The Reverend Dr. Gabriel Anan was born and raised in Ghana, where he received his primary and secondary education. He worked for the ministry of interior for five years before leaving for Great Bri...view moreThe Reverend Dr. Gabriel Anan was born and raised in Ghana, where he received his primary and secondary education. He worked for the ministry of interior for five years before leaving for Great Britain to study law, shipping, and transport. His management training earned him the corporate membership of the professional bodies, including Chartered Institute of Shipbrokers, Chartered Institute of Transport, and the Institute of Export. He later worked as a manager and director for five years before engaging in academic studies at Greenwich University for his youth work qualification.. He achieved a master of arts in voluntary sector studies before gaining a PhD in the area of church leadership and management of change at the University of East London.
As a Church of England priest, he completed a BA in contextual theology at Middlesex University. He also studied for an evangelical degree at Elim Bible College (now Regents Theological College). He has a vast practical experience in voluntary and charity organizations, as he served as chairman of Canning Town Outlook and was a director for Newham Credit Union, vice chair for Drew Primary School Governors for four years, and youth adviser for London Borough of Newham for over ten years. Currently, he is an associate minister at St. George’s Church of England in East London. He lives in Essex, UK, with his family.view less