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Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria get New President

Bishop Woke Oke, PFN President

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), the umbrella body of all the Pentecostal Churches in the country has elected Bishop Francis Wale Oke, as it’s President.

Bishop Oke who is Presiding Bishop, Sword of the Spirit Ministries and Promoter, Precious Cornerstone University, emerged the 7th President of PFN and is to serve for renewable 4 years.

The release was made available to Nation Update by the retuning officer Pastor Austin Ukachi, President, HE’s Alive Chapel, Lagos.

The election which was held at the Grace Cathedral, Enugu, Enugu State on Tuesday evening saw Bishop Oke, been elected by a unanimous approval of all members of the National Advisory Council (NAC) the governing body of PFN.

In his acceptance speech according to the Wale Oke Media Office, the new President thanked his predecessors mostly the outgoing President, Rev Felix Omobude.

He said: “as the National President of our beloved fellowship, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria(PFN). This is the doing of the Lord and it is marvellous in our eyes.

Rev Felix Omobude Immediate Past President, PFN

I sincerely thank you for your unanimous vote, without a single dissent. Thank you for your trust.

“The PFN has come a long way, starting with the vision of the founding fathers, and the great leadership of our past Presidents- Reverend J O Boyejo, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and Reverend Dr. Felix Omobude, who have led the Fellowship in the past, taking it to the great and enviable height it is today.

“Without any doubt, the PFN is huge, with its tens of millions of Pentecostals, found in every walk and strata of our national life. It is our desire, with the help of the Lord, to make this humongous spiritual house to be much more effective in our national life and in the task of global evangelization at this very unusual time in human history.

“Indeed, it is an unusual time for the whole world, and more for our nation that is at a crossroad at this hour.

Bishop Oke

“But with the help of the Lord, and by tapping into the grace and resources He has made available to us as His children, we shall make a real difference to a nation in dire need of divine intervention.

“We plan to deploy massive prayers with effective fastings, massive evangelism with discipleship, uncompromised teaching of God’s word, coupled with the doing of it, massive social and charitable works and care for the needy. We plan to mobilize the youths massively and engage them in the Pentecostal traditions in order to tap into their potentials for church and nation building. As we seek the Lord together, we shall listen to the Holy Spirit and do all that the Lord will lead and enable us to do by His Spirit.

“With the full cooperation and support of all of us, we shall make a real difference and bring a real change to a nation in dire need. I want to thank our immediate past President, Rev Felix Omobude for his mature and inclusive approach to leadership. I want to thank all members of the National Advisory Council, NAC, for their prayers and choice of the new Executive. Together we shall take the PFN to greater heights, through the help of the Lord,” he stated.