Kwabena Opuni Frimpong is a Ghanaian academic and Presbyterian minister who served as the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), equivalent to the chief executive officer of the ecumenical organisation.
[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and the study of religions at the University of Ghana, Legon.
[1] He studied for his master of theology, concentrating in Christian education at the Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, where he wrote his thesis on "The relevance of Paulo Freire’s humanization education theory on the youth ministry of the Presbyterian church of Ghana"[1] He was awarded a joint PhD in African Christianity by the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and Akrofi-Christaller Institute in Akropong, Ghana, and wrote his doctoral dissertation on "Theological Construction of Akan Chieftaincy In Contemporary Ghana: Perspectives on Christian Leadership.
[1] He was appointed the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), founded on 29 October 1929.
[1] At the CCG, he partnered with several international development organisations, Bread for the World, Christian Aid, UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, DANIDA, UNHCR.
[1] In addition, his areas of advocacy include HIV/AIDS, governance, human rights, elections, violence against women, ecumenical relation, migration and child trafficking.
[4] He also served on the boards of several Kumasi-based educational institutions: Prempeh College, Ramseyer Vocational and Technical Institute, Atwima Kwanwoma Presbyterian Senior High School, Pakyi and Presbyterian Girls Senior High School, Kyiriapatre.