Yaw Frimpong-Manso

Yaw Frimpong-Manso (born 10 March 1951) is a Ghanaian theologian, Biblical scholar, and Presbyterian minister. He served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church of Ghana from 2004 to 2010.

Early life and education Frimpong-Manso was born on 10 March 1951 to Opanin Osei Akwasi and Mercy Amma Akyama at Domi, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Career Frimpong-Manso began as a pupil teacher. He taught Agricultural Science from 1970 to 1971, and a classroom teacher from 1973 to 1975, after he had obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate. He held this appointment until 2004 when he was elevated to the position of moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, and remained in that position until 2010. In 2011, Frimpong-Manso was transferred to Australia to oversee the Presbyterian Church in Sydney. After serving for about six months in Australia, he returned to Ghana where he was put in charge of the Kwadaso District of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He later joined the Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed Church, Bronx, New York, where he works as the congregation's head pastor.

Publications Frimpong-Manso's interests are in the fields of Old Testament and Hebrew Studies, Evangelism, and the Administration of the church. He has authored various books, some of which include: Tend the Flock; Those Who Have Ears; Pulpit Insights; Tell the Nations; The Leader as an Agent of Change; Stewardship in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana; Moral and Religious Education,1, 2, and 3 (Ghanaian basic School Text Books).

Personal life Frimpong-Manso is married to Lucy Frimpong-Manso. Together, they have three sons and one daughter.