Ghana’s Church of Pentecost University has launched a new programme in Mortuary Science and Funeral Studies.
The event took place at the University’s main campus in Sowutuom, Accra on Tuesday 22nd November 2022.
At the launch, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua said “we can’t fight death but we can develop structures to minimize its associated agonies and preserve the dignity of our departed loved ones.”
The course focuses on the technicalities and the art of mortuary and funeral services. It will equip and certify insurance officers, mortuary attendants, funeral service providers, event planners, counselors, pastors etc with the ethics, professionalism and technicalities in aspects relevant in their respective fields.
It will “equip and certify insurance officers, mortuary attendants, funeral service providers, event planners, counselors, pastors etc with the ethics, professionalism and technicalities in aspects relevant in their respective fields”.
Also, it’ll teach students the science and humanities involved in keeping deceased bodies with dignity, reducing pressure and ameliorating the agony of deceased families.
