Founder and leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, has renewed his support for the construction of Ghana’s National Cathedral, saying he remains hopeful that the project will eventually be completed.
Speaking at the ICGC Christ Temple East in Teshie, Accra, during the church’s 2026 Greater Works programme, Pastor Otabil argued that Christians should not have opposed the construction of the cathedral.
Although he resigned from the National Cathedral Board of Trustees in 2019, the ICGC leader said his decision did not mean he had abandoned his support for the project.
According to him, he continues to believe in the need for Christians to build significant structures that glorify God.
“We need to build massively to the glory of God,” he said.
Pastor Otabil also criticised Christians who, in his view, allowed political differences to shape their position on the National Cathedral.
He said the project should have been considered from a broader religious and national perspective rather than through the lens of partisan politics.
He described the political influence on the debate as unfortunate, arguing that Christians had allowed political disagreements to affect their thinking about the project.
“We are so small-minded, so small-minded that we allow politics to blind us. We allow politics to just crush our thinking,” he said.
The pastor further pointed to developments within other religious communities as an indication of the need for Christians to invest in major religious infrastructure.
“Others are building things all over,” he stated.
His comments come amid continued debate over the National Cathedral project, which has faced controversy over its financing, construction and management from the then opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and some pastors.
Ghana already has a National Mosque at Kanda in Accra, which was completed with financial support from Turkish partners and commissioned in 2021.
Another major Islamic facility is also being developed at East Legon, reportedly with support from Saudi Arabia.
