An initiative aimed at deepening Christian faith through consistent Bible study has drawn praise from religious leaders and stakeholders following a successful maiden edition in Accra.
Olivecity Ministries held its 100 Days “Open Your Bible” Challenge, which ran from January 1 to April 10, 2026, culminating in an award ceremony on April 18 to honour participants and winners.
The challenge attracted more than 20 participants from different denominations, who were required to submit verified video recordings of their daily Bible study, followed by a final written examination to determine the overall winner.
At the ceremony, the top participant received an iPhone 13 Pro Max, while all contestants were recognised with various awards.
Guest of Honour Gifty Jiagge-Gobah, Clerk to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, urged churches and Christian groups to adopt and expand the initiative.
“I want to urge all other churches that haven’t heard about this challenge to come on board because it is an opportunity to train the young ones and even to revise the lessons that we, the older ones, have learned from the Bible,” she said.
She also called on the Christian Fellowship of Parliament and other leaders to promote the initiative across constituencies.
“We should ensure that our representatives who are in the House of Legislation would also take this on and introduce it in their various constituencies… so that the Word will be part of the core of the future generation,” she added.
The guest speaker for the awards ceremony was Kennedy Joojo Bediako,
also a veteran Gospel broadcaster with Citi FM (host of Beauty For Ashes show), who described the programme as impactful, particularly for young people.
“The Word of God is the anchor of life, and I think what this initiative has done is to bring purpose, focus, direction and sanity to the body of Christ—most importantly the youth,” he said.
“There is a growing concern that the Word of God is being belittled, but this initiative is an inspiration and an encouragement for the youth and for the future,” he added.
Convenor Fred Mcc-Davis expressed satisfaction with the outcome, saying the event had motivated more people to join future editions.
“If you were here and saw how the award ceremony went, it went very well, and people were very satisfied. It has motivated others to also be part of the next edition,” he said.
He, however, highlighted the financial demands of expanding the initiative and appealed for support.
“It took a lot of financial resources to organise this, and looking at the magnitude of the next edition, we will need even more support. I want to call on churches, ministries, corporate bodies and individuals to come on board and sponsor this initiative,” he said.
Rev. Mcc-Davis said organisers plan to scale up the challenge beyond individual churches to regional, national and potentially international levels.
“We want to take it from church to church, then region to region, and eventually make it national. Who knows, it could even go international,” he added.
Stakeholders say the initiative could help strengthen Christian values among the youth while encouraging disciplined engagement with scripture.
