International Church of Christ

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International Church of Christ
www.icocnigeria.org
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Welcome to AFRICA!
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icocnigeria.org Presents Yesterday, Today
Forever!
(A Selected History Of The Lagos Church)
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International Church of Christ Nigeria
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I will remember the deeds of the LORD yes, I
will remember your miracles of long ago.

I will meditate on all your works and
consider all your mighty deeds. Psalm
7711-12
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International Church Of Christ, Lagos (Eighteen
Years of Miracles!)
LAGOS (1989)
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Boston Planted London And London Planted Lagos
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SHINING FOR AFRICA THE PLANTING OF THE LAGOS
CHURCH WAS PRESIDED BY A HISTORIC SMASHING OF A
GUINESS WORLD RECORD BY THE TEENS IN THE LONDON
CHURCH
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A Church Built On Faith And Personal Sacrifice
OVER ELEVEN THOUSAND PAIRS OF SHOES SHINED
WITHIN AN EIGHT HOUR PERIOD!
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Excerpt From The June 1989 Edition Of A LIGHT TO
LONDON, The London Church
Bulletin
May 14th was an historic day for the London
church as we sent out our first mission team to
Africa. This powerful force of disciples, led by
Adetokunbo and Bolanle Sowolu, was enabled to go
to Lagos, Nigeria with the help of a special
contribution of over 100,000. A significant
amount of this money was raised by the London
Teens Ministry in a spectacular and unprecedented
project. "Teens-Shining for Africa" was the
brain-child of Douglas Arthur and John Partington
who had scoured the renowned "Guinness Book of
World Records" in search of a different kind of
challenge...
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Some Of The Original Mission Team Members To Lagos
The Sent Forth Day Was May, 14th 1989!
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The Courageous Eighteen
TOKS BOLA SOWOOLU. TONY ADAMU. DOLAPO OYINDA
OGUNDIPE. VERONICA IBEGBUNA. TINA EMEYONU.
CHARLES ELIKWU. EUGENE CHAMAINE EBHOGIAYE .
IGNATIUS EBHOGIAYE. KEMI TOB-OBU. ERIC AZARIAH.
WAYNE SCULLY. LOLA FALEKULO. CLARE ALONGE. ANDY
FROST. LINDA BALOGUN
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The London Based Ghanaian Disciples and
Missionaries to Africa
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Led By Adetokunbo (Toks) Showolu, (then in His
Twenties), The Church Had Her First Service In
The YWCA Hall, Ikoyi.
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From That Small Group Of Eighteen, The Lagos
Church Grew To A Membership of over 2000 Within
nine Years and Set Some Records In Sunday
Attendance. The Tenth Anniversary Service In 1999
was witnessed by thousands of people.
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Our Best Days Are Still Ahead Of Us
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A Fast Growing Church Like Lagos Needs Experience
Hands. Henry Kriete, A Renowned Veteran In The
ICOC Came In To Lead The Church. He Was Here For
Three Years
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Lagos City Hall Was Home To Us By Now
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1994-1999 Was Our Golden Era
With The Solid Foundation Of Their Predecessors,
Onyechi And Daysi Oguagha Led The Band Of
Disciples To Unprecedented Victories, Some
Unequalled In Our Family Of Churches
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L.C.C Basketball Tournament 1995 (Midland
vs. Savanna Region)
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Singles Val Party Lagos City Hall, 1994
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Onyechi and Son, Stephen Today
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By Gods Grace and With The Dedication And Hard
Work Of Disciples All Over The World, HOPE
Worldwide Gained Global Recognition
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THE GREAT HOPE WALK We
have consistently partnered with HOPE Worldwide
in the annual ten-kilometer charity walk in aid
of the less privileged. The maiden edition was in
aid of incapacitated sports men and women in
Nigeria. The focus has since moved to helping
orphans and vulnerable children as a result of
HIV/AIDS.
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Evangelisation Proclamation
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Lagos The Sending Church
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International Mission Plantings Since 1992
Accra, Ghana. Banjul, Gambia. Monrovia, Liberia.
Niamey, Niger. Free Town, Sierra Leone. Conakry,
Guinea. Cotonou, Benin. Douala, Cameroon (1994)
Collaboration with the Abidjan Church. Bissau,
Guinea-Bissau. N'Djamena, Chard
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Snap Shots From The Tenth Anniversary Service,
1999
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The lead Evangelist, Onyechi Oguagha addressing
the crowd at the Tafawa Balewa Squire, host venue
of the Tenth Anniversary.
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THE CHURCH CHOIR
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APPOINTMENT OF NEW EVANGELISTS WOMEN MINISTRY
LEADERS
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TOKS SOWOOLU SPEAKS!
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NEW MISSION FIELDS ANNOUNCED
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TEN MISSIONS SENT FORTH!
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THE JOY OF LEADERSHIP
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Brothers At The 2000AD Bible Talk Leaders
Workshop. Yhalobia Pack, Intl Airport Road, Lagos
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Our Official Nomenclature Changed This Period
Church Of The First Born Lagos Christian
Church International Church Of Christ
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After Taking Over From The Oguaghas in 1999,
Richard And Sarah Alawaye Courageously Led The
Lagos Church Through Some Of Her Most Challenging
Periods.
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Like the old testament Israelites we made our
homes in tents until the fateful windstorm of
2001
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From Tents to more solid structures
Here is one of our
Church Facilities and major rallying point for
disciples. Many call it The Land
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OUR EXODUS WITHIN LAGOS

• YMCA, IKOYI
• OLADIPUPO KUKU STREET, IKEJA
• ODUDUWA WAY GRA, IKEJA
• FEDERAL PALACE HOTEL, VICTORIA ISLAND
• YWCA, OBALENDE. LAGOS ISLAND
• KINGS CINEMA, OBALENDE. LAGOS ISLAND
• CITY HALL, LAGOS ISLAND
• ARMY RESETTELMENT CENTRE, OSHODI
• ST. FINNBARS COLLEGE, AKOKA
• FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADVANCED TEACHERS COLLEGE,
  AKOKA
• UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA
• ROXY CINEMA, APAPA
• CASINO CINEMA, YABA
• 113 ALLEN AVENUE, IKEJA
• 9 AGARD STREET, YABA
• TAFAWA BALEWA SQURE, LAGOS ISLAND
• AKANBI ONITIRI CLOSE SURULERE (THE LAND)
• NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM, OGBA
• CHARITY HOTEL, OSHODI

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Past Leaders of The Lagos Church 1998-2003
Adetokunbo Toks Showolu
Henry Marilyn Kriete
Onyechi Daysi Oguagha
Richard Sarah Alawaye
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2002, the Krietes were now living and working in
London Something was about to happen!
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1999 2003 Were Evaluation Periods In Our
Congregation
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We are hard pressed on every side, but not
crushed perplexed, but not in despair
persecuted, but not abandoned struck down, but
not destroyed -2Cor. 48-9
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Out Of The Ashes Of The Evaluations Came Victory
Stories From Our Congregation
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And we know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, -Rom. 828
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Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace. There is one body and
one Spirit-- just as you were called to one hope
when you were called- one Lord, one faith, one
baptism one God and Father of all, who is over
all and through all and in all.-Eph. 43-6
The Lagos Church Kept Faith
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Chris Rolayo Ogbonnaya

(First Home Bred Lead
Couple)
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Local and International Mission Plantings Since
1991
Missions Update The Lagos Church has planted
Twenty Local and International Churches
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Nigeria Missions
Eleven Congregations 7
Seed Fellowships

• Lagos
• Ilorin, Kwara
• Warri, Delta
• Ibadan, Oyo
• Asaba, Delta
• Benin, Edo
• Abuja, FCT
• Port Harcourt
• Kaduna, Kaduna
• Ijebu-Ode, Ogun
• Calabar, Cross River

Existing Congregation
Seed Fellowship
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Seeds of Faith
Church Plantings and some of their original team
members
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• 1991 ILORIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• MIKE TOSAN JARIKPE
• CHRIS OGBONNAYA
• FRANK AND FEMI OKODUGHA
• BIODUN OLOWOAKE
• IDOWU FALEKULO
• BIOLA OKEZUE

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• 1992 ACCRA CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• CHARLES AND PAT ELIKWU
• CHARLIE DAVIES
• MIKE BOAKYE
• BIOLA FAMAKINWA
• SUNNY ORIUNUTA
• SOLA PAUL
• SEYI SALAKO
• DUNNI EDOBOR

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• 1994 WARRI CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• DR URHOBO
• BOLA AND BOLA SOBOYEJO
• HELEN EGBE
• JIDE AND BIOLA OJO
• ANGELA EGE
• JOHN BASSEY

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• 1996 GUINEA BISSAU CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• JAMES LAGGAH

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1996 CONAKRY CHRISTIAN CHURCH AYO AINA AKINTOLA
IYABO AKIN-LEWIS, OKECHI MBA LINDA GORDON
BOLEYOGO PEKOMBE WINIFRED ODIAKA
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1996 FREETOWN CHRISTIAN CHURCH JOHNSON GLORIA
DANIEL WASIU MARTINA AJAO MICHAEL
OLOMO EMMANUEL SEWODOR
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• 1996 COTONOU CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• FIDELIS AND DELE CHINEDU
• BOLA AND ADE OGUNKOYA

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1996 DOUALA CHURCH OF CHRIST, CAMEROON RICHARD
EFUNBOTE OLALITA AYAGERE PRECIOUS MOTUTU BIMBO
MAKANJUOLA More contingent from the Abidjan Church
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• 1996 NIAMEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• BAYO AND CHINYERE AJADI
• SEGUN AND AKUA OLADEINDE
• LOLA OLA
• HELEN NNADOZIE
• KUNLE

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1996 NDJAMENA CHRISTIAN CHURCH TONY AND BETTY
FLANN PATRICK ONYEKABA
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1996 BANJUL CHRISTIAN CHURCH KEMI
OLUFOWOBI CAROLINE OKAFOR GODWIN ONWUGHARA
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• 1997 MONROVIA CHURCH OF CHRIST
• PAUL OKOLO
• Some Civil war Refugees turned Disciples

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• 1999 IBADAN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• ABOLADE ABOLARINWA
• BOLAJI HENSHAW

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1999 ONITSHA/ASABA CHRISTIAN CHURCH EMMANUEL AND
HENRIETTA EMEH LUCKY ORUNWENSE CHARLES
ARINZE COSMOS NWAFOR NKIRUKA REGINALD OZUARU
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1999 KADUNA CHRISTIAN CHURCH SOLOMON OBILOMO IFY
MOJOEYES TONY OKOBI
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• 1999 PORT-HARCOURT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• DOYLE EDENI
• DEJI ADETULA
• GBENGA SULE

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1999 CALABAR CHRISTIAN CHURCH JOHNSON
DANIEL MICHAEL OLOMO BEN KAREN BOLAJI HENSHAW
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BENIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH SAMUEL ISIBOR
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1999 ABUJA CHRISTIAN CHURCH AYO APAMPA WILLIAM
ELABOR DAMOLA ALADESIUN SAM FAMAKINWA
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• 2004 IJEBU-ODE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• MR AND MRS JAMES MURITALA
• VIVIAN NWANZE
• WUNMIADELEYE
• DANIEL AZUWA
• BUNMI ADELEYE

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Over 200 Wedding Ceremonies within a four year
period!
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29 Deacons And Lay Ministers Across The Church
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2007 Saw The Appointment Of Our First Elders!
Dr. Phil Stella Osagie
Mr. Israel Abigail Ereola
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A.I.M West Africa The Need For Spiritual And
Biblical Depth Became Apparent After 2003
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A.I.M West Africa
with
Joey Harris
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Prof. John Oakes
(San Diego,
California)
Evidence For
Christianity

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Mike Taliaferro
(San Antonio,
Texas)

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Spread of Sunday Midweek Service Venues In Lagos
Sunday/Midweek Service Venue Additional Midweek
Venue
17 Venues In All
Ikorodu
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Meet The Regional Leaders Of The Lagos Church
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Charlie Yaira Davis (Ojo/Apapa Region)
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Kemi Nneka Olufowobi (Ikeja/Ketu Region)
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Emmanuel Henrietta Emeh (Islands Region)
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Fred Titi George (Surulere Region)
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John Margaret Obaje (Shomolu/Mushin Region)
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Bayo Chinyere Ajadi (Oshodi/Isolo Region)
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Shadrak Augusta Obasa (Ogba/Agege Region)
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Women's Day!
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Parents Presenting their new born babies _at_ the
end of the month joint thanks giving service
a major regular event in the
Church
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Meet Our KINGDOM KIDSalways ALERT ACTIVE!
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JOINT D GROUP OF THE NIGERIAN MINISTRY STAFF
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Bob Gempel and Randy Jordan in one of our 2006
Thanksgiving Service marking HOPE Worldwide's TEN
years of service in Nigeria
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Bob Encouraging The Lagos Church
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Benevolence Day From Us To Us
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VISION 2030 To have a church of disciples in
every village in Nigeria where a bottle of coke
is found!
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Do not say, "Why were the old days better than
these?" For it is not wise to ask such
questions. Eccl. 710
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"Look at the nations and watch-- and be utterly
amazed. For I am going to do something in your
days that you would not believe, even if you
were told.- Hab. 15
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"I am making everything new!"
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Many Thanks to Disciples all over the World who
has consistently encouraged and supported the
African Churches. Top on our list are the U.S
congregations and individuals. You know
yourselves!
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We Hope Someday To Hear Him Say, Well Done
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