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THE
REV. KOBINA OFOSU-DONKOH, PH.D.
FOUNDING PASTOR
After
High (Secondary) School in June 1977, Kobina Ofosu-Donkoh trained as a Junior
Customs & Excise Officer and worked for the then Ghana Customs & Excise
Department in Cape Coast and Accra (1978-1981).
In
September 1981, Kobina received a call into the ministry of the Lord,
and was sent to Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon to train as pastor
of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He graduated from seminary in
1984, was commissioned (June 1984) and ordained (June 1986) by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana,
and worked for the denomination for five years, from
1984 to 1989 -- first as Associate Pastor (1984-1988) and then as
District Pastor (1988-1989).
In
September 1989, Rev. Ofosu-Donkoh was sponsored by his family and
friends to the United States for a two-year graduate program at
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He proceeded thereafter to Temple
University in Philadelphia for further graduate studies.
During his studies at Temple, Rev. Ofosu-Donkoh, together with his wife,
Baaba, and a few friends, founded the United Ghanaian Community Church (UGCC)
on Christmas Day, December 25, 1995, and has since served as its pastor.
He is currently the Moderator of the Conference of Ghanaian Presbyterian
Churches in North America.
Rev. Ofosu-Donkoh holds a Diploma in Theology from the University of
Ghana (through Trinity Theological Seminary), a Master of Arts degree
(Theology) from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, a second Master of Arts
degree (World Religions) from Temple University, and a Doctor of
Philosophy degree (Comparative Religion) also from Temple University.
Besides his pastoral vocation, Dr. Ofosu-Donkoh teaches in the
Department of Religious Studies and the African Studies Center at the
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His research focuses on
legitimizing human rights in religious traditions of the world. He is
the author of
Human Rights in African Religions
and Philosophy.
In
his spare time, Kobina manages and maintains the following websites as
webmaster: United Ghanaian Community Church at
www.ugccweb.org,
North America Ghanaian Presbyterian Women's Fellowship Union at
www.gpwfweb.org,
Forever Living Distributors (Aloe Vera Products) at
www.foreverdistributor.com, and GhanaExpo at
www.ghanaexpo.com. He is
a photographer by hobby, but does not print his photos.
Dr. Ofosu-Donkoh comes from Breman Asikuma in the Central Region of
Ghana, where he received his basic education at the Presbyterian Primary
and Middle schools (1962-1972) and the Breman Asikuma Secondary School
(1972-1977).
Kobina can be reached by phone at (267) 738-0010 or by email at
kod@ugccweb.org
or
kodonkoh@gmail.com or
kodonkoh@sas.upenn.edu.
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