Samuel Ayete-Nyampong | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Presbyterianminister |
| Spouse | Lilian Ayete-Nyampong |
| Children | 3, Daisy, Angelina, John |
| Church | Presbyterian Church of Ghana |
Offices held | Clerk of the General Assembly,Presbyterian Church of Ghana (2012 – 2019) |
Samuel Ayete-Nyampong is aGhanaiantheologian andPresbyterian minister who was elected the Clerk of the General Assembly of thePresbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) making him the chief ecclesial officer of the church. The role is equivalent to the rank of executive secretary or secretary-general of the national church, serving from 2012 to 2019.[1][2][3]He is also the Vice President of the World Communion Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) based in Hanover, Germany, and the Theological Consultant to the Evangelical Mission in Solidarity (EMS) based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is a Lecturer in Pastoral Care and Counselling (Pastoral Gerontology) at the Trinity Theological Seminary, Accra-Ghana.
Between 1984 and 1986, Samuel Ayete-Nyampong studied at theTrinity Theological Seminary, Legon where he obtained a diploma intheology at theUniversity of Ghana,Legon.[1] From 1986 to 1989, he studied for his bachelor's degree in psychology and theology. In 1992, he went on to theUniversity of Aberdeen inScotland, on aBritish Government Overseas Development Administration Shared Scholarship (ODASS) and earned anMA in Pastoral Care and Counselling in 1994. He completed his doctorate in PastoralGerontology in 1997, at the same institution.[1]
He was the associate resident minister at theRamseyer Memorial Presbyterian Church,Adum, Kumasi from 1989 to 1991. Between 1991 and 1992, he was a psychology instructor at the Ramseyer Training Centre,Abetifi.[1] He served at the resident minister at theAccra Ridge Church and a chaplain of theRidge Church School from 1997 to 2002. He was then transferred to the Christ Presbyterian Church, Adentan, Accra as the pastor-in-charge from 2002 to 2004.[1]
He became the Director of Ecumenical and Social Relations of Presbyterian Church of Ghana, from 2004 to 2010.[1] In this role, he was instrumental in forging strategic alliances with sister churches and institutions like theChristian Council of Ghana,World Council of Churches (WCC), theWorld Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), theAll Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), the African Partnership Consultation (APC), Africa Continental Assembly (ACA), the Association of Churches and Missions in Southwestern Germany (EMS) and in nations likeGhana,Malawi,Sierra Leone,Liberia,Nigeria,Cameroon,South Korea,Germany,Switzerland,Austria,Belgium,Netherlands,Scotland,England,Canada,USA,Brazil,Australia,Jamaica.[1]
From 2010 to 2011, Ayete-Nyampong headed the Presbyterian Interfaith Research and Resource Centre where he started the International Interfaith Women's’ Network for Peace and Development (IIWNPD) and the Ghana Interfaith Network for Peace (GIYNEP).[1] Ayete-Nyampong has attended conferences in theUS, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Cameroon,Tanzania,Botswana,South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya,Mozambique,Zimbabwe,Indonesia,Korea, Lebanon, Brazil, Jamaica, DR Congo, South Sudan,Rwanda,India andMalaysia.[1]
In 2011, he was inducted as the Chairperson for the Akuapem Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.[4][5]
Together with his Dr. Lilian Ayete-Nyampong, they raised three children: Daisy, Angelina and John.[1]
