Sleeping after dancing during the New Moon service is now a norm in CCC. Most Celestians come to the monthly vigil and after dancing they sleep off without attending to the rest of the service. Many Celestians don’t really attach so much importance to it. Sleeping!!! when the service has just started. It isn’t a good one at all. Some people even go to the… []
Gradually, many parishes are deviating from the tenets and doctrines of the Celestial Church because of the behavior of their members. It should be noted that in the Celestial Church, women are not allowed to perform any duties and it should be done by the men, but now in so many parishes, women are the ones performing the responsibilities of the men. It is very… []
Sunday services in Celestial Church are a great and glorious service that no member would want to miss. Out of all the denominational hymns, Celestial Church hymns are so unique, distinct, and Holy Spirit-filled that you won’t want to be absent in God’s presence. There are different types of members you will come across in Celestial Church every Sunday service. Don’t be surprised when you… []
UNDERSTANDING GOD! “A VISION IN EXTINCTION” (ISAIAH 58:1) When the Lord descended Celestial Church of Christ on the 29th of September, 1947, God gave Papa Oshoffa a “DIVINE ORDER!” Basically, the divine order embodies the “Vision and Mission” statements of the church. Permit me to state here my interpretations of the divine order, with regards to the purposes of God for Celestial Church of Christ…. []
If many members had realised this before joining any CCC parish, the majority of the negative experiences that many members had there could have been averted. The main issue is that a large number of people joined the Celestial Church in the incorrect parish. Many joined the parish after realising the value of the Church Constitution, reading the hymnal, and opening their eyes to the… []
Many questions have been made concerning how the choir barricade should be set up. It may surprise you to know that the choir in Celestial Church does not have a conventional setup per se. However, it is considered proper for the singers to be in the front and for all the instrumentalists to be in the rear. The soprano and alto singers should be grouped… []
Many Celestians are confused by what their shepherds tell them, when or after they bow their heads to recite these words of adoration: Holy! Holy!! Holy!! To the Lord God Of Hosts. Series of lectures and answers have been given by many great shepherds of this great Church. The translation into the Yoruba language has caused many problems and it has brought many Celestians to… []
Nowadays, many of us worship God as if we are doing him a favor without realizing what we are giving up because of ignorance. I’m confident that many of us wouldn’t want to miss a new moon service regularly if God could open our eyes to its significance. When shepherds try to convince people to go to the New Moon Service but few people still… []
There are people in some parishes that only come to church during harvest or any other functions in the church but neglect Sunday services. Do you realise the weight and size of what an uninformed person is doing to themselves? A harvest Sunday is very different from an ordinary Sunday. When they attend church services on harvest Sunday, many people believe that their blessing is… []
The service conductor’s responsibilities during service are to coordinate and supervise all the events in the course of service. A service conductor plays a significant role in a service, which makes their service needed and pivotal. There are habits that some service conductors do emulate, which is a bad habit. Most of the time, the conductor determines how glorious the service will be because… []
Seeker’s Service or Mercy day service in Celestial is one of the well-attended services by Celestial Church members and even non-members too but many Celestians often prefer something else to it. Special Spiritual works than this service. The Seeker’s service is observed by 9am on Wednesday with a bottle of water, three kinds of fruits and a stick of candle. It is for all those… []
The truth is, I have been a strong advocate for the struggle against the idea of turning Thursday night into prophets and prophetesses’ night. I believed that the people purposely switched the normal Friday afternoon service to Thursday night for their selfish interests and not until the Sharon Parish Shepherd, Snr. Evang. S.O. Shofowora explained the difference or similarity between the two. Though the Thursday… []
For hygiene reasons, some members of the church have come out again to speak against some of the dirty acts shepherds indulge in during christening in Celestial Church. That the shepherds should stop touching the water, honey and salt with their hands while they are about to give the child the listed items during the naming of the child. Some Celestians said their hands might… []
Pentecost Day’s clash with the celebration of Juvenile Harvest has generated a lot of controversies. After Bro Demola came out on social media to inform the generality of the church that the service conductor and the sermoner should be the shepherd and other activities for the children, the Ketu leadership has said Bro Demola goofed and was not right in his submission. Well, Baba Banjo,… []
One of the callings in the ministry of Jesus Christ is an EVANGELIST. In CCC it’s difficult to be recognised as an evangelist without ANOINTMENT especially when it comes to preaching. The anointment qualifies you to some certain regalias and seat inside the altar. Preaching especially on Sundays requires mounting the pulpit assigned for preaching while on weekdays, the announcement pulpit. However, there is a… []
In all honesty, landlord shepherds have been major contributors to the advancement of the gospel of Christ in Celestial Church. Through many of them, the church has expanded beyond where anyone would even think but the overbearing attitude of some of them calls for caution. These parish owned by individuals have this mentality of ‘I am the Owner’ and without me, the church can not… []
Some non-CCC members and some CCC members do wonder if the use of candle sticks is very important when it comes to spiritual work in the church. Candle is commonly used in many spiritual works in Celestial Church of Christ. The candle doesn’t work as a yardstick for healing and deliverance, but what works is the faith you put into action as back up to… []
Every Celestial Church member knows that when it’s time for Tithing, the Tithe box is always at the centre of the church and there has to be respect and humility when the Tithe box is being brought out. Some members of the Church do not acknowledge the sacredness and respect for the tithe box as it is being carried to the altar. The moment we… []
A list of questions has been asked about this so-called revival during the service on Sunday, some said it’s good to keep members and some said it’s wrong. Some members get tired and then now visit other churches that pray very well because they think the 3 members’ prayers and the silent prayer sessions are not enough for them during the Sunday service. A well-known… []
What is the spiritual meaning or usefulness of the cross we do use to close the church door? Response Supplied By Evang. Gbolahan Jaiyeola (Prof) The church building of CCC is structured to represent the body of Christ upon the cross crucified. Take cognisance that the locations of the doorways are in tandem with the location of palms of the feet (main doorway), hands (male… []
HEARING AND DOING James 1: 18-27 One area where children always get into trouble with parents is in the area of hearing and doing. Similarly, sometimes we pretend to hear. There are times we hear, but forget. There are even times when we hear, but don’t want to do it. Hearing and doing is a human problem. This passage reveals our problem with hearing and… []
Our attention was drawn to this by a top prophet who has traveled far and near. He totally condemned this act of our prophetesses wearing blue ileke on their garment. I remember growing up seeing that Papa SBJ strictly forbidding female Prophetesses to dress like so and using the words ” A KÒ FI RAN MI BE”. Baba Bada came and also upheld his masters… []
That Celestial Church of Christ has come to stay is an understatement, the church, which will be celebrsting its 72nd anniversary this year has become a global brand. However, strong effort to restore the glory of the church to original state by good-hearted leaders and members of the church is yielding no positive results as some members are rendering their effort useless by indulging in… []
Alleluia… It is good to remind ourselves of some things which should be put to place in CCC today… * It is not Ogo ni fun Baba, Ogo fun omo, Ogo ni fun Oluwa Olorun Emi Mimo but *”Ogo ni fun Baba, Ogo ni fun Omo, Ogo ni fun Emi mimo”* *In no circumstances should a female pick up the Gloria call, if there isn’t… []
This article was taken from the page of Alagba Michael Folorunsho concerning Ketu’s stand on some abnormalities perpetrated by some so called shepherds in the fold, CCC. He is asking the authority at Ketu International Headquarters to react to many questions asked by members of the church over some pressing issues concerning the last harvest of Prophet Dele Ogundipe’s Genesis Parish where the Pastor, EMF… []
The significance of singing hymns in orthodox churches has a traceable root that the philosophy of the mode of service that orthodox churches operate within; in order words, the use of hymns singing by Christian in Nigeria is something worthy of mentioning (Adegbite 1999); but Celestial Church of Christ drew for herself, independent hymns and mode of worship with mode of dressing which are different… []
MALE LEADERSHIP LINE: 1. Brother – brother sutana; 2. Elder Brother – brother sutana, white loin topped with blue (for the Guardian), white loin without blue line (for writers), one cross; 3. Prophet – male sutana with 4-corner sutana; 4. Cape Elder Brother – cape without lace, white loins, one cross; 5. Full Elder Brother – cape with brother sutana, white loins, one cross, yellow… []
“Thank you very much (CNO) for bringing this matter relating to the use of a similar logo and name of our long established church by the so called CELESTIAL MOVEMENT CHURCH OF CHRIST to the attention of the Church. The CCC is an organisation that has been going strong for over 70 years. We are a legal and corporate body duly registered at the Corporate… []
The Celestial Church of Christ cannot pretend that it does not collect Tithes from its members. There has been a loud silence from Ketu authority to further encourage members to abide by the injunction to pay tithes. Why? The Pastor’s share which is also entrenched in the Blue Book section 182 is actually derived from the Tithes and is expected to be given as stipends… []
In Celestial Church of Christ, it is mandatory to Christen a child exactly one week after its birth. In instances where the baby is not physically available at the parish where the naming ceremony is expected to hold, a substitute of a candle stick wrapped with white cloth with seven cross is provided in its stead. However, the baby wherever it may be must have… []
