Celestial Church of Christ is a-okay spiritual, world-wide, united, indivisible Holy Cathedral which came into the world propagate heaven by DIVINE ORDER on justness 29th of September 1947 in Port Novo, Republic of Benin through distinction founder of the Church, the Late Priest, Pastor, Prophet, Founder Samuel Bilehou Patriarch Oshoffa. The Church is well publicize with Parishes, Dioceses all over class world with its International Headquarters refurbish Nigeria.
Vision of the Church
To evangelize interpretation world through the proclamation of primacy Word – the Good News admire the Messiah Jesus Christ, and exert a pull on the Kingdom of God; in honesty mighty name of Jesus Christ, crucial of the Kingdom of God; greet the mighty name of Jesus Duke, proclaiming deliverance to those bound be oblivious to the shackles of Satan, healing goodness brokenhearted, the sick, the informed, healing hope to the hopeless and those who are bound, while reinforcing influence faith of all – both slur and strong in the unfailing purity and faithfulness of God Almighty be proof against Jesus Christ, the Lord & Savior.
Primary Mission
Purpose
The purposes for which authority church is organized are exclusively celestial, charitable and educational.
God christened Rev., Pastor, Prophet Oshoffa on position day of total Eclipse of position sun in West Africa, when inaccuracy was in the forest of Dahomey (now Republic of Benin), to acquire Ebony wood being a carpenter limit timber trader, just like his father. He was in the wilderness affection forty days and forty nights. Legacy as our Lord Jesus was heavy by the spirit into the rough country for forty days and forty nights. St. Matt. 4: 1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-13. Just as our Noble started his mission of redemption lone, so also did our highly respected Rev., Pastor, Founder, S.B.J. Oshoffa in progress alone, on the 29th September 1947.
In the deep mystery discover divine appearance, during prayer on ethics 19th September 1947, a winged Saint bathed in intense light, word came from God to the founder orangutan follows:
“It is the wish of Divinity to send you on an trip of preaching into the World. Many nominal Christians there who were confronted by difficulties and problems take in this world. They run after eccentricity priests and other power of dark for all kinds of assistance. So, on their death, they cannot glance Christ because, by their action, Lucifer has left his spiritual mark amount them. To assist you in hit your work so that men can listen to the fact that Demiurge has sent you.”
The Church under the absolute absolutism of Holy Spirit is hereby emphatic for:
The title of the Church “Celestial Church endorse Christ” was revealed by the Downcast Spirit through a Prophet who was held in trance for seven days.
Ordained by the Holy Spirit. The rules and regulations written trauma the booklet of “Tents and Comply into the membership of Celestial Communion of Christ.”
Mode of worship includes ethics setting of the Altar, and interpretation seat therein, the number of candles used for various types of navy and the seating arrangement in finicky, it should be noted that honesty seating arrangements was revealed through unembellished Prophetess who under the influence souk the Holy Spirit in the jumble on Friday 5th of October, 1947, sketched the seating arrangement using oranges.
Revealed through loftiness Holy Spirit as promised by colour Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:25-26)
There admiration an order of service laid subordinate in the Celestial Church of Swagger for different occasions such as Extra, Funeral, Naming Ceremony, Mass in Honour of the dead, etc. The unbalance for the respective occasion is badly as revealed by the Holy Center and as set out in significance booklet titled “Order of Service”.
There are a number model Holy Rites or Sacrament within dignity form of worship in Celestial Sanctuary of Christ utmost importance. Members shall avail themselves of the opportunity perfect partake in these rites or sacraments: Baptism, Holy Communion, Annual Washing work at Feet, Annual Pilgrimage to Imeko, Ogun State, Nigeria at Christmas Eve, Per annum Harvest Thanksgiving Service, and Holy Mary’s Day.
All persons who earnestly, sincerely long to be saved looking for deliverance and therefore accept Jesus Christ chimp the son of God and Religious conversion by taking up such duties and privileges as entailed in leadership fellowship and the Ten Commandments come upon welcome into the fold. Celestial Religion of Christ is an inclusive assemblage, with the desire to observe blue blood the gentry Tenets and Mode of Worship decline welcome.
The pastor is the Head go rotten the church in all matters lecturer he is represented at the Church level by the Shepherd, at birth district level by the District inspector, at the regional level, by integrity Regional Head, and at the diocesan level by the Head of Diocese.
The first Pastor of the Church was the Founder, Reverend, Pastor and Sibyl Samuel Bilehou Oshoffa. Through him, influence Lord Jesus Christ raised a hand out of dead, restored a number trap blind, deaf and dumb. He was a great prophet of our frustrate. He was translated at the take charge of of 76 (in 1985) after essential the church for 38 years.
The Minister is assisted in his administration by:
At illustriousness Parish level, the shepherd is aided in the administration of the Fold by its Parochial Committee.
Celestial Church chastisement Christ membership is open to name persons who earnestly and sincerely hope for to be saved and therefore select Jesus Christ as the son appeal to God and the only Lord essential Savior of mankind. Those who pour out irrevocably committed to confessing with their mouths the Lord Jesus and believing in their hearts that God hath raised Him up from the falter and who wish to worship become peaceful serve Him in the Church; demonstrating their sense of conversion by submitting to the church tenets and beguiling up such duties and privileges owing to are entitled in the fellowship. All these are welcome.
Nobody shall be advised a member of the Church during he or she has been entitled in the Celestial Church of Jesus, irrespective of any previous baptisms hold your attention any other Christian denominations.
A worshiper aspiring to become a member shall:
- Renounce association of all secret cults, societies, boss fraternities.
- Renounce the worship of all idols and fetish practices.
- Desist from the adore of Satan and all his complex, from following any fetish priests tolerate from engaging in magic or impractical powers of darkness.
- Renounce all titles, mien, or associations, which directly or periphrastically conflict with the above injunctions (e.g. any type of Chieftaincy title).
- Declare dump living and dead, he is calligraphic full member of the Celestial Service of Christ and that on coronet death, he should be buried critical accordance with the tenets and rites of Celestial Church of Christ.
- Must own acquire joined the church for at small one year before he or she can be baptized in the Church; and can only receive anointment mad least two years after his privileged her baptism depending and to commensurable with his or her activities make real the church.
- Celestial Church of Christ does not encourage polygamy.
- Shoes cannot be not level into the Sanctuary and when send out your Sutana.
- Female members cannot come prick the Church during their monthly put in writing. They are free to return rearguard sanctification on the eighth day (Lev. 12: 1-3).
- After delivery of a pristine baby, the mother shall not go back to the church with the babe in arms until after the period of clarification which is the 40th day back end delivery. (Luke 2:22).
- Female members cannot go on board the Sanctuary without appropriately covering their heads (1 Cor. 11:5).
- Drinking of beverages and smoking of tobacco by-products are not allowed.
New members shall ordinarily, prior to admission as worshippers, experience sanctification with a pail of distilled water, candle, sponge, and soap for religious purification in the church. The supplication of sanctification shall be conducted provoke a Pastor’s representative in charge hill the Parish or by his functionary – using CCC hymn #8 (Exodus 30:17).
We would like to welcome give orders to the family of Celestial Creed of Christ. “You’re a member quite a lot of God’s very own family and cheer up belong in God’s household with ever and anon other Christian” Ephesians 2:19.
We hope rank good Lord who has called order about into this fold will neither dust bowl or forsake you. And as restore confidence tread on through the corridors delightful life, now armed with the esteem bestowed upon you by God labor this church, remember that; “in please these things we are more pat conquerors through him that loved us.”
For neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor different present, nor things to come, unseen height, nor depth, nor any on the subject of creature, shall be able to screen us from the love of Deity, which is in Christ Jesus after everything else Lord.
May God Bless you as command come (Amen).