Hurray................! The Adventist Church Celebrates Centenary in Nigeria Today........! The Seventh-day Adventist church marks its 100 years in Nigeria. Missionary David C. Babcock first established its presence in 1914 after coming from mission in Sierra Leone, he learnt the Yoruba language in less than 5 months . The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a major Christian denomination with a significant presence in Nigeria Babcock University was named after him. He pioneered the work of the Adventist Church in Nigeria in 1914. He was based in Erunmu in Oyo State, Nigeria. The 100 years celebration of the Adventist church in Nigeria also comes at a time when Nigeria is also celebrating its almagamation as a nation from the Northern and Southern protectorate. In 2011, the church made an appeal to the federal government to shift the election days from Saturday so that members could vote. Pastor Bassey Udoh, the President, Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Eastern Nigerian Union, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. “Saturday is the day of our worship and more than five million members of the church will worship in 3,500 branches in the country every Saturday, including the days of the elections.’’ “We worship on Saturdays, not for personal reasons but Biblical, which are founded in the scriptures and dates back to creation. “We believe that Sabbath is a Holy Day and should not be used for any personal, civil or public business. The church has contributed to the growth of the nation especially in the educational and medical fields. It also shares the truth of the gospel to countless number of people through rural and urban evangelism. Adventists are very loving people who care for the environnent, promote healthy practices and help those in need. They hold on to scripture as the only basis of thruth. Although they are often misunderstood, their beliefs including the seventh-day sabath is founded on the bible alone. The Adventist church has a worldwide membership of over 18 million in virtually every country on earth. A famous seventh-day adventist in Nigeria is Dr. Deji Adeleke, owner of Adeleke university and Pacific Energy. The President of North-Westhern Nigeria Union Mission Pastor O. A. Owolabi outline a series of activities to mark the 100 years commemoration. Some of these activities include visit of World President Pastor T. N. C. Wilson and other world leaders alongside the Leaders in Nigeria to some State Governments which include Lagos state, Ogun state, Abia state, Rivers state, Plateaux state etc and finally Aso Rock villa. Exquisite celebrations and worship services are also scheduled in some city stadiums and institutions these include Lagos, Babcock, Enyimba stadium in Aba, PH, Jos, Abj. The uniform is just to make the celebrations colourful. Let us pray the success of the events and as were celebrating, AY=======>P1 Women 4 Christ=======>Lift Him Up AMO=======>Mission to neighbour Young Dorcas=======>Lift Him Up Higher so that we pray for others,our nation,states and the church.Shalom.............. Once again,HAPPY CENTENARY CELEBRATION..........!
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:37:12 +0000
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