Thousands of members of the Lagos Diocese
Anglican Communion on Saturday, held a colourful rally as part of activities to
celebrate 100 years of the existence of the diocese. The event which took place
at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Lagos can only be described as beautiful and
spiritually uplifting, CYRIACUS NNAJI reports.
Made up of 14
Archdeaconries with One Purpose, One Faith and One Goal the diocese gathered
its members for the Centenary Rally with the faithful wearing gorgeous and
well-designed T-Shirts that suited the occasion. There were also the Diocesan
bands and Choirs that entertained guests with melodious tones.
The Rt. Rev. Humphrey
Olumakaiye addressing the gathering
said the event is a fantastic opportunity to come together to share in the
fellowshlp of Christ ‘as we get stronger, deeper and higher as a Diocese.’
While thanking the Divine Mandate Partners, whom he described as formidable partners in moving the Diocese forward especially in the realization of the Centenary projects, Olumakaiye stated “The Centenary Celebration is designed to be celebrated throughout this year and it is targeted at fostering a more cordial relationship among us all as we look forward to establishing something that the coming generations will also appreciate us for.”
He spoke on the centenary city saying “To the glory of God, we just secured 1500 plots of land as our Centenary City through the huge support of you good people of this Diocese. This City is the legacy that we will hand over to the next generation alongside the ones we received from our forefathers. This will also allow us to add more value to our Diocese and our society in the form of low Income Housing Estate, St. Luke's Global Hospital, Garden of Gethsemane, camp ground, amusement park and many more. We will also give something back to the Church in form of empowerment of our women and our teeming youths. By the grace of God, we will soon move to our Centenary City.”
Olumakaiye also thanked
the stakeholders who have contributed significantly in the realization of the
centenary celebration saying “Let me thank the committee in charge of this rally;
you have done a good job. I thank all the Archdeaconry coordinators and
sub-committees, I also appreciate the Diocesan Media and Technical Crew,
and all others.”
On his part,
Most Reverend Adebola Ademowo, the immediate past Bishop of the diocese thanked
God for what God is doing in the diocese describing Olumakaiye as a goal
getter. “For us to have him in the diocese the lord has really blessed us and I
know he is going places.
“Within a
very short of time the Bishop took the mantle of leadership, he has gone very
far. He went round all the churches in the diocese, there is a centenary city that
he is trying to put in place, there is the radio for the diocese, right in front
of the diocesan palace you will see the electronic board. There are many things
the Bishop is doing. I usually fast, but when the Bishop was enthroned, he
asked us to fast for 21 days and I didn’t miss a single one. At the beginning
of this year he asked us to fast for 14 days. The man is not doing the work in
the flesh, he is doing it in the spirit, he is charismatic, prophetic, and he
is a man of God to the core. So we thank God for all the lord is doing, we need
people like him. In this country
On the
expectations after 100 years he said, “There are many things in the pipeline,
but the Bishop wants the members to grow spiritually more than ever before, because
that is very important, the diocese is growing physically, but he also wants members
to grow spiritually and he wants them to be enablers,” Ademowo said.
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