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| Temple of ECK Accra, Ghana |
Soon after the Temple of ECK in Chanhassen, Minnesota U.S.A. was dedicated on October 22, 1990, an application was sent to ECKANKAR for permission to build a home for Eckankar in Ghana. Within the next few years, Eckankar Ghana received permission to build the Temple of ECK Accra. The Lands Commission in Ghana subsequently leased a 1.25 Acres of land for the project with the understanding that a Nursery School would be built as part of the Church Building complex to serve the local community. This condition was accepted both as a blessing and a challenge. The sod cutting ceremony was performed by the President of ECKANKAR, Mr. Peter Skelsky, on Sunday August 15, 1999. The preliminary works of site preparation began the following year 2000.The Temple of ECK Accra Building Complex consists of the following facilities: (a) The main building comprises: • The Nursery school and the Fellowship Hall on the ground floor • The Sanctuary or the Auditorium on the first floor • Meeting Rooms, Seating Galleries and a Conference Room on the second floor (b) A separate two-floor administration block linked to the main building |
| Project Status, Goals, and Schedule |
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| Photo of Temple, March 2008 |
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January 2000 – December 2004 The construction of the substructure (foundation) began in 2000 and by December 2004, the substructure, columns, and the rear entrance stairways and the Auditorium stage of the first floor had been completed at the cost of 124,360 US Dollars The pace of work increased significantly with the appointment of a Funding Committee and a reconstituted Building Committee in December 2004. January 2005 – December 2005 At the end of October 2005, the following additional work was completed; the main entrance stairways, one-third of the first floor slab (covering the roof of the Fellowship Hall area), and the roofed shell of the two-floor administration building all at a cost of 133,402 US Dollars raised through donations within the year. January 2006 – December 2006 The interior and external finishing of the Administration Building was completed in time for the building to be opened during the 2006 ECK Regional Seminar in April 2006. This ceremony also commemorated the 30th. year anniversary of Eckankar Ghana Satsang Society. Thereafter, furniture, fittings and office equipment were procured and in December, the National ECK Center moved from its rented premises at 373A Nsawam Road Avenor Accra to the Administration Building at the Temple site. The amount raised for this phase was 69,527 US Dollars January 2007 – December 2007 As at the end of July 2007, the remaining two-thirds of the first floor slab including the east and west walkway slabs had been completed, and the columns raised to the next floor level. The amount raised for this phase was 96,914 US Dollars. The nursery school area together with the fellowship hall thus provided a large seating hall for the 2007 ECK Regional Seminar which took place from August 3-5, 2007. Soon after the seminar, work on the next phase begun, that is, the construction of the floor of the east and west galleries and meeting rooms was completed in December 2007 at a cost of 60,527 US Dollars from donations raised in November and December 2007. January 2008 – December 2008 Construction work of the Entrance gallery and Conference Room would be completed during the year, and the columns raised to the roofing level at an estimated cost of 80,000 US Dollars. It is envisaged that the construction of the roof of the building would be completed by the end of the year, all at the estimated cost of 100,000 US Dollars 2009 and Beyond The exterior and interior finishing would commence in 2009 and be completed at the end of the year 2010 at the estimated cost of 340,000 US Dollars. Furnishing of the Temple would be undertaken in 2011 at an estimated cost of 250,000 US Dollars. . It is the goal of Eckankar Ghana to dedicate the Temple of ECK Accra in August 2012 during the week of the ECK African seminar. |
| For more information on the Temple of Eck Accra Fund |
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Contact the following: Isaac Igoma, Chairman of the Building Committee - email: isaacigoma@yahoo.com Aaron Dansu, Chairman of Funding Committee – email: esteldan1@ yahoo.com |
| To donate to the Temple of Eck Accra Fund |
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To make a donation to the Temple of ECK Accra Fund, please wire your donation to the account of Eckankar Ghana Satsang Society, P O Box AN 11411 Accra North, Ghana. Account Name: ECK Temple Building Account Account No. : 2901262650248 ECOBANK Ghana Ltd. Silver Star Towers Branch, Airport City, Accra Swift Code: ECOCGHAC Via Corresponding Bank in the USA: Citibank NA, 111 Wall Street New York, NY 10043 Account No. 36013639 Swift Code: CITIUS33 Via Corresponding Bank in Europe Ghana Commercial Bank PLC 69 Cheapside London EC2P 2BB Account No. 0001362303 Swift Code: GHIBGB2L |
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| Sri Harold Klemp |
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