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The Seventh-day Adventist Church has designated the fourth Saturday in October as Creation Sabbath.

Saturday, October 22, 2022 was marked as the Creation Sabbath, a special time to remember and affirm the belief that the world and everything in it belong to God and that God expects human beings, placed on earth as rulers, to exercise benevolent, and selfless stewardship of the earth.

In a press statement, the church said, "As we mark this day, therefore, the Adventist Church in Ghana condemns in no uncertain terms the blatant disregard, abuse and over-exploitation of our natural resources in the name of small scale mining (Galamsey)."

"We support the recent call by religious leaders for a ban on small-scale mining (Galamsey), and demand that the perpetrators of this crime work to reclaim the lands, water bodies and forest reserves that have been destroyed by their activities. We are also of the firm belief that there are laws in this country, and until they are enforced it will be difficult for perpetrators to stop this destructive act."