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Pastoral Proclamation Of 23rd January 1983

REFERENCE No. IMC/1983/1

International Management Committee

At a special meeting held under the Chairmanship, of the PROPHET, PASTOR FOUNDER REV. S. B. J. OSHOFFA with the guidance of the HOLY SPIRIT on Sunday 23rd January, 1983 at 3p.m at the International Headquarters, Ketu, Lagos Nigeria, it was proclaimed and it is hereby PROCLAIMED by the PROPHET PASTOR FOUNDER REV. S. B. J. OSHOFFA in accordance with the HOLY POWER AND AUTHORITY bestowed by OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST upon him that:-

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS HEREBY INAUGURATED and this proclamation shall and hereby form an integral part of the CONSTITUTION of CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST.

The International Management Committee shall be AUTONOMOUS and free to plan and execute constructive suggestions and ideas for the PROGRESS and ADVANCEMENT OF THE WORLD-WIDE ORGANISATION OF CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST.

THE PROPHET, PASTOR FOUNDER REV. S.B.J. OSHOFFA shall be kept fully informed from time to time of-the deliberations and suggestions of the International Management Committee for ratification and approval.

The International Management Committee SHALL be under the ULTIMATE AND DIRECT AUTHORITY OF THE PROPHET, PASTOR FOUNDER REV. S. B. J. OSHOFFA IN WHOM RESIDES THE AUTHORITY OF THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST WORLD-WIDE.

SUBMISSION TO OUR FATHER IN CHRIST, REV. EMMANUEL MOBIYINA OSHOFFA, PASTOR AND SPIRITUAL HEAD CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, WORLD WIDE ON THE HISTORY OF THE ENACTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

We wish to hereby submit to your Eminence some salient information about the establishment and the functioning of International management committee (IMC) of the church.

1. ESTABLISHMENT

PREAMBLE:
In October, 1982, our father in Christ Prophet Pastor founder SBJ Oshoffa personally nominated and wrote to some members of the church that he knew would perform creditably in the execution of the 1982, International church Ketu harvest.
Papa appointed tile executive members as follows:

1. Hon. Asst. Evang. J. K. Owoduni Chairman I
2. Supr. Snr. Ldr. S. I. Omotosho Chairman II
3. Supr. Snr. Ldr. Lagun Adesanya Chairman III
4. Supr. Snr. Prophetess Bola Sodeinde Lady Chairperson
5. Supr. Snr. Ldr. C. E. Adenegan Secretary I (Late)
6. Supr. Snr. Ldr. P. Oduntan Sec. 11 (Late)
7. Supr. Snr. Prophetess Olude Secretary 111
8. Supr. Snr. Ldr. M. O. Arch Treasurer I
9. Supr. Snr. Eld. SisterS. I. Banjo Treasurer II (Late)
10. Supr. Snr. Prophetess G. A. Adenegan Ex. Officio.
11. Supr. Snr. Prophetess O. Olagoroye Ex.Officio
12. Supr. Snr. Ldr. G. Amu Chairman — Publicity.

Letters were later sent to other people as members of the harvest committee: harvest recorded a huge success and Papa was very happy and immensely impressed. The same committee was mandated by Papa S. B. J. Oshoffa Founder to plan and execute Imeko 1982 harvest and the (1983) maiden worldwide Xmas convocation.

As a grand finale to the successful execution of those events enumerated above, the harvest committee organized a Buffet Luncheon on the 23rd of January 1983 in Ketu at which Papa and others were in attendance. After the luncheon, the following six people paid him a visit in his house.

Supreme Evang. A. A. Bada, Superior Evang. S. O. Ajanlekoko, Senior Evang. Godwin Abiassi, Hon. Asst. Evang. J. K. Owoduni, Supr. Snr. Prophetess Bola Sodeinde and Supr. Snr. Leader C. E. Adenegan (late). With Papa inclusive, they were all seven (7) and at about 3:pm, Papa instead of dissolving the harvest committee, he re­named it as INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

He therefore made a pronouncement that the Executive Committee of the harvest should continue to function as Executive Committee of the newly created committee (IMC).

Thereafter a proclamation was issued by Rev. Prophet Pastor founder SBJ Oshoffa to effect the creation of the IMC.

The charter which was jointly signed by his Pastor founder himself, Supreme Evang A. A. Bada and Sup. Evaug. S. O. Ajanlekoko was later presented to 3 members of the EX CO.

Hon. Asst. Evang. J. K. Owoduni Supr. Snr. Prophetess Bola Sodeinde And Supr. Snr. Leader C. E. Adenegan. (Late) at a special service held at the International church Ketu. This charter became the pastoral proclamation No IMC/1983/1 dated 23rd Jan; 1983 (copy attached).

In the charter, Papa re-affirmed that IMC is directly responsible to the Pastor founder.

2. ATTEMPT AT THE CHANGE OF NAME AND REMOVAL OF THE WORD AUTONOMOUS FROM ITS JOB DESCRIPTION.

Sometimes in 1984, the charter was commented upon by a few members of the board of trustees insisting that the word “International” and autonomous” removed/deleted. But at a meeting held by the Pastor founder Rev. SBJ Oshoffa with Board of Trustees and international Management Committee Members, the founder agreed to a suggestion by Superior Senior Leader S. O. Sokoya (Late) that the named be changed to International Headquarters Management committee and that word “autonomous” should be deleted from the second clause of proclamation statement.

However, inspite of the suggestion at the meeting no new proclamation was issued by the Pastor founder nor was any amendment issued.