It is a common practice in Anglican churches to have Christian societies. Parishioners come together to form societies while others join any one of their choices.
The essence of the societies is to:
- Foster the spirit of brotherly love and Christian fellowship.
- Encourage members to be present at all church programmes.
- Develop programmes that will reveal our Lord Jesus Christ to unbelievers and convince them to be His followers.
- Initiate programmes and activities that will help fast track the progress and development of the church and the congregation.
- Serve as a forum to easily identify challenges facing members of the society.
Over the past 50 years, the church had witnessed a phenomenal growth in the number of societies from just two (2) in 1961 to twenty-five (25) in the year 2011.
The societies are highlighted as follows:
# | Society (Name) | Founded (Year) |
---|---|---|
01. | Anglican Christian Fellowship (A.Y.F.) | 1961 |
02. | Ore-Ofe | 1961 |
03. | Young Men Christian Association (Y. M. C. A.) | 1962 |
04. | Young Women Christian Association (Y. M. C. A.) | 1962 |
05. | Irepodun | 1962 |
06. | Isokan | 1962 |
07. | Itesiwaju | 1965 |
08. | Christian Social Union (C. S. U.) | 1965 |
09. | Fountain Of Hope (F. O. H.) | 1968 |
10. | Ladies’ Christian Circle (L. C. C.) | 1970 |
11. | Christian Youth Association (C. Y. A.) | 1971 |
12. | Imole Kristi | 1974 |
13. | Morning Star | 1976 |
14. | Youth Christian Circle (Y. C. C.) | 1978 |
15. | Mob’Olorunduro | 1980 |
16. | Alafia | 1982 |
17. | Ambassadores Of Christ (A. O. C.) | 1982 |
18. | Young Christian Auxiliary (Y. C. A. S.) | 1991 |
19. | Onward Christian League (O. C. L.) | 1996 |
20. | Progressive Christian League (P. C. L.) | 1997 |
21. | Marvellous Light | 1999 |
22. | Blessed | 2004 |
23. | Christ Followers | – |
24. | Touch Bearers | – |
25. | Christian Friends | – |
The successes and progress made by the church over these years would not have been possible without the contributions by the societies. No doubt, the strength is quite visible with the dynamism of the societies.