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President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to churches to serve as pathfinders and crusaders of peace and unity to pave the way for Ghana�s development. He therefore entreated the church to eschew petty jealousies and squabbles that could lead to disunity among Ghanaians everywhere adding: �We must all remember that united we stand and divided, we fall.� President Mahama made the appeal when he addressed the 40th General Council Meeting of the Church of Pentecost at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region on the theme:�Worshipping in Spirit and in Truth.� The President said the country had been polarized on the lines of party politics, religious and ethnic differences and it is only religious leaders that could take neutral positions to influence Ghanaians positively. He commended the Church of Pentecost and other churches for their influential roles in organising intercessory prayers that had kept the country united and peaceful and making Ghana a model of peace in the African continent. �The peace and unity we have enjoyed over the years is not by our might and it is also not by accident, but by your intercessory prayers you have been offering in the country,� the President stressed. President Mahama commended the churches for their instrumentality in providing socio-economic infrastructure such as schools at all levels, health and water facilities and religious glorification that had put the fear of God in Ghanaians in their daily activities. He gave the assurance that government is working around the clock to ameliorate the energy challenges the country is experiencing and urged Ghanaians to be more tolerant as the problem is being fixed.