By Sam Eyoboka & Olayinka Latona

AT exactly 8.20 a.m. yesterday the arguably  fastest growing pentecostal church in the world, the Redeemed Christian Church of God opened a new epoch as the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye publicly dedicated the church’s new nine square kilometre auditorium on a hill situated between Shagamu in Ogun State and Ikorodu in Lagos State.

The new vista marked the grand finale of the church’s 63rd annual convention, which began one week ago. Apart from the ordination of 1,184 pastors, who had the privilege of being the first set to be so honoured on the hilly arena, a total of 70 elders were also ordained.

The service began with an opening prayer by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who is also a pastor with the church, who used the occasion to appreciate God for the gift of a new auditorium and successful conclusion of a wonderful convention.

Praying for the ordainees, Pastor Adeboye described them as unique and special, being the first set to be ordained in the new auditorium and urged all church members to continually pray for them to be successful in their callings.

According to him; “This set of pastors are special as they are the first to be ordained in this auditorium. I pray that whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. You will not fail, God will stand by you, uphold you and you will stand till the very end.”