By Samuel Onyekwere
It was a jubilation galore on Sunday as members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), including well wishers across the globe gathered to celebrate God’s faithfulness and grace upon the church at the 2nd thanksgiving anniversary.
The event which was to commemorate the reopening of the ministry after the glorious exit of its founder, God’s General, Senior Prophet TB Joshua, on June 5, 2021 and also to celebrate the great and mighty works of God still happening in the ministry under the new leadership of Pastor Evelyn Joshua.
The colourful event witnessed a huge turn out of members, well wishers, guest artistes and invited guests from all over the world with an array of group members dressed in different colouful attires.
An elated Evelyn Joshua, clad in a simple but elegant pink attire, in her speech; expressed gratitude to God, ministers and members of the church who have stayed with the church even in the time of challenges.
She promised that the church’s new administration would continually strive to preserve the legacy of the church’s founder, Prophet TB Joshua.
“The legacy of Prophet TB Joshua shall live forever” she said
Quoting the scriptures from the book of Psalm 107:1 Pastor Joshua enjoined the people to give thanks to God “for He is good and His mercy endureth for ever”.
She also expressed profound gratitude to Emmanuel TV Partners for their unquantifiable support.
Highlighting various activities undertaken by the SCOAN in the year, Pastor Joshua mentioned the ministry’s special meetings at The Prayer Mountain, outreaches in Ghana, Spain, Zambia and Kenya, and numerous charity events in Spain, Turkey, Malawi, Ukraine, Kenya and other parts of the world. The woman of God also commended the different groups in the church for their faithfulness and steadfastness at ensuring that the church continues to move forward in God’s grace.
High profile Gospel artiste Christina Shusho from Tanzania performed at event. She rendered melodious songs in Swahili language, commonly spoken by people from southern and east African to the admiration of the crowd in the capacity filled church auditorium. Also, on hand to thrill the guest with her sonorous voice was international acclaimed gospel singer Nancy Amancio from Dominican Republic.
Another artiste Akintayo Akinwande performed a medley of Nigerian praise songs while SCOAN youth and the women of grace of the ministry showcased their dancing dexterity to admiration of everyone.
The Congregants also watched clips highlighting God’s goodness in the ministry since the church reopened after Pastor Evelyn Joshua took over the mantle of leadership.
The highlight of the celebration was when Pastor Evelyn Joshua danced with members of her family and the pastorate, to the altar to drop her thanksgiving giving offering. This heralded the dancing parade by foreign visitors and members who danced to the altar according to their groups to drop their thanksgiving offering.
Thereafter the event came to a close as members and guests look forward to a glorious 2024.
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