The 65th Independence of the nation Ghana was held at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York. This was jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations in collaboration with Staff of the Ghana Consulate in New York. This year's anniversary, which coincidentally fell on a Sunday, had as it's theme, "Let the Glory of the Lord Shine" and the preacher was the Rev. Dr. William Ofosu-Addo, host Pastor and New York District Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.