His Eminence Revd. E.M.F Oshoffa,Revd. Mother Esther Ajayi Storm Abeokuta As CCC Ibara Cathedral Celebrates Golden Jubilee Adult Harvest Anniversary in Grand Style
The Global Leadership of the Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide Temporarily Shifted Base to Abeokuta on Sunday As the Pastor and Spiritual Head of CCC Worldwide, His Wife, Mother Celestial Celine Oshoffa As Well As Revd. Mother Esther Ajayi Graced the 50th Adult Harvest Anniversary of CCC Ibara Cathedral
By: Israel Adeleke and Olufemi Orunsola
The Ijeja-Ibara axis of the ancient city of Abeokuta, literarily turned to a Celestial Jerusalem of some sort as the Pastor and Spiritual Head, CCC Worldwide, His Eminence, Revd. Emmanuel Mobiyina Friday Oshoffa flanked by his wife, Mother Celestial Celine Oshoffa as well as the Presiding Pastor of the Love of Christ Generation Church (Cherubim & Seraphim), Nigeria, Revd. Mother Dr. Esther Ajayi, as well as thousands of CCC members from different parts of Nigeria and members from the Diaspora converged on CCC Ibara cathedral on Sunday 28th July, 2024, for the Grand Finale of the Golden Jubilee and Adult Harvest Thanksgiving Service of the Church.
OPEN TELEVISION Naija reports that the 50th Adult Harvest Anniversary of the Church which was marked with a wide range of anniversary programmes such as: a One-day Summit (on Saturday 6th July,2024), an Open-Air Crusade at the Skating Ground Panseke,Abeokuta (on Friday 19th July, 2024) and a Musical Concert/Praise Night featuring popular gospel music artistes of Celestial extraction and beyond (on Friday 26th July, 2024) climaxed with the Adult Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Sunday 28th July, 2024.
OPEN TELEVISION Naija correspondent who visited the church premises reports that the entire stretch of road leading to the church from Omida en route JustRite Ijeja Abeokuta branch, up to the Ijeja stadium bend was canopied by members of the church with musical platforms set by different families to celebrate the adult harvest anniversary.
OPEN TELEVISION Naija recalls that the One-Day Summit organized by the church featured prominent Celestial Scholars led by the current occupier of the Mathematics Professorial chair of Pastor Enoch Adeboye at the University of Lagos, Prof.Temitope Jaiyeola.
Similarly, the Musical Concert/Praise Night paraded popularly gospel music artistes like Abel Dosunmu (Mega 99), Evangelist Esther Igbekele, Boye Best among other gospel music artistes.
Revd. Pastor Oshoffa in his sermon, quoting from 1John 3:14- “He that loveth not {his} brother abideth in death", admonished the congregants to always live their lives with love for other people.
The Pastor and Spiritual Head of the Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide, Revd Friday Mobiyina Oshoffa said that "the Golden Jubilee Adult Harvest of the Celestial Church of Christ Ibara Cathedral, being the Egba Regional headquarters is a major milestone in the anals of the history of the Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide because the Parish occupies a strategic place in the Celestial church of Christ in Ogun state and indeed in Nigeria.
Revd. Oshoffa took advantage of the occasion to pronounce prophetic pastoral blessings upon the Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide, the body of Christ, as well as Nigeria as a country.
In her own remarks, the Presiding Pastor, Love of Christ Generation Church (Cherubim & Seraphim), Revd.Mother Dr. Esther Ajayi said that the Celestial Church of Christ and the Cherubim and Seraphim Church are a huge blessing to the body of Christ in Nigeria and beyond, noting that the two white garment churches need to unite to fulfil the heavenly mandate of deliverance, spiritual worship and spiritual guidance of God's people to the heavenly light from this earth into eternity.
A major highpoint of the golden jubilee ault harvest thanksgiving service was harvest thanksgiving by celestial families, individuals, church groups, and the rank and files of celestial Church leaders.
Other highpoints of the event was the cutting of the Golden Jubilee Anniversary cake and the giving of the Distinguished Award of Recognition to many deserving members of the church located in the UK, Austria & America, in both life time & posthumous Awards categories.
Among the awardees was the Coordinating Shepherd of CCC Voice of Jesus Parishes in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, the UAE and Ikorodu, Nigeria, Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Paul Tunde Soile for his contributions to the church.
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