Seth Senyo Agidi (1955–2020) was the

Moderator of the General Assembly The moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a Presbyterian or Reformed church. Kirk sessions and presbyteries may also style the chairperson as moderator. The Oxford Dictionary states t ...

of the

Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana The Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana ( ee, Presbyteria Nyanyui Hame le Ghana) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana. It is popularly referred to as the "EP Church". It has strong roots in the Evangelical and Reforme ...

(E.P. Church) until his death in October 2020.

Education

Agidi trained as a teacher. He later attended the

Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon The Trinity Theological Seminary is a Protestant seminary located on a 70-acre campus in Legon, Accra. As an ecumenical theological tertiary and ministerial training institution, it serves students in Ghana and the West African sub-region. The ...

which is affiliated to the

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. He also pursued postgraduate studies at the

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Christian ministry

Agidi was once the district Pastor at Peki in the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-e ...

Sekondi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an ind ...

Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indu ...

. He also served in the same capacity in various districts in the

Western Region, Ghana The Western Region is located in south Ghana, spreads from the Ivory Coast (Comoé District) in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly in ...

. He was also the principal of the E.P. Theological Seminary at Peki. Prior to his appointment as moderator of the General Assembly, he was serving on various boards such as the E.P. University Council, E. P. Theological Seminary. He was also a member of the International Missionary Organisations. He was also the founder and president of Shepherd Centre of the Aged, a non-governmental organisation affiliated to the church. His last position before becoming the Moderator was Director of Programmes, Ecumenical and Social Relations of the

. Agidi served in this role until his death in October 2020.

Personal life

Agidi was married with four children.

Death

Agidi was admitted to the

Ho Teaching Hospital Ho Teaching Hospital formerly ''Volta Regional Hospital'' and popularly known as Trafalgar is the regional and teaching hospital in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. It was the main referral facility in the Volta Region until it was upgraded to a ...

following a short illness and died on 10 October 2020. The day before his death, he had spoken at a press conference where he had spoken against the activities of the Western Togoland Movement, a separatist movement in the

of Ghana.

References

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Education

Christian ministry

Personal life

Death

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