Two weeks after the celebration of his 76th birthday, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye will on Sunday storm the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos for yet another celebration as the church’s First Born Family marks its 30th anniversary.
Pastor Adeboye is expected to speak on a topic titled; “From Glory to Glory” at the yearly Power Conference pa kaged by the First Born Family of the Church which perfected an arrangement to ferry participants from different points in Lagos Free of charge. There will also be free food for participants.
Addressing newsmen at the Region 19 Headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Ikeja, the Special Assistant to the General Overseer in charge of Missions and the Pastor-in-charge of Region 19, Pastor Brown Oyitso traced the history First Born Family which was born with a vision to pursue mission work aggressively, both locally and international to the General Overseer.
Pastor Oyitso who was flanked by the chairman, Planning Committee of the 30th anniversary, Pastor Yemi Lebi, Assistant Pastor-in-charge of Region 19, Pastor Jide Akiode and Publicity Committee chairman, Pastor Dele Jayeoba, said when Pastor Adeboye was made General Overseer of the church ”he received the vision to start a model parish which was meant to reach out to young and upwardly model professionals.”
According to him, the initial church at Ladipo Oluwole in Ikeja grew to over 1,000 parishes within one year despite the “initial teething challenges faced, just like any other human organization, we waxed stronger. Today, the single young church has grown into a network of over 2,500 churches within Nigeria with 15 provinces and many more are still being planted.”
Oyitso added that the First Born Family which has been growing in leaps and bounds with incredible testimonies too numerous to mention, has hundreds of foreign missions parishes in all the continents of the world and has also grown to become a region within the RCCG Family.
As a way of celebrating God’s faithfulness, “we gather every year to rejoice, thank God and be blessed for the coming year at a time we call “Power Conference”. It is the anniversary of the First Born Family in RCCG and on a yearly basis, new things happen. We are take. To greater heights and we receive prophecy for the new year.
“Last year, the theme was “Tirning Point”, and undoubtedly, God has turned things around in the lives, businesses, ministries and families within the FBF. We believe it’s now time to go from Glory to Glory. That’s why the theme for this year’s anniversary was divinely chosen,” Pastor Oyitso said urging Lagosians to take advantage of the branded buses across the metropolis.
The First Born Family also known as Region 19 of the RCCG is hosting the annual Power Conference with theme, “From Glory to Glory” from 7.30 a.m. on Sunday with the 76-year old General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye ministering.