President David Granger yesterday called on the Congregational Church of Guyana to spearhead efforts, as it once did, in rebuilding communities and villages via education, social services and leadership.
Speaking at the 208th anniversary celebrations of the Guyana Congregatio-nal Union, which was held at the National Cultural Centre, Granger said that the Congregational Church has been the midwife of community life and worship for many Christians in villages for over 200 years, according to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency.
“This nation is eternally indebted to Con-gregationalism for the role it played in education, both during and after the dark age of enslavement….Congregationalism was integrated into the communities in which they