BY SAM DUVWODE
THE Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Ughelli North Chapter, Dr Mereh Wariri has reiterated his administration’s commitment towards the vision and aspiration of the founding fathers.
Dr Wariri asserted that the vision and aspiration of founding fathers of the Pentecostals Fellowship of Nigeria was to have a unified fellowship of a people with a common faith, preaching the gospel of salvation to all men.
He stated this during the 29 years’ anniversary of PFN in Ughelli North held on Sunday, at Church of God Mission, Epetuku Street, Ughelli. The ceremony also marked the one year in office of Dr. Wariri’s administration.
Dr Wariri noted that the 6th administration was centered on three cardinal agendas, which includes to expand the membership strength of PFN, emphasizing on preaching the undiluted words of God, centred on salvation and building a befitting secretariat for the body.
According to Wariri,”The inauguration of this regime was done in 29th October,2023, which also marked the 28 anniversary of this great fellowship.
“Upon assumption of office, our administration sets in mind to be committed to the visions and aspirations of the founding fathers, which is to have a unified fellowship of people with common faith.
“The 6th administration sets for herself three cardinal goals; to develop and build a befitting secretariat for the LGA; to expand the membership strength of churches and ministries in the PFN through the collaborative efforts of all executive members; and to emphasize the preaching of the undiluted gospel of salvation offered to all men by our Lord Jesus Christ, proclaiming the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“We by the special grace of God and with your support have fulfilled all obligation to the Province and the state as well as the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN in Ughelli North in our first year in office.
“In line with our agenda for membership increase, almost all the mega churches in Ughelli North have been brought into the PFN fold. “The vision of our founding fathers for a befitting secretariat was boosted on Thursday October 24, when the foundation of the project was laid at Ododegho, near Eruemukowhoarien by the immediate past state Chairman of PFN, Bishop Dr Kingsley Enakirerhi.
In his homily, Bishop (Prof), Chris Okoh, titled: “In A Time Like This,” the Man of God described the time as frustrating with many people leaving the country.
Bishop Okoh said there was global economic recession and many pastors had resulted to gimmick to make ends meet, while sin was on the increase, He said the youth were not left out as many had taken into drugs, prostitution, fraud and shedding of innocent blood.
The man of God urged Christians to be more committed to the service of God and run away from every appearance of sin, emphasizing that the difficult times should not be taken as yardstick to doing things contrary to the will of God. The ceremony was rounded off with presentation of award to the immediate past state Chairman of PFN, Bishop Dr Kingsley Enakirerhi and other pastors.
