Chairman, Lagos State Christian Association of Nigeria, and Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Bishop

Stephen Adegbite

, yesterday, said that the Cherubim and Seraphim Church must re-emphasise holiness, prophetic witness, and contextual worship, while shedding practices that confuse rather than clarify the gospel, going forward as it celebrates 100 years.
 
Delivering a lecture on ‘Cherubim and Seraphim at 100: Critical Assessment of its Mandate, Impact, and Future Trajectory’ as part of activities marking Cherubim and Seraphim Church at 100, Adegbite said the future and the impact of the church going forward after celebrating 100 years will depend on whether it remains faithful to its divine mandate while courageously engaging a changing world
 
He noted that every authentic move of God would begin with a divine mandate.

“For Israel, it was to be a holy nation. For the early church, it was to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. For the C&S, the mandate given through Orimolade and Captain Abiodun was threefold: Holiness, healing, and contextual worship.
 
“Holiness: The white garment of the C&S was never just a uniform; it was a theological statement. It symbolised purity of heart and life. Like the seraphim in Isaiah 6 crying, “Holy, holy, holy,” the C&S was called to model holiness in Nigeria.
 
“Healing: At a time when colonial medicine could not address African realities, Orimolade emphasised the healing power of God through prayer, fasting, and anointing. His first miracle was the healing of a girl, Christina Abiodun Akinsowon, from a long-term trance in which she could neither speak nor hear.”