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  • RCCG parish commissions road at 13

    The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Royal Assembly Parish, Ogba, Lagos, last Sunday commissioned a 144-metre road to mark its 13th year anniversary.

    Pastor-in-charge, (PICP) Lagos Province 60, Pastor Ephraim Osunde, said the gesture is in line with the church’s vision on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

    His words: “We believe in giving back to the society where our church is located. We thank God for the completed project and we are also grateful to the community and those who supported in making the project a reality.”

    The Assistant Pastor-in-charge of Province (APICP Admin), LP 60 and host, Rotimi Davies, stated the suffering of the host

    community ignited the desire to embark on the project.

    According to him: “When I was transferred to this parish, the road was completely bad; neither residents nor church members could use it.

    “People were parking outside, on the other street which wasn’t encouraging. As a result, I approached the PICP and asked that we execute a CSR project in collaboration with the street’s landlord association and as you can see today, the road has been constructed”.

    Chairperson Babalola Street Landlord’s Association, Chief Samuel Afeni, said: “This July, will make it 42-years that I have been living on this street. There has been no touch of government whatsoever. Whatever little we do as regards the road is usually destroyed by erosion. But by the divine grace of God, the RCCG, Royal Assembly parish approached us and intimated that the church would like to construct our road in collaboration with us and we agreed, did our part which was to repair the drainage on both sides and the church tarred the road.

    “We are grateful for what the ministry has done for us and pray that God will continue to bless the pastor and every member of the church.”

     

  • RCCG floors Alausa Police Station premises with over N3m

    … Policemen cautioned against illegally collecting money from Okada riders, motorists

     

    The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Israel Assembly, Lagos Province 2, said it has spent over N3 million to  floor the premises of Alausa Police Station in Ikeja area of Lagos State, with interlocking stones.

    Speaking at the commissioning yesterday, the Pastor in Charge of the Province, Pastor Yemi Lebi, who was represented by Pastor Tope Abenu thanked the Police for giving them a chance to partner with them to make the environment more conducive for policing work.

    “We do not take you for granted and we thank you for receiving us well. RCCG is a church that has a vision to give back to the society. The Church is into Christian Social Responsibility (CSR), to help the society; we go into the societies to make a difference in the lives of the people.

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    “We go to markets, communities, prisons, hospitals and we are in a Police station.  We go with things to make life a little better for others and to give hope. We also go to schools and give scholarships to indigent students; we renovate class rooms, we buy laboratory equipment’s in schools and we pay WAEC fees for some indigent students, among other things.

    He said the church is committed to making life better for others, saying they will to do more. “We also feed the hungry and we teach people how to use their hands to make a living. When people have what they do to make a living, criminality will reduce. We put drug addict’s n rehabilitation centers, we provide traffic lights, and we encourage people to vote and be law abiding; all of these reduces the job of the police,” he said.

    The Acting Area Commander, Area F Ikeja, John Ajigidi thanked the church for the gesture, saying it is well appreciated.

    He said it was the first time on the job of over 33 years to see a church beautify a Police Station.

    “I am surprised and happy. The gesture is going to be of immense contribution, because other people, churches and nongovernmental organizations will throw see the Police as their friend.”

    He urged the police to use certain discretion in carrying out their activities.

    “You should not collect illegal money from anyone; you should sometimes let them go on warning. Who do you arrest Okada riders and collect money from them.  We the police are the ones that swears for ourselves by collecting money from someone you are better than. Do the right thing, help others, and change your mind and start doing good.

    “I know there is a ban on Okada in major roads and streets, but not all of them commit the offence purposely.  When you tell them to pay N10,000 it is sometimes not fair. In the police, discretion is allowed; there are some certain things you can overlook. Some people carry expired papers unknowingly, you can sometimes warn them and let them go,” he said.

    The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Alausa Police Station, Kromkyes Bakfur, said Alausa Police Station is likely to be the only interlocked Police station in the state.

    “We are honoured and humbled by this gesture and we assure you that we will not let you down. With this, the church has helped us to set a high standard for other police station and we have shown ourselves as being pace setters,” he said.

  • There may be no Nigeria or general elections in 2019 – Adeboye

    General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye has warned that there might be no Nigeria in 2019, not to talk about a general election.

    The cleric was quoted as saying on Friday, at the May 2018 Holy Ghost service that there was no way he could continue to keep quiet while the killings, which had been counted in thousands this year alone, went on.

    It came against the backdrop of the recent killings of two Catholic Church priest in Benue State, a fortnight ago and several attacks on churches, which prompted US President, Donald Trump to vow before President Muhammadu Buhari in Washington that he would do something, very quickly to end the killing of Christians in Nigeria.

    Adeboye, speaking on the theme, ‘Stronger Than Your Enemies – 5 (Habitation of the Almighty)’ said: “There is no father that will lose 19 children in a day and be quiet. It doesn’t matter the denominations. All Christians in Nigeria call me daddy, so when anyone of them dies it’s my son that is dead.

    “We need to pray because unless these killings stop immediately even Nigeria may not live. We are not talking about individuals we are talking about Nigeria itself.

    “A bishop asked me sometimes ago what God has revealed to me about 2019 election.

    “I told him I am not sure there would be an election because unless these killings stop, there may be no election next year, I’m mot prophesying but this is so because no one will go out to vote if not sure they will return home safely.

    “I have seen war at a close range, there is nothing good about it. A nation may survive a civil war but no nation can survive a religious war and remain the same.

    “That Nigeria may live and not experience religious war these killings must stop.”

  • Over 2000 youths to converge at 2018 RECALP summit

    … RECALP to intellectually spur attendees to action on various fields of life

     

    The Young Adults and Youth Affairs of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 19 has announced date for fourth edition of the Relationship, Entrepreneur, Career, Leadership, Politics (RECALP) Summit.

    The Summit, which is scheduled to hold on May 29, 2018 at the Redeemed Christian Church of God Lagos Province 19 Auditorium in Ogudu, will serve as platform to equip the new generation of leaders and stimulate attendees, mostly young people to align with plausible steps to attain their life goals.

    The Chief Host, Pastor Bisi Olowoyo, who is Pastor-in-charge of Lagos Province 19, said that over 2,000 young people are expected to be in attendance, while a lot of viewers are expected to join the Summit online.

    Olowoyo described RECALP as a carefully designed platform to stir-up the creativity, talents and skills in the young people.

    Speaking on the Summit, the Convener and Provincial Youth Pastor of Lagos Province 19, Femi Aminu said that RECALP has evolved over the past couple of years from merely a youth summit where young people network to a brand that sows and nurtures ideas of true leadership in the minds of young leaders.

    “The initiative is to provide a forum where young people can be intellectually stimulated and challenged to take charge in the focus areas of the Summit,” Aminu further said.

    RECALP holds every May 29 to coincide with Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration.

    Also commenting on the Summit, Pastor Akin Akinboboye, Pastor of the Berean Youth Church, disclosed that Rev. (Mrs.) Funke Felix-Adejumo, President of Agape Christian Ministries, Dr. Charles Apoki, Founder of Petra Ministries and international conference speaker in several denominations and Mr. Adebola Williams, the co-founder of Red Media and StateCraft Inc as well as the co-author of the book “How to win elections in Africa”; are among other speakers at the Summit.

    Pastor Akinboboye added: “The RECALP Summit provides practical anecdotes for five very important aspects of human life namely: relationship, entrepreneurship, career, leadership, and politics. Our faculty has been carefully drawn from a select pool of distinguished and reputable individuals who actually walk their talk.

    Pastor Segun Odewunmi, the chairman of RECALP and pastor in charge of Restoration worship center also disclosed that “The Summit has so far enjoyed a relatively wide coverage with a total cumulative attendance of circa 2,000 and a growing online audience from all over the world.

    “Our young leaders – both as part of the live audience as well as those that would be joining the summit from across the world via different online streaming platforms are therefore assured of value for their time.

    “This is because our faculty this year are true success stories from the lens of the youth. We have a harmonious blend of time-tested practical wisdom in relationship and entrepreneurship on the one hand, and the youthful success story in career and leadership on the other.”

    Meanwhile, the Conveners said that attendance at the five-hour summit is free and interested youths can register online at http://www.recalp.org/

  • Eight year old boy stun crowd, recite longest bible chapter

    Adeyinka Akintunde

     

    Eight year old Samuel Adeniyi stunned worshippers of the Place of Refuge Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) when he recited Psalm 119 by heart, on Sunday April 8, 2018.

    Samuel, a primary five pupil of Success-Hill Model Academy Abuja, had earlier done the recitation during the April 2018 Holy Ghost Service of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. This got him a scholarship award from the wife of the General Overseer, Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye.

    It should be noted that Psalm 119 is the longest chapter of the bible, with 176 verses. Experts say it is a specially crafted poem with important themes focusing on the Truth and necessity of God’s Word and on His very character.

    Speaking to the Nation after the service, Samuel said it took him three weeks to learn the verses.

    “I am excited. It took me three weeks to prepare, and I am happy that I have achieved this.”

    His Father, Mr. Sofoluwe Adeniyi, an educationist and the proprietor of Samuel’s school expressed joy at his son’s intelligence.

    “Watching his academic growth over the years, I can tell you by God’s grace that Samuel can recite the   multiplication table up to twenty-five. He is a very sharp boy and I am happy about that.

    Speaking on how Samuel was discovered at the Redemption Camp, Mr. Adeniyi said “This is not the first time that he has done long bible recitations. He has done four previous presentations before.

    “I just prayed in January, asking God to give him the grace to recite Psalm 119 in full, and here we have it now.  He was just called upon, and he recited it.

    Mr Sofoluwe finally thanked the members of the Parish who gave a honorarium offering for him, and also expressed thanksgiving to the wife of the General Overseer for the scholarship.

  • RCCG First Born family empowers students, widows at 30

    Over 140 less privileged, including students and widows last Sunday received empowerment support courtesy of parishes and churches under Region 19 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos.

    Popularly known as First Born Family, the parishes and churches gave the widows undisclosed cheque each and awarded scholarships to 15 students of the Redeemers University Nigeria (RUN).

    98 grinding machines at the cost of N35, 000 were also distributed free to the needy to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Region, which started the model parish experiment in the RCCG.

    Pastor-in-charge of Region 19, Pastor Brown Oyitso, said the gestures were to give the less privileged a facelift and support them through life.

    He informed the region was not only committed to their spiritual but also their physical and financial well-being.

    Distributing the items to the beneficiaries at the Tafawa Balewa Square venue of the 30th anniversary with the theme from glory to glory, wife of the general overseer, Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, urged them to reproduce the seeds.

    She described the items as seeds of greatness, which if well planted, will turn the beneficiaries to employer of labour and wealth creators.

    Ministering at the anniversary that attracted thousands of worshippers, general overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye described glory as anything that causes shame.

    He said there was nothing glorious in poverty, sin, sickness or captivity, asserting God was indeed in the glorious manifestations of His children.

    To move from glory to glory, he said Christians must obey God and hand over everything to Him.

    He added that no one becomes rich by being stingy, urging Christians to sow bountifully for manifold harvests.

    Adeboye also harped on diligence, saying those who emerge glorious are never slothful but always begged to take a rest from their several endeavours.

    Emphasising the needs to be in Christ for glorious living, Adeboye said: “If Christ is dwelling in you, you will be full of glory. Christ is the King of glory. If you associate with Him, glory will be your portion.”

  • 76 HOURS MARATHON PRAISE FOR ADEBOYE’S BIRTHDAY

    76 HOURS MARATHON PRAISE FOR ADEBOYE’S BIRTHDAY

    To celebrate the 76th birthday of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, there would be a 76 hours Marathon Messiah’s Praise which will hold between February 26 and March 1 at the Youth Center, Redemption Camp, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

    There would be two stages (Nigeria and Diaspora) for the event which is expected to set a new record according to the organisers. The Nigerian stage would be at the church premises in Nigeria while the Diaspora will have 15 stages spread across the 15 participating countries outside Nigeria.

    The participating countries are USA, Canada, England, Australia, Spain, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Kenya, Netherlands, Sweden, Malaysia, South Africa and Ireland.

    Nigeria, being the host country will host the 76 hours nonstop praise while the Diaspora stages will share 76 hours among themselves.

    “As you all know, the year will never pass by without us in the Redeemed Christian Church of God dedicating an overwhelming number of hours to praise The Great Redeemer for His mercies over our Daddy, Pastor E.A Adeboye,” said Gospel artiste, Kunle Ajayi.

    “This year, we are dedicating 76 out of 8760 hours of the year to praise our God and to usher in a new pattern of worship that will redefine the perspective of men to worship and praise in this dispensation.”

    He disclosed that gospel music artistes within Nigeria and abroad are expected to minister at all venues throughout the period of the event.

  • Kaduna based NGO gives scholarship to 25 orphans

    Kaduna based NGO gives scholarship to 25 orphans

    A Kaduna based Non-Governmental Organization, (NGO) Omalife Rescue Foundation (OLRF) has given scholarship awards to 25 orphans and less privileged pupils in the state.

    The pupils were drawn from several orphanage homes within Kaduna metropolis.

    The scholarship scheme which is an annual event by the NGO will run from primary to secondary school, the Founder of Omalife, Mrs. Omanibe Blessing Ameh has disclosed.

    Speaking at the ceremony during the presentation of cheques to the lucky children, Mrs. Omanibe disclosed that, “we have been doing this for the last 7 years and this year we have 25 children under our scholarship scheme from primary school to secondary school and our aim is to triple these number in the next few years.”

    According to her, the foundation is her passion and vision, adding that the essence of life is to be able to assist people around you to achieve their goal in life.

    “The scholarship is an annual event that we do to assist the less privileged ones and be of service to humanity. We need to show love to people around us no matter how little it is. You don’t have to wait until you have everything before you can give, the little you have can go a long way in putting a smile on someone’s face. Apart from the normal 25 pupils, we have also issued cheques that we are going to give to selected children from selected orphanage homes, this is in addition to the normal annual scholarship, it is to assist them in one way or the other”, she said.

    Cheques ranging from 100,000, to 45 000 were presented to those present among the 25 beneficiaries.

    Moved by the magnanimity of the foundation, some of those present also donated items like, school bags and exercise books to the pupils.

    Also speaking at the event, Pastor David Akosile of the Redeemed Christian church of God, Higher Level Parish, Sabon Tasha stated that they have been partnering with the foundation towards making sure that the vision can be expanded to make sure the effort reach more people.

    He also disclosed that there have been collaboration with the foundation in many areas as a way of making sure that apart from physical assistance, “some people also need spiritual assistance, which has taken us to the prisons to make sure that when they come out, they will be reformed to fit into the society.

  • Killings: God will expose killers, kidnappers soon, says Adeboye

    Killings: God will expose killers, kidnappers soon, says Adeboye

     

    General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A Adeboye has condemned kidnapping and killings in the country.

    Leading his congregation in prayers, at the February 2018 Holy Ghost Service tagged “Stronger than your enemies – Part 2”, held at the Redemption Camp, Adeboye asked the congregation, which included the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to pray that God should expose and deal with those that are shedding blood, and those that  are sponsoring  them.

    In his words “Father, wherever those who are shedding bloods are hiding, please expose and deal with them.  All those who are condoling evil or colluding with them, wherever they may be please expose and deal with them. All those who are sponsoring evil and bloodshed, please expose and destroy them.”

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    Responding to those who have accused him of being silent on the issue, the General Overseer said “I am a Christian and I belong to the Christian Association of Nigeria which has a President. So whatever the President says is what I say. I am also a Pentecostal and I belong to the Pentecostal Association of Nigeria. So whatever the President says is what I say. That is how to be under authority.”

    About 50 persons were murdered by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State in the first two days of January, 2018. There have also been several cases of kidnappings in some parts of the country. Reports say that the herdsmen started attack since the Benue State Government implemented the anti-grazing law, giving the herdsmen no space to feed their cows.

     

     

     

  • Deolu Adeboye celebrates

    Deolu Adeboye celebrates

    As the eldest child of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and one of the most influential religious figures in the country, Adeolu Adeboye has pretty big shoes to fill. Every word or action of his is taken as reflective of his upbringing. And this extends to celebrations. Hence it was no surprise when the CEO of Wisemen Apparel and Duchess turned a year older and celebrated in a low-key fashion.

    Not for him a grand and expensive shindig which may be construed as a frivolous display of vanity. Not for him also the preening blares of vuvuzelas and klaxons crowing of his achievements. Rather, he spent the day in the company of his close family, thanking and praising God for another year added to a wonderful life.