NEW WINE CHURCH @ 20 …HOW IT ALL BEGAN…JULY 25, 1993 – JULY 25, 2013 NEW WINE CHURCH @ 20 JULY 25, 1993 – JULY 25, 2013 New Wine Church, London, United Kingdom is 20 Years Old today, 25th of July, 2013. Just like yesterday…or so it seems? GLORY TO THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY But then there were those days of tiny beginnings upon which the New Wine Church you now have was foundationed…those Pre-New Wine Days…when perhaps 99.0% of the current membership were never able to witness. Frankly speaking, it is just impossible to imagine it. It’s not the stuff you dream of. Just a figment of imagination, may be… The day of the VERY FIRST SERVICE, 25th July, 2003 when a very large audience of 25 faithfuls were at the West Greenwich House to make history. Dr. Creflo Dollar had been an integral “Spiritual Father Member” of the Ministry right before the start !!! That’s the truth… Ever heard of Upper Room Fellowship? …You probably saw Pastor Tayo every week, and Pastor Tony Oliha once a while from the USA. What was Pastor Segun Aworeni & Pastor Dele Olowofusi like in those days? Ever heard of Ministers Shade Okikiolu, Tola Oladokun, Biola Lashebikan, Yemi Babalola ? What do you think / imagine of Upper Room Fellowship anytime it comes up in a discussion? Who and Who was there…when the Vision was in the womb? What was it like sharing a flat with Pastor Tayo ? Yes we lived together before it all…before the Birth of New Wine Church! The conceptualization & Nurturing of the Vision, and the subsequent BIRTH of New Wine Church… Those unbelievable strings of experience? The battles…The Challenges…The Victories…The Nomadic Lifestyles…The sharing of Facilities…The Sharing of Cars…The Celebrations of Council House allocations…And there were bucketful of them !!! It was rough & tough but we had fun. It was NOT a case of what’s in it for me BUT what can I put into it! The New Wine Church you see and the facilities you now have today is simply a million miles away from where we started from …I will be taking you on a journey shortly…I was there…I have been there right before the birth of New Wine Church. The Story of Perseverance. The Story of Loyalty. The Story of Faithfulness. The Juicy / Not –so –juicy Accounts. It’s going to be the real raw story of the true journey of New Wine Church from ‘Before the Beginning’ to this day. I am famous for NOT being Politically Correct, and frankly, no apology in the least. …imagine this… …Pastor Tayo once bought an accident car from a salvage yard, and with a view to repairing it. This accident car was packed beside the flat at 27 Blythe Road where we were living overnight, and guess what, the car was burnt during the night by some unknown hoodlums. As if that was not bad enough, the engine of the car was removed before we got back from work the following day… JUST STAY TUNED…
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