By Henry Ojelu

The leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Pastor Evelyn Joshua, has said that the church has continued to grow stronger despite attempts soil its name.

Pastor Joshua stated this on Sunday during the church’s annual thanksgiving service held at its headquarter in Ikotun, Lagos.

Addressing a large crowd of local and international whorshipers, the wife of the late founder of the church, Prophet T.B Joshua, noted the church has every reason to give praise to God for sustaining it in the face of satanic attacks and plots to damage the good reputation of the church.

“Despite some initial challenges, through which satan and his agents wanted to create tension and soil our name, we have remained as constant as a northern star because of God’s strong involvement in our foundation and daily affairs as a family, as well as the consistency and spirit of dedication of you all,” she said.

Pastor Joshua also reiterated the commitment of SCOAN to its core mandate saying, “Our passion for Christ has remained strong as our belief in the gospel has remained undiminished. We are in the world and not of the world.”

Giving account of the milestones recorded by the church in 2024, Pastor Joshua said: “The Bible tells us that a steward  should be able to give account of his stewardship, not to man, but to God, who hath called him to his vineyard. So I stand here before you to remind you or to tell you what God Almighty has been able to do, what he has enabled us to do throughout this year by his grace and all glory, all praise to his name.

“First, I thank every partner and member of this commission, the Arena of Liberty, for your spirit of understanding, commitment, hard work, love, unity of purpose and integrity. It has been a year of immense blessing, muscle, faithful, faithfulness, a newness and a breakthrough for us all.

“We are signed to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and so we shall do. God help us. By the special grace of the Most High God, we had the annu church meeting in January, during which our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ manifested himself through the great influence of the Holy Spirit.

“Likewise, our Ghana branch has always proved to be spiritually charged for the manifestation of God’s glory in different dimensions. Indeed, in February this year, there was the Ghana meeting, which proved to be outstandingly successful as hopes were restored and people’s lives became transformed when touched by the power of the Holy Spirit.

” In the month of March, a signing of honor and celebration organized to make our elderly members experience love. The ministry also organized a revival and restoration service at the prayer mountain for three days. It was another moment in which our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ proved himself as the power of all powers and names above his three other names. It was also in March that our major mount fixed.

“The Emmanual TV also became 18 years old. There is no doubt that this blessed channel of communication has equally served as a god link with people of the world through which they received deliverance and salvation as well as revival and restoration. It has been a major source of dismantling evil foundations and customs leading to freedom of mind and of the spirit.

“The 10-year remembrance of our founder, teacher, and motivator, Prophet TB Joshua, was held on June 15. It came by the way of a global praise and worship, attended by partners and members from different parts of the world in celebration of his landmark achievement who gave nothing but grace.

“This God-given water service came up in August, and for two full days at the arena of Cleveland, thousands of people were truly liberated from all manners of bondage, diseases, and affliction, and freedom was restored.

‘It was also in August that we held the inaugural youth convention under the auspices of Prophet TB Joshua Foundation, which came with the theme, Legacy of Hope. Investing in a mind that agreed to us, well over 3,000 youth participated in the program, and as said of the event, scholarships were given, and those involved in small and medium businesses received financial support. The foundation itself is geared toward preserving the life and times of our great children, Prophet TB Joshua.

“September of the year was to fund Women of Grace. Yes, not a general meeting, because yet I believe we should keep reminding ourselves of the greatest women of the past, who showed by their ways and deeds, holiness, faith, loyalty, self-control, and passion for excellence in their relationship with God and people. The event brought our women together in unity and in self-appreciation.

“And with God’s immaculate working and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, we made our presence felt in a crusade which brought participants from about 14 countries. The rest is testimony. With the work of charity that goes along with that as an appreciation for God’s mercy, the lives of the poor are often less privileged.

“We know that we should always operate in love and should be a solution to someone in trouble. The ministry started on this platform, and it is our duty to continue with it. In November, there was a journey of a day in its presence.

‘I want to thank you all for your love, your support, all the way. We are just beginning. This is just the beginning.

And God Almighty will take us to our destination. Yes, in all these instants, right through the year, we have every reason to glorify the name of our Lord and save your children. And so, we give thanks to you today.”