God’s Children Great talent, the talent development project of the RCCG Apapa family, today announced the grand finale for the fifth edition of the programme In order to get to the grand finale; God’s Children’s Great talent, over the past four months conducted series of auditions; quarter and semi finals events in various Apapa Family parishes in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.

L-R: Erukwuouakpor Debbie, Alexander Forbes; Olumide Oyetan, Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited; Abimbola Ozomah, God’s Children Great Talent Trustee Member; and Idowu Gbenga, Marketing Brand Assistance (Bournvita), Cadbury Nigeria Plc during the unveiling of the RCCG Apapa Family God’s Children Great Talent Season 5 at the Riverbank School, Victoria Island, Lagos, last week.

The world class event, which is to be held on the 30th of May 2015 at the Eko hotel and Suites, will have over 5,000 attendees comprising sponsors, media partners and families. These distinguished guests will watch up to 50 performances before a panel of judges. The scope of talents that will be judged includes: musical instruments, drawing, writing poetry, recitation, singing and dancing.

Speaking at the press conference Pastor Bimbo Ozomah who is a Trustee of GCGT Trust and a member of the Organising team said:   “God’s Children’s Great talent is a credible platform provided to help identify early, talents in children. These talents are then honed for the greater good of the child and the society”

Pastor Idowu Iluyomade; Head of Apapa family, explained that the vision of the initiative is to engage children/teens in a positive way, using their talents to glorify God and provide a credible platform for the celebration of talent in God’s children. In his words; “God’s children’s Great talent was born out of a desire to identify and nurture the diverse talents available in children across the Province”.

“We are delighted that multinational brands such as Cadbury Bournvita, Stanbic IBTC, First bank, AIRTEL, and various others have identified with this project”. The scope of coverage of season five of GCGT this year, expanded to cover Europe alongside the UK and US based RCCG Apapa parishes. The star prize is N5million, asides the other cash prizes, educational trust, talent development packages and musical equipments are also part of the prizes to be won.