Ga Presbytery, one of the Presbyteries in Ghana and out of which the Ga West Presbytery has been carved, is one of the oldest and arguably the leading Presbytery in the PCG. The GA WEST PRESBYTERY is the 21st Presbytery to be erected in the history of the PCG. Geographically, the Ga West Presbytery (which has been carved-out of the Ga Presbytery) covers all PCG Churches lying to the West of the main Accra-Nsawam road and heading towards Kasoa in the Central Presbytery (Region).

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) is managed or governed along four levels of jurisdictions namely: the Congregational level, the District level, the Presbytery level and the General Assembly (National/Head Office) level. Therefore, in an ascending order, a Presbytery is at the third of the four levels of jurisdictions or governance structure of the Church. A Presbytery’s decision making body; the Presbytery Session, is next to the highest decision making body of the Church known as the General Assembly. A Presbytery in the PCG is equivalent to a Regional Administration in Ghana’s Politico-Social governance structure. Currently, there are 20 Presbyteries in the PCG made up of 18 Presbyteries in Ghana and two overseas Presbyteries. Ga Presbytery, one of the Presbyteries in Ghana and out of which the Ga West Presbytery has been carved, is one of the oldest and arguably the leading It also covers some Congregations and Preaching Posts/Points which hitherto were in the Ga Presbytery’s ‘Ga West Mission field but which now fall within the Ga West Presbytery’s geographical demarcation. The desire and attempt to carve another Presbytery out of the Ga Presbytery after the Dangme-Tongu Presbytery was carved out of the then, Ga and Adangme Presbytery in 1972, dates back to about 35 years (if not more than that). However, in the past, the cases put forward for the carving of a new Presbytery or Presbyteries out of the Ga Presbytery were either not well packaged or were procedurally flawed. Today, with hindsight, one can only say that perhaps, the time was just not ripe then. But, finally here we are, in the fullness of time, the baby (Ga West Presbytery) is born with Kaneshie as the Head Station. Hurray! The origin of the Ga West Presbytery can be traced to the Rev. Dr. G. Nii Noi Odonkor’s administration as Chairperson of Ga Presbytery. In his annual Chairperson’s address to the 2014 Presbytery Session held at the Presbyterian Women’s Centre, Abokobi from 26th April to 1st May, 2014, Rev. Dr. Odonkor made a strong and convincing case for the creation of two new Presbyteries out of the Ga Presbytery anchored on evangelism, Church growth and efficient administration. The Session unanimously accepted the idea and remitted same to the 14th General Assembly held at the Ramseyer Training Centre, Abetifi in the Kwahu Presbytery from 15th – 21st August, 2014.