It was indeed a day of joy for Pastors Taiwo and Nomthi Odukoya,
alongside the entire family of The Fountain Of Life Church (TFOL),
Ilupeju, Lagos when on Saturday June 28, 2014 the massive new church
auditorium was dedicated.
Speaking at the dedication ceremony
which started at about 12pm, special guest of honour and Lagos State
Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) who was presented with a birthday gift
by Senior Pastor of the TFOLC, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya expressed happiness
with the leadership and the entire members of the church for
considering the state as a place to invest in.
While tasking the
gathering to live in harmony and earn each other’s trust so as to make
the state retain its status as the centre of excellence, he insisted
that the occasion is the type of partnership that should exist between
the government and people of various faiths.
According to the governor, "Despite the trying time, if we stay together, we will overcome."
Also
in his remark, presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide,
Bishop David Oyedepo maintained that the new auditorium was an edifice
of global standard, with an addition that the Church is a plus to any
society and not just a building but, “A center for unveiling the ways
of God for getting things done.”
The Bishop revealed that the
church has a role to play in contributing to the growth of the nation
and enlightening the dark world on the right way to go.
The clergy also added that, "The church is in need today than ever before to push darkness out of the land.
Aside
the Governor's wife Mrs Abimbola Fashola, others who also attended the
dedication includes: Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs Mobola
Johnson who was equally presented with her birthday gift, and the
presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Mike
Okonkwo.
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