About Us

Message from Rev. Fr. Ebenezer Akesseh

Christ the King Catholic Church was officially established on Trinity Sunday, May 22 , 1951 by its founder and first priest, Rev. Father Charles Erb; with a total of six hundred (600) worshipers. It was dedicated and consecrated by Bishop Oliver Bowers as the fourth mission station in the Diocese (now Archdiocese) of Accra.

Those whose sweat and toil helped found and construct this Church handed down to us and those who served God through it faithfully throughout the years as members, leaders and pastors have made it possible for it to be a great and strong parish spiritually and socially.

Rev. Fr. Donatus Pallu, Assistant Priest

Spiritually, the Holy Mass has become the center of our faith and lives at Christ the King Church. Our new splendid granite altar with new baptismal font and lecterns will help us appreciate more,  the greatness of the Holy Mass and help us to worship and adore the Lord in total reverence and humility.
To cope with the rapid growth in the population of the parish and ensure that all home bound and sick parishioners receive Holy Communion at least once a week, Christ the King Parish enrolled initially, five (5) parishioners for training at Sowutoum Major Seminary, to assist the Priests in the distribution of Holy Communion.

This was when the Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion began their work in the Archdiocese of Accra in 2001.
The number of Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion currently stands at nineteen (19).

As a parish, we also thank God for the wonderful treasure and gift of the Adoration Chapel. Thousands of worshipers come regularly, both young and old, to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. The Adoration Chapel is one of our greatest joys where people come early morning, at noon, in the evening and spending the night in prayer, feel the presence of God, and have a closer encounter with Him.

Adoration Chapel

Furthermore,  devotional  societies have sprung up and perhaps for the reward of ceaseless prayers for vocations, our Church has been blessed with eight (8) of our sons and a DAUGHTER being ordained to the priesthood and called to Religious Service.

The late Sister Julia Anokye: The first Religious from Christ the King Parish.  Sister Julia Anokye was with Christ the King Parish for about twenty (20) years. Sr. Julia was very instrumental in organizing the Christ the King Praesidium of the Legion of Mary.  She belonged to the Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; and  worked at Holy Child Clinic at Fijai near Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana until she passed away.

It is our hope that the lives of these Priests and our Sister, will continue to inspire our youth to answer God’s calling.  Moreover, since its inception, the Parish has become known for its higher level of social conscience, reaching out to the poor and the underprivileged. Christ the King Parish will continue to live up to its responsibilities in promoting pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical mission of the Catholic Church in the Parish and beyond.

We will strive harder  to identify the priorities of the Parish to focus on and address issues pertaining to the Youth,  Catholic Faith Formation,  New Evangelization and outreach to non-involved and non-participating parishioners.

We pray that  as  a Parish, we will continue to strive to be a faith community whose gratitude to God’s countless blessings is manifested in our prayerful relationship with Jesus Christ.