St. Peter Presbyterian Church of Nigeria Omege Parish -PCNO

Please send to all church platforms. Prepare leaders for this GA Seminar on Monday. See zoom link:. PCN GA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: GA LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
Time: Jun 26, 2023 08:00 PM West Central Africa

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PLEASE FIND TIME TO READ THIS :-

Do you remember the firebrand man of God, *Benson Idahosa*
*who declared that the planned meeting of*
*Witches and Wizards in Benin cannot hold*
*while he was alive.*
*People like Katherine kulhman, Billy Graham,*
*Smith Wiggleswoth and those great men and*
*women of God. ........* *ASK THOSE WHO SAW *THE REVIVAL OF 1930s,1970s AND 1980s, THEY WILL *TELL YOU WHY WE*
*ARE CRYING OVER THIS "FIRE LESS NESS" WE ARE SEEING IN OUR*
*GENERATION OF BELIEVERS.*
*John Knox prayed:* *"Lord, Give me Scotland or I die"...*

*St Patrick, a rugged Believer that Brought*
*even Dead Animals* *And Trees Back To Life*
*Prayed: "God, Give Me souls or Give Me*
*Nothing Else"....*

*Brethren, The Hebrides revival prayed: "Lord, if you will not use us, please, kill us"...*

*The brethren from England who brought the Fire from Azusa Street revival*
*Gathered everyday under the terrible cold.*
*Their only prayer topic was: "Lord, give us*
*Men that will spread Your Fire in the streets of England".*

*During the Indonesia Revival,, Those Hungry*
*Hearts were seen* *Praying day and Night:*
*"Lord, The harvest is ripe... If it pleases You,*
*Please use us".*

*One prayer that was common during the days of William Seymour was: "Lord, this is another day that hell must lose men and women.*
*Please, we are here use us".*

*Paul said:" Woe is me if I preach not the gospel"*

*Rachel said to her husband, Jacob: "Give me children or I die".*

*But unfortunately, our churches are filled*
*Today with people who are not ashamed of spiritual barrenness.*

*We are asking "God give me money. God give me spouse.*
*God give me Visa".*

*Where do we see believers again that will be praying and fasting, and when you Listen to them, you will be hearing:* *"Lord, let Your Fire fall in my community and*
*Let their be revival"?*

*When Paul encountered Christ, he fell and rose. What He asked was:" Lord, what will You have me do".*

*But today, when we fall under anointing,* *We start expecting marriage proposals,*
*Visas and Employment letters.*
*This generation of members in our churches have not had a genuine* *Encounter with the*
*Man of Calvary.*

*No generation has* *Carried Bibles like us*
*Without opening it.*

*No generation is materially driven like ours and we expect the land to obey us.*

*Jesus said, pray to the Father that He brings*
*His Kingdom on Earth.*

*GOD help us to get it on time. Amen.*

*Let's build up our spiritual life cos its very necessary.*

*If you miss heaven you can never miss hell. Think about it. Hell isn't a pretty place.*

*Do the work of an*
*Evangelist now by* *sharing this message* *with all your contacts.*
*Have you ever wondered*
*what would have happened if we treat the Holy Bible the way we treat our* *Mobile*
*Phone?*

*And we really can't live without the BIBLE.*
*Don't send later, send now.*

*May the Almighty* *
God grant good success to*
*every one who reads and sends this message.*
*AMEN!, AMEN!!, AMEN!!!.*

From
Apostle Israel M.C.
God bless you.

It's my pleasure to use this medium to wish our sisters, mothers, and incoming mothers Beautiful Happy mothering Sunday to you all in Presbyterian Church of Nigeria Omege Echara Parish {PCNO} PARISH and nation wide women's guild.
My earnest prayer is that God will grant you all your heart desires, keep you all,I pray for good health and long live to enjoy the fruit🍓🍑🍑🍓🍑 of your labours and Divine provisions to support your husbands in training your children and more grace to do the works of the kingdom as "WOMAN CLOTHED IN ROYALTY".
And as many that are believing God for the fruit of the womb shall receive answer and those of our single sisters that are yet to get married and become mother shall receive answer to all your prayers in Jesus name Amen 🙏 happy mothering Sunday to :
PRESBYTERIAN Church of Nigeria Omege{PCNO} PARISH Ikwo EBONYI St.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NIGERIA #80 Omuma road Aba Abia St
PRESBYTERIAN church of Nigeria Okoro Nu Odu Parish, PH River St
PRESBYTERIAN Church of Nigeria Ibadan Parish....And many others long live our mothers you're are special

From all of us at Presbyterian Church of Nigeria Omege Echara Parish {PCNO}

It's youth o'clock...... endeavor to be part of this youth program coming soon and be richly blessed...... it's online programs WhatsApp the link 🔗 will be shared soon

1. ORIGIN:
In April 1846, at the invitation of the two kings of Calabar, a team of missionaries from the Church of Scotland Mission, led by Rev. Hope Masterton Waddell, arrived Calabar where they set up the first congregation of what is now known as The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria.. From Calabar, the Church began to grow. In 1858, it was constituted as the Presbytery of Biafra. This Presbytery of Biafra metamorphosed into the The Presbyterian Synod of Biafra in 1921. The Church continued to witness remarkable growth until 1945, when the Presbyterian Church of Biafra was constituted, with the Synod as its highest court. In the same year, the white missionaries handed over the Church administration to Nigerians. The Presbyterian Church of Biafra became the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Nigeria in 1952. By 16th June, 1960, the Mission Church integration was completed and the Church changed its name to the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria. In 1985, the Syond met in Afikpo and agreed to create Regional Synods with the General Assembly as the highest decision making body. This decision materialized on the 22nd August, 1987, when the General Assembly was inaugurated at the Duke Town Presbyterian Church, Calabar. After the creation of the General Assembly, two regional Synods were created in 1988. These were the East and the South-East Synods. As at today, the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has nine Regional Synods.

2. FAITH & DOCTRINE:
The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria is a part of the Holy Catholic or Universal Church. It is one of the results of the Protestant Reformation that was begun in 1517 AD. It worships one God Almighty in the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It rejoices in the sovereign grace of God towards humanity and creation and confesses our Lord Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God who was crucified for the salvation of humankind and who is the Head of the Universal Church. It believes in the Word of God as contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as its supreme rule of faith and life. The Church proclaims the gospel of the kingdom of God and invites all to receive the forgiveness of sins and the acceptance by God through faith in Jesus Christ and the gift of eternal life.

3. SPREAD:
From its humble beginning in Calabar in 1846, the Church has been firmly established in Nigeria with congregations spread across the country. The Church has nine Regional Synods, over fifty Presbyteries and more than two thousand parishes, congregations, outreaches and mission fields spread across the entire country. It also has a Mission Presbytery covering the Republics of Benin and Togo. The Regional Synods are those of Akwa (covering Akwa Ibom State, with office in Uyo); Calabar (parts of Cross River State, with office in Calabar); East (parts of Abia State, with office in Ohafia); East Central (Enugu and Anambra States as well as parts of Ebonyi State, with office in Abakaliki); Mid East (parts of Ebonyi State with office in Afikpo); North (covering the Northern States of Nigeria, with office in Abuja); South Central (Rivers, Bayelsa and Imo States as well as parts of Abia State, with office in Aba); Upper Cross River (covering parts of Cross River State, with office in Ugep) and West (covering Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Edo and Delta States as well as the Mission Presbytery of Cotonou/Lome, with office in Yaba, Lagos).

4. STRUCTURE:
The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, like other Presbyterian Churches in the world, is ruled by Elders. These are classified into two – the Teaching Elders (ordained clergy) and the Ruling Elders. Both the Teaching and Ruling Elders come together to constitute the ‘courts’ of the Church through which they govern the Church. The Presbyterian Church of Nigerian has four courts – the Kirk Session, the Presbytery, the Synod and the General Assembly. b) Polity: The government of the Church is Presbyterian – a system of governance in which the Elders rule, based on democratic principles. The government is exercised through a court system, as stated above. The courts are the following: i) Session: The Session consists of a Minister (or Ministers) and Ruling Elders who exercise rule under Jesus Christ in all matters affecting the spiritual well-being and order of the Congregation/s. ii) Presbytery: The Presbytery is made up of the Ministers and the representative Elders of the Sessions that constitute the Court as determined by the Synod. It exercises oversight and rule over the Ministers (including those on probation) and Students for the ministry as well as the Sessions and Congregations within its bound. iii) Synod: This Court consists of all the members of Presbyteries together with such representatives of local interests of the Church as may be authorized by the General Assembly. The Synod acts as an Appeal Court over the Presbyteries within its bounds and also considers matters of local concern to the Church. iv) General Assembly: The General Assembly is the Supreme Court of the Church. In all matters that concern the Church, its decisions are final. It exercises oversight and rule over the Sessions, Presbyteries, and Synods as well as the Church as a whole.

5. CHURCH ACTIVITIES:
Since its advent in Nigeria, the Presbyterian Church has been vigorously involved in evangelism and social action in fulfillment of its divine obligations. a. Evangelism: From its humble beginning in Calabar in 1846, the Church has been firmly established in Nigeria with parishes spread across the country. Congregations and parishes have been established in all parts of the country and a Mission Presbytery set up even as far as Cotonou and Lome covering the Republics of Benin and Togo respectively. b. Education: Over the years, the Church has been involved in the education sub-sector through the numerous primary and post-primary schools established and run by Parishes, Presbyteries and Synods. It is interesting to note that in 1895, the Church founded one of the foremost educational institutions in Nigeria – the Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar. The institution has since been in the fore-front of producing the educated elites of this country, the number of which includes such names as the first President of Nigeria, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and the first Governor of Eastern Nigeria, Dr. Akanu Ibiam. In furtherance of its commitment to the education sub-sector, the Church has established a degree-awarding institution – the Presbyterian Health Institute, Uburu, Ebonyi State. The Institute, which is affiliated to the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, in the award of degrees in Nursing and related disciplines, is an arm of the Pres byterian Joint Hospital (PJH), Uburu. In addition to the Institute, the Church runs two degree-awarding Theological Institutions – Hugh Goldie Lay Theological Training Institution, Arochukwu, Abia State (founded in 1918) and the Essien Ukpabio Presbyterian Theological College, Itu, Akwa Ibom State (1994). c. Health/Agriculture: Health programmes are veritable tools inthe hand of the Church for salvation. The Church, under a deliberate policy to care for the body as well as the soul, has over the years established and run hospitals and health centres in parts of the country. These include: -Mary Slessor Joint Hospital (MSJH), Itu, Akwa Ibom State. -Eja Memorial Joint Hospital (EMJH), Itigidi, Cross River State. -Presbyterian Tuberculosis and Leprosy Hospital (PTBLHM), Mbembe, Obubra, Cross River State. -Urban Health Services (UHS), Aba, Abia State. -Presbyterian Mission Hospital (PMH), Ivenger, Benue State. -Rural Improvement Mission (RIM), Ikwo, Ebonyi State. -The Presbyterian Joint Hospital (PJH), Uburu, Ebonyi State. -Ekoli Presbyterian Joint Hospital (EPJH), Ekoli-Edda, Ebonyi State. The involvement of the Church in the agricultural sub-sector is also worthy of note. Of particular mention in this area are the Itu and Yakurr Farms. d. Social Action (PCS & D): The Church believes that the vehicle through which it reaches the people with the gospel of Jesus Christ includes social action – a programme of assisting the needy in the larger society anchored on the philosophy that physical and material well -being prepares the ground for spiritual development. It has therefore set up the Presbyterian Community Services and Development Department (PCS & D), for the purpose of assisting the needy in the larger society. The PCS & D was established to articulate the social-action policy and programmes of the Church in the areas of HIV-AIDS prevention and care, emergency relief, women empowerment, justice and peace, destitute rehabilitation, agriculture and adult literacy. It is a fully established Faith-Based Organisation, funded by the PCN, overseas Partner-Churches and international donor agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The work of the department is carried out under seven distinct sub-departments namely: i) PRESBY AIDS: As the name implies, PRESBY AIDS was set up to educate Church members as well as the public on HIV-AIDS prevention and care and other related services. ii) Emergency Relief: To cater to the immediate needs of those who have been displaced by any form of disaster by assisting them with food, clothing, shelter and cash as the case may be. iii) Women Empowerment: To empower women to participate fully in politics, economic and other human activities at all levels through education and mass mobilisation. iv) Justice & Peace: To engage in Conflict Resolution and facilitative mediation among warring communities or individuals in conflict, and, to fight human rights abuses. eg obnoxious customs and practices against widows. v) Destitute Rehabilitation: To rehabilitate destitutes through training in various skills and providing micro-credit to establish cottage industries of their own, and, to facilitate scholarship for children of destitutes who are able to go to school. vi) Hunger And Food: To train people in modern agricultural techniques and provide farming input such as crops, fertiliser and improved seed and animal varieties. vii) Adult Literacy: Adults who have no formal education are provided with access to acquiring knowledge and formal education.

6. ECUMENICAL RELATIONS
The Presbyterian Church is a first generation Church with a wide circle of ecumenical relations. It is a member of the World Council of Churches, Reformed Ecumenical Council, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Christian Council of Nigeria, Reformed Ecumenical Council of Nigeria and the Christian Association of Nigeria, among others.

7. RELIGION AND POLITICS
The Church encourages its members and indeed Christians to be engaged in partisan politics but it does preach the practice of “politics of righteousness.” It is only when Christians practise politics according to the teachings of Jesus Christ that we can establish a godly society.