By Oluwafemi Dosu
It was a moment of celebration and overwhelming joy as
Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Ibukun, Shogunle Zonal Headquarters, Lagos holds her 50th harvest
and thanksgiving service on Sunday 2nd of December, 2018.
The annual harvest which has the theme 'Seed Time and
Harvest' coined from Genesis chapter 8 vs 22 was preceded by a 5-day revival
which started on Monday 26 to Friday 30th November.
Christ Apostolic Church Oke Ibukun, Shogunle Zonal
Headquarters was established in 1967 with few members and has been spreading
its tentacles since then.
The Zonal Superintendent of the Zone, Pastor J.O Falade
while giving welcome address noted that the harvest is a mile stone in CAC
Worldwide because CAC just concluded the centenary celebration grand finale and
this harvest is one of the first harvest in another centenary.
He also emphatically told people that this is beginning of a
new thing in CAC Shogunle Zone, admonishing that members should not remember
the old things but focus on new things, adding that if a new thing has to come
there will be change and change is constant.
Pastor Falade who is celebrating harvest with the zone for
the first time and also looking forward to the 100th harvest of the church recalled
that at the grand finale of the centenary celebration of CAC Worldwide the only
living pioneer member of the church, Elder Eniayewu was invited to speak on how
the whole thing started.
He said the Elder who is one hundred and twenty-three years
old disclosed that the church started as a prayer band led by Mrs. Sofia
Odunlami in St. Saviour Anglican Church, Ijebu-Ode. The prayer band, Faith
Terbanacle was later sent out of the church because the population of the
prayer meeting then was more than normal church service and the band moved to a
primary school beside the church.
According to him, the prayer band started prayers in 1918
and their focus was on Holy Ghost outpour. He further revealed that during a
prayer session one day, God spoke to the prayer band that He will raise a
mighty Prophet for them if they do away with sin and jewelries and God later
raised Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola in Ilesa, Ikeji-Arakeji for them.
Pastor Falade concluded by urging the church to cooperate
with the pastorate and have a flexible heart.
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