GaDangme Fellowship is a Christian community ministry set up to teach and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in GaDangme and other Ghanaian languages. In so doing, members are to discover what human life is meant to be, that is, to follow the same attitude as Jesus Christ (Philippians. 2:5) and to learn to love God and to love one another (Matthew 22: 37-39). Therefore the love of God and the love of neighbour are the cornerstones that underpin its activities. Members are therefore expected to live with God’s desire and well–being. Faith, hope and love would be part and parcel of everyday life. The Fellowship was established by members of the GaDangme Community in London under the leadership of Revd. Dr Godwin Odonkor in October 2004. All GaDangmebii and friends of our GaDangme-speaking brothers and sisters are invited to join the friendly URC Ghanaian Fellowship who worship at St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Mount Park Road, Ealing Broadway, London W5 2RP, on the 4th Sunday of each month, from 3:00 – 6.00pm.
Services are conducted in the GaDangme languages as well as in English.
Our Objectives:
i) To advance the Christian religion through worship and Christian mission for the public benefit with a focus on GaDangme-speaking Ghanaians and friends of Ghana in the United Kingdom, in accordance with the Basis of Union of the United Reformed Church.
ii) To advance education in the UK and other parts of the world including Ghana, by providing public education and financial or spiritual support for educational projects or purposes.
iii) To relieve need, as an extension of Christian pastoral care, including by providing or assisting in the provision of care and comfort for the elderly or those in need.
NUNTSƆ LƐ SƆLEMƆ – (The Lord’s Prayer)
Wɔ-Tsɛ ni yɔɔ ŋwɛi!
Ogbei lɛ he atse!
Omaŋtsɛyeli lɛ aba!
Afee nɔ ni osumɔɔ yɛ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ, taake afeɔ yɛ ŋwei lɛ!
Hã wɔ ŋmɛnɛ wɔdaa ŋmãa.
Ni okɛ wɔtɔmɔi lɛ afa wɔ, tamɔ bɔ ni wɔkɛfaa mei ni tɔɔ wɔnɔ lɛ
Ni okɛ wɔ akaya kaa mli;
Shi jiemɔ wɔ keje ɛfɔŋ lɛ mli.
Shi onɔ ji maŋtsɛyeli lɛ, kɛ hewalɛ lɛ kɛ anunyam lɛ, kɛyashiɔ naanɔ.
Amen!
BƆFOI LƐ AHEMƆKƐYELI – (The Apostles’ Creed)
Miheɔ Nyɔŋmɔ ni ji Tsɛ Ofe lɛ kɛ ŋwei kɛ shikpɔŋ feelɔ lɛ nɔ miyeɔ.
Kɛ Yesu Kristo e-Binuu kome ni ji wɔ-Nuntsɔ lɛ, mɔ ni aŋɔ lɛ hɔ kɛjɛ Mumɔ Krɔŋkrɔŋ lɛŋ, ni oblayoo Maria lɛ fɔ lɛ, ni enã amanohulu yɛ Pontio Pilato yinɔ, ni asɛŋ lɛ, egbo ni afu lɛ; ekpleke shi kɛtee gbohiiaje; gbi ni ji etɛ nɔ lɛ ete shi ekoŋŋ kɛjɛ gbohii ateŋ; etee ŋwɛi ni eyata shi yɛ Nyɔŋmɔ ni ji e-Tsɛ Ofe lɛ ninejurɔ nɔ, jɛi eeejɛ eba ni ebakojo mɛi ni hiɛ kamɔ kɛ mɛi ni egboi lɛ.
Miheɔ Mumɔ Krɔŋkrɔŋ lɛ nɔ, kɛ Kristo Asafo Krɔŋkrɔŋ kome ni yɛɛ he fɛɛ he lɛ mei Krɔŋkrɔŋi anaanyobɔɔ lɛ kɛ eshaifaa lɛ, kɛ gbɔmɔtso shitee lɛ, kɛ naanɔ wala lɛ miyɛɔ.
Amen!
Dromɔ Lɛ – (The Grace ) (2 Kor. 13:13)
Wɔ Nuŋtsɔ Yesu Kristo dromɔ lɛ, kɛ Naa Nyɔŋmɔ suɔmɔ lɛ, kɛ mumɔ Krɔŋkrɔŋ naanyobɔɔ lɛ, kɛ wɔfɛɛ ahi shi daa.
Amen!
2024 Events
| MONTH | SPECIAL EVENTS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Aharabata (January) | Awayday Planning Meeting For All The way Forward | 20 January 2024 |
| New Year Service | 28 January 2024 | |
| Oflɔ (February) | Choir - 8th Anniversary Celebration Youth/Young Adults-Led Worship Service | 25 February 2024 |
| Otsokrikri (March) | 67th Ghana Independence Anniversary Service | 10 March 2024 |
| Know Your Pastoral Leaders/Assistants | 24 March 2024 | |
| Abɛibe (April) | Talk: (Topic to be announced) | 28 April 2024 |
| Agbiɛnaa (May) | Annual General Meeting | 26 May 2024 |
| Otukwajaŋ (June) | A Day of Prayer & Spirituality | 8 June 2024 |
| Joint Service with St. Andrews: Time 10:30 am. No Afternoon Service | 23 June 2024 | |
| Maawɛ (July) | Fellowship Youth/Young Adults Day | 14 July 2024 |
| Youth/Young Adults-Led Worship Service | ***2nd Sunday 28 July 2024 |
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| Manyawale (August) | A Day of Prayer and Spirituality | 10 August 2024 |
| Talk: (Topic to be announced) | 26 August 2024 | |
| Gbo (September) | Nyɛhaa wɔlaa shidaa lalai wɔjie Yehowa yi | 14 September 2024 |
| Harvest Thanksgiving Service, Fund-raising & Harvest Supper | 24 September 2024 | |
| Antɔŋ (October) | 20th Year Anniversary Social Event | 12 October 2024 |
| 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service | 27 October 2024 | |
| Alemle (November) | Remembrance Service | 24 November 2024 |
| Afuabe (December) | Carol Service | To be announced |
“Ejaakɛ nɔ ni ka Ezra tsui nɔ ji akɛ eekase Yehowa mla lɛ ni eye nɔ, ni etsɔɔ mɛi akpɔi lɛ kɛ mlai lɛ yɛ Israel maŋ lɛ mli” (Ezra 7:10)
“For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord and to do it, and to teach his statuses and rules in Israel” (Ezra 7:10)
Sharing the love of Christ, the Light of the world.
“Wɔmii shiɛ Kristo, je lɛ mli la lɛ, suɔmɔ lɛ.”
At Ealing, GaDangme people in London raised their “Ebenezer Stone” in 2004.
We are told in the Bible that Samuel, a priest and leader of Israel placed a large stone between Nizpah and Shen and named it Ebenezer, which mean “Up to this point the Lord has helped us” (1 Samuel 7:12) . This was after a long period of Israel disobedience of the Lord.
However, Israel repented under Samuel’s leadership and re-committed their hearts and minds to the Lord. And so ,when they were attacked by the Philistines , the Lord caused a loud thunder against the Philistines which threw them into panic. The people of Israel got their lives back and the stone stood there as a visible reminder of judgement , repentance , mercy and restoration. It also became a stone of renewal and fresh beginning.
Therefore when GaDangme people in London came to Ealing in October 2004, to start a Fellowship group, we raised our Ebenezer stone, to thank God for all that He has done for us in the past and to remind ourselves of the help God has given us and to recognise that our God is a living and faithful God, whose mercies are everlasting. It also reminds us to love God and to love one another with all our hearts, our minds and our strength and also to be compassionate to one another as a family.
Therefore, we recognised that whatever we do, it is by the help of God and while we are alive it is by His Grace.
We therefore sing together: Ebenezer- “ Biɛ Nyɔŋmɔ ye buawɔ kɛbashi”
1. Lɛɛlɛŋ Nyɔŋmɔ dromɔ kɛkɛ ni
Wɔhiɛ kamɔ ŋmɛnɛ nɛɛ
Kɛ jen shihilɛ mli wa taakɛ mɛ
Ejieɔ wo yɛ fɛɛ tswen mli
Kɛ wɔfee ekpakpa ko
Eyeli kɛ buamɔ naa
Hewɔ wɔlaa “Ebenezer” ‘tsɔɔ akɛ
Biɛ Nyɔŋmɔ yebua wɔ kɛbashi
Ebenezer! Biɛ Nyɔŋmɔ ye buawɔ kɛbashi
Ebenezer! Edromɔ kɛkɛ ni
2. Miishɛɛ kɛ amane
Esuɔmɔ yeɔɔ buawɔ
Suɔmɔ kɛ sɔlemɔ sa akɛ
Wɔkɛ fa gbɛ nɛɛ
Hewɔ nyɛ haa wɔkɛ miishɛɛ
Asumɔa Nyɔŋmɔ
Koni kɛ wɔgboi lɛ
Kristo abu wɔ mantsɛ fai
Ebenezer! Biɛ Nyɔŋmɔ ye buawɔ kɛbashi
Ebenezer! Edromɔ kɛkɛ ni
While we sing Ebenezer, standing together, shoulder to shoulder, we should always remember that we have a living and faithful God . And we shall praise Him all the time because he is good and his love endures forever.
We should also ask God for forgiveness for the past and look forward with hope to what lies ahead, “Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead , and press on towards the goal to win the prize which God is calling us heavenwards in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14)
Ben Aryeetey
20 February 2014
Contact Us
Rev. Edward Sanniez (Chairman): 020 8961 2478
Evelyn Boateng (Secretary): 07985 220312
Ben Aryeetey: 07958 750531
Email: bnaryeetey@gmail.com
Sarah Worburton: 07947 456715
Reginald Otchwemah: 020 8992 4652
Edmund Abdo: 07949 462585
Nancy Ankrah: 07757 360932
Find Us At
St. Andrew’s Church
Mount Park Road
EALING BROADWAY
London W5 2RP
We’re at the intersection of Mount Park Road and Aston Road.
HOW TO GET THERE:
By Tube: Ealing Broadway Station (District & Central Lines – Last stop westbound)
By National Rail: Ealing Broadway Station (Line to/from Paddington Station)
Buses: 65, 297, E1, E7, E8, and 207 from Shepherds Bush.
Ten minutes’ walk from Ealing Broadway station