Abstract:
This study looked into the role played by the Methodist Church Ghana and
some of its well-known individuals in the country's political growth. The
research examined the contributions made by the Methodist Church and its
adherents between 1957 and 2017 to Ghana's socio-economic and political
development. The qualitative research approach was used to conduct this
historical study. In this study, three key aspects of political regimes—
democracy, political economy, and pulpit politics—were thoroughly
examined. The study discovered that politics is essential to any society's
development or decline. Since its establishment and especially after achieving
independence from the British Methodist Conference, the Methodist Church
Ghana has taken an active advocacy role in national politics. Because
Christianity encourages socio-economic development and every attempt to
separate church and state is a formula for underdevelopment. Christian
participation in national politics and governance must therefore be encouraged
not because they are paragon of virtues and others are not but from the
Christian theological perspective, they ought to live the faith out practically
according to the teachings of the Bible to affect society positively.
