Redeemed Church ordains 7000 deacons

The 60th Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) started on Monday with the ordination of 7,000 deacons and deaconesses.

The RCCG Convention is being held at the Church headquarters at the Redemption camp, KM 46, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway with the theme, “Come Up Higher’’.

In his welcome address, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Church acknowledged the goodness of God on the mission.

He said that the convention was at the invitation of God to members of the church to behold Him, His power and His greatness.

“He is asking us to come up higher through the highway of holiness, increased faith, purity and enlarged vision unto glorious expectations,’’ he said.

Adeboye gave assurance that there was a place specially prepared for those who yielded to the invitation.

He, therefore, urged worshippers to passionately seek God by availing themselves of the various seminars and plenary sessions slated for the convention.

There was a heavy presence of men of the Federal Road Safety Corps and other workers of the church around the venue to control the traffic.

The week-long programme continues on Tuesday with the ordination of Assistant Pastors as well as seminars and plenary sessions. (NAN)