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 9.
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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