The Elect of God Late Joseph Ikechiuku Anyanwu (Elect Of God) hailed from Abala, Ogbuebulle, Oboro in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. He received his call into the ministry of the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the year 1937 at Nkwerre Onitsha, where he worked in the Agricultural Plantation as a labourer. The Late Apostle Joseph Ikechiuku gave an account of his calling thus: “In my dream I was brought to an open field. There, I heard a voice from heaven calling me, ‘Joseph! Joseph!! Joseph!!! lift up your eyes to heaven.’ When I lifted up my eyes, I saw the inscription written in Igbo language: ‘ Ihe ana chosike nke mba dum ka ibu’ meaning, ‘ You are what all nations earnestly desire.’ The voice continued, ‘Do not touch or handle unclean things, but be ye holy, for you are purposely created and destined for the work of God.’ ” The Apostle understood the “Work of God” in this message as preaching of the gospel of the kingdom of God and the establishment of the church of God. After the call, Joseph Ikechiuku returned to his hometown, Ogbuebulle, and fellowshipped with the Apostolic Church where he had been baptized by Reverend Dodders about three years before his call. Five years after his first encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ, Apostle Ikechiuku left his home environment for Cowan Estate, Ajagbodudu, near Sapele in the then midwest province of Western Region, now Delta State of Nigeria, on February 10, 1942. There at Cowan Estate, Palm Plantation belonging to U.A.C, he was appointed headman over a unit of about fifty labourers, where he instinctively developed the habit of using a staff. Today, like the biblical staff of Moses turned the ‘rod of God’, a staff of authority has become a prominent part of his ministerial paraphernalia. For more information you can visit St. Josephs Chosen Church of God International
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:20:40 +0000
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