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Churches I Have Visited Last Year

I have visited a variety of churches over the last 12 months and inevitably I compare them with St Edmund's. In Nigeria I worshipped at the Anglican Cathedral in Warri. A large congregation, a long service with 3 collections being taken - one specifically for evangelical work. A noticeable feature was that the organ, loudspeakers, fans in fact most items had heavy metal guards encasing them (there had been an armed robbery at the end of the Service not long before we visited) yet the whole theme was joyful praise and thanksgiving.

There was a small church near the Agbamu compound - a corrugated roof supported by a basic framework. The only furniture - a reading desk. We did not see a service there. The average income in Nigeria is less than 60p per day.

We saw a total contrast; a Bible Church (of which we saw hundreds). Each one is set up by individuals who believe they have a message to give - it could accommodate 58,000 inside and up to 2,000,000 if all the car parks were used. Loudspeakers relayed the service.

  Primrose Agbamu

 

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