Members of the Episcopal Church of Liberia are expected in the central region of the country to elect a new Bishop this Saturday at the Epiphany Chapel on the campus of the Cuttington University College in Suakoko, Bong County.
The election of the church’s new Bishop which should have been held last year was postponed by incumbent Bishop Edward W. Neufville on grounds that the retirement age of bishop was extended from 65 to 70.
Consequently, Bishop Neufville celebrates his 70th birth anniversary Friday while the election for a new bishop for the Diocese takes place Saturday.
According to some members who are desperate to elect a new bishop, the Episcopal Church which was established in 1822 in Cape Palmas, Maryland County, Southeast of Liberia by missionaries from the United States has retrogressed since the death of the late Archbishop George D. Brown in the early 1990s.
May the Lord give them wisdom for this election and may He give them peace in that troubled land.