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From Magnus Eze, Enugu
The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has inaugurated a new presbytery in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Elected officials of the Presbytery were also commissioned with Rt. Rev. Chidi Igwe and Rev. Timothy Ikpo as Moderator and Clerk respectively.
The new creation, Abakaliki South Presbytery, is made up of eight parishes spread across parts of Abakaliki, Ebonyi and Izzi local government areas of the state. It was carved out of the old Abakaliki Presbytery of the church.
An inauguration service was held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Azuiyiokwu Model Parish, Abakaliki. Presbyteries are the 3rd Administrative Court of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, following the General Assembly and the Synod.
Moderator, East Central Synod of the Church, Rt. Rev. Ikenga Ndukwe, who performed the inauguration rites, explained that the Parishes involved had been found to be in good standing with their mother Presbytery, and have also received the blessings of the General Assembly of the Church to exist as a presbytery for the continued advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
He prayed to God that the new Presbytery would provide a further platform for meeting the spiritual and other needs of members as well as for the growth and development of the Church.
“And may it be that these your children will find in this new presbytery a refuge in times of trouble, instruction for growth in the Christian life, and opportunities to serve you as they serve one another.
“And may it be that this new presbytery will be a strong witness to your redeeming love as they seek to grow in this place,” Ndukwe enthused.
The preacher and Moderator of Ezza Presbytery, Rt. Rev. Israel Izuogu, in a sermon, emphasized that the creation of new branches was for the continued growth of the Church, not for division and strife.
Izuogu, who spoke on the topic “Called to be witnesses,” charged Ministers of God, and indeed all Christians to always strive to spread the redemptive message of Jesus Christ with genuine proofs, adding that such would enhance the growth of the Church.
He further charged preachers of the gospel to be consistent in their faith and messages in order to produce results.
