God gave Evangelist Sofowora a mandate to set up this parish for sheep that had been scattered — a house where the true ideologies of the Celestial Church of Christ would be portrayed, and the gospel would be the lead story.
The idea had been conceived years earlier, in a personal meditation on Isaiah 65 that climaxed at verse 10. God directed him to Ikorodu. With less than a thousand naira in hand, he purchased about two plots. The altar was laid by Superior Evangelist Falola on Thursday, 1 May 2003.
That same night the New Moon service was due at 10pm. The land was swampy. There was no proper structure. Three soldiers of Christ — S/E Sofowora, S/E Majekodunmi and S/E Abraham Okuribido — held the service anyway, with mosquitoes and toads for a choir. That first obedience still marks the culture of this house.
Since 2003 Sharon has grown from a swampy portion into a family across Ikorodu, Nigeria, and the United States — still keeping the family culture, bonded by the love of Jesus Christ. Five parishes in Ikorodu. Fifteen offshoots across Nigeria. A house in Lewisville, Texas, planted in 2018.
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom… the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord. — Isaiah 35:2
Pila-Oba Circuit Headquarter, 35/36 Mobolaji Benson Street, Jumofak Bus Stop, Igbo Oluwo, Ikorodu, Lagos.
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