Church of the Nativity Primes to Host Praise Concert

Mary Nnah

All is set for the annual praise concert of the Church of the Nativity, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, scheduled to hold on Sunday, December 19th, 2021 at the church grounds in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Tagged “Ephphatha” the concert is in line with an annual tradition of thanksgiving and praise of the church.

Speaking during a press briefing to announce the forthcoming event, the Vicar of the Church, Ven. Olalekan Popoola explained that Ephphatha is gotten from the book of scriptures in Mark 7:34 where Jesus healed a man that was deaf and dumb after proclaiming the word Ephphatha which is an Aramaic word that means ‘Be Opened’.

The praise concert which would be the grand finale of the week-long revival has a line-up of gospel ministers billed for the concert. They include Dr. Tim Godferey, Sola Allyson, Bidemi Olaoba, Rev. Jacob Adebayo Olorundare, Onos Ariyo, Efe Nathan, Dare Justified, Mairo Ese, Sammy Guitar, Olumide Baritone and Godwin strings amongst others.

According to Ven. Popoola, “The Praise Concert would provide ample opportunity for us to celebrate the birth of Jesus and there is no better time to do this than during Christmas. We invite all to join us in this celebration of Jesus and an experience of His power.

“The Church of the Nativity is named after the birth and incarnation of Jesus Christ and in a time where the world needs healing, this event brings together anointed gospel ministers to raise an altar of praise unto the Lord most high to bring the much-needed healing to our land at this significant time”, the Vicar added.

A member of the planning committee for the event, Kate Isa, noted that Ephphatha used to hold in November but this time the Lord directed the church to move it to December as an annual time to praise the Lord and celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ.

“We have testimonies of God’s healing and open doors from prior editions and it can only get better”, she added noting further that the praise concert would be preceded by a week-long revival and missionary outreach symbolising the ministry of Jesus who came to heal the sick and comfort the broken hearted.

The Church of the Nativity, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, is a Parish under the Diocese of Lagos (Anglican Communion) under the leadership of The Archbishop and Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye (Diocesan and Missioner) and the Vicar of the Church, Ven. Olalekan Popoola.