Atwea Prayer Mountain to be religious tourist centre

The Methodist Church is working in close partnership with the Sekyere Central District Assembly to develop the Atwea Prayer Mountain into a monumental sacred religious tourist centre.

It is believed a strategic partnership for investment with the district assembly would not only help to improve the spiritual renewal, but the socio-economic development of the people in the area, and called on the people of the Abasua community to keep their environment clean to make the place attractive to the people.

Right Reverend Robert Osborn Eshun, Bishop of the Effiduase Diocese of the Methodist Church,  who disclosed the proposed partnership, noted that the Atwea Prayer Mountain was currently one of the well-known sites for spiritual renewal, which attracts more than 40,000 pilgrims for spiritual cleansing and prayers every year, hence the need to provide facilities for visitors.

Rt. Rev. Eshun revealed while speaking at a public lecture to commemorate the relevance of the discovery and existence of the renowned prayer mountain, that it was discovered by one Reverend Osei Asibey, an evangelist of the Methodist Church, in 1965, while he was travelling from Asante Mampong to Effiduase to preach the gospel of Christ to the people in the area.

Rt. Rev. Eshun said the public lecture was to create awareness for the people to know and understand the historical, spiritual and economic contributions of the prayer mountain to the nation and the world at large.

The mountain, which was known as “Krobo Buo” by the local people, was believed to be the home of a powerful deity who was worshiped and served by a traditional priest for the people of the Abasua community.

After the death of the traditional priest, the deity was deserted, and Rev. Asibey, passing through the area to Effiduase, was said to have been led to the mountains by angels of God, who charged him to develop the place into a restive centre for people to pray to seek the face of God to solve their spiritual and physical problems.

It has since become the most preferred prayer centre for worshipers and believers from Ghana and other countries, who visit there to have a closer interaction with God.

He commended Evangelist Richard Kwasi Afriyie, Manager of the Centre, for his immense contribution and remarkable infrastructural development at the centre.

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