Celestial Church of Christ is a spiritual, world-wide, united, indivisible Holy Church which came into the world from heaven by DIVINE ORDER on the
29th of September 1947 in Porto Novo, Republic of Benin through the
founder of the Church, the Late Reverend, Pastor, Prophet, Founder
Samuel Bilehou Joseph Oshoffa. God called Rev., Pastor, Prophet Oshoffa on the day of total Eclipse of the
sun in
West Africa, when he was in the forest of Dahomey (now Republic of Benin), to purchase Ebony wood being a carpenter and timber trader, just
like his father. He was in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights. Just as our Lord Jesus was led by the spirit into the wilderness for forty
days and forty nights. Matt. 4: 1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-13. Just
as our Lord started his mission of redemption alone, so also did our highly esteemed Rev., Pastor, Founder, S.B.J. Oshoffa started alone, on the 29th September 1947. As we hold the truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal and we are endowed by our Creator with certain rights among these are life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, freedom of worship and association. In order to secure these rights, a Diocese is instituted among the congregants in Celestial Church of Christ in this part of the world, deriving the just powers from the consent of these same worshippers to create a Diocese known as GREAT LAKES ARCH-DIOCESE. We have come to realize that:
In the course of recent events which have compounded our tension in the entire church community, it became necessary that we stay focused on doing what is right for our members and the survival of Celestial Church of Christ in this part of the world. This is a necessary foundation for, but only part of the work we love to do to create a superior quality service for all our members and for long-term sustainability of the church as a whole. These facts have made it necessary more than ever to support the creation of Great Lakes Arch-Diocese in Celestial Church of Christ under Sup. Evangelist Shola Makinde as the Head of Diocese.
