of the manse and the last child of his parents the late Very Rev. Nathaniel Dua Dodd and Mrs. Mercy Dodd. He is a product of the Bamianko, Senya Bereku, Asamankese and Goaso Methodist, and the Mfantsipim School.
Before going through ministerial training at the Trinity Theological Seminary from 2000 to 2003, Rt Rev Dr Dodd did his teacher’s training at the Assin Foso Teacher Training College and taught Mathematics and Science at Assin Foso Methodist Junior High School.
He has served in the Tarkwa Diocese, Koforidua Diocese and the Accra Diocese in various capacities as Circuit Minister, Superintendent Minister and Diocesan Youth Organiser, among other assignments.
From Efreda Ennin, Tarkwa
CAPTION 1: Rt. Rev. Dr Dodd (left) receiving a bible from Most Rev. Dr. Boafo (right)
CAPTION 2: The new Bishop (middle) being robbed by Rt Rev Beka (left), Bishop of Tamale Diocese and Rt Rev Amponsah Donkor, immediate-past Bishop of Tarkwa Diocese
CAPTION 3: Rt. Rev. Dr Dodd (seated) signing the Induction Declaration document