Our fore fathers were known for the practice of the religions that involved deities often represented by stones, trees, rivers and all other “special” creations. Hence, for the purpose of this lecture, we can paraphrase the theme to be the role of Celestial Church in the body of Christ or the role of Celestial Church in the society of other churches.Ĭhristianity was a foreign religion to Africa. The Oxford dictionary defines it as a worldwide body or society of Christians. According to the free Wikipedia Dictionary, Christendom is an old religious term which is now replaced with Christianity.

“Celestial Church of Christ is part of the one spiritual, world-wide, united, indivisible Holy Church which came into the world from heaven by DIVINE ORDER on the 29th of September 1947 in PORTO NOVO, REPUBLIC OF BENIN (formerly REPUBLIC OF DAHOMEY) through a single individual, a man who is the founder of the Church, the Reverend Pastor Prophet Founder SAMUEL BILEHOU JOSEPH OSHOFFA.” (Article 1, Second Schedule, Celestial Church Constitution).Ĭhristendom can be described as the worldwide body of Christians.

All these will be touched before we make our recommendations. This topic, the role of Celestial Church of Christ in the Christendom requires a review of the concept of the Christendom, the essence of Cele and a discussion of the role of the church in relation to others. I pray for further strength for you all in Jesus name. Without this arrangement, what belongs to all could have belonged to nobody. I guess that God put it in the mind of our Pastor Founder to set up this committee about 30years ago as a result of the geometric increase in the number of parishes and the need to have a ‘pastoral administrative eye’ on the parish that is set by him at the International Headquarters Ketu, Lagos. I want to equally greet the members of the IMC for making themselves available as useful tools for the progress of our church. This becomes important and relevant as an exercise to assess the objectives, the performance etc. I am highly honoured to be in this exalted position to deliver a lecture on the significance of our church in the midst of all other churches in the universe at this crucial time in the history of our beloved church. THE ROLE OF CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE CHRISTENDOM

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