Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, yesterday, confirmed
that its new three kilometre square auditorium expected to host 12 million
persons will be one of the venues for its 63rd annual convention slated to
begin August 3.
It also condemned same sex marriage, which was recently
endorsed by the American Supreme Court, saying “we don’t support it. There is
no where in the Bible where God said people of the same sex can get married.
The stand of the church is very clear and it states; one man, one wife.”
Similarly, the church
clarified its position about Christians in politics, noting that it does not
bar individual members of the church from participating in politics but “we are
not accountable for their performance.
“We pray for those in power as the Bible has enjoined us to
do. That is our stand but we believe that by the end of this year, Nigerians
will have cause to say that all is well.”
The three kilometre by three kilometre Arena, still under
construction, is located on Simawa Road, some distance from the outgoing one
and half kilometre by one kilometre arena which was commissioned in 2000 with a
capacity to sit one million worshippers.
Addressing newsmen at the church’s Redemption Camp, Head of
Media and Public Relations, Pastor Segun Adegbiji with support from several
ministers of the mission, said the new arena will host plenary sessions of a
few evenings of the week long programme on an experimental basis.
According to Pastor Adegbiji adequate arrangements have been
put in place to host participants from the 24 regions of the church spread
across 188 countries of the world.
He quoted the General
Overseer of the church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye as warning unserious persons to
stay away from this year’s convention, which has a theme The All Sufficient
God.
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