The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)
has opened, arguably, the world\'s biggest
auditorium. The facility can accommodate more
than a million worshippers at a time. The
auditorium, which was opened by the General
Overseer of the church, Pastor Enoch Adejare
Adeboye, was built at a cost of $60 million (about
N7.7 billion).
The new auditorium, which is floored with marble
is sited on a vast tract of land within the
Redemption Camp, venue of the ongoing 10th
Holy Ghost Congress of the church.
Redemption Camp is located at Mowe, along the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The large auditorium, which is yet to be
completed, is built with steel and cement fibres.
A worshipper who could not hide her delight at
the new auditorium, was seen showering
encomiums on Pastor Adeboye for his vision.
P.M.News gathered that the vision for the new
auditorium started immediately after the 1998
Holy Ghost Congress held at Lekki, when Adeboye
realised the need for a more spacious auditorium
to accommodate the millions of worshippers who
thronged Lekki for the programme.
In his first sermon at the new auditorium filled
with millions of worshippers from America,
Europe, Asia and Iran, the General Overseer of the
church, Pastor Adeboye thanked God for the new
auditorium.
He said there is room at the top for every child of
God and explained that God was ready to take us
to the top but it now depends on our willingness
and obedience.?
He revealed that it was God that gave him the
theme for the programme, hence, those on the
ground should key into it by prayers so as not to
be witnesses but partakers in the blessings.
He called on worshippers to call on their friends
not to wait till the last day of the event before
attending, adding that blessings will be received
daily.
Investigations also revealed that the church has
acquired new musical instruments to replace the
old ones, while a maternity has also been
upgraded to meet the needs of pregnant women
who may fall into labour during the programme.
More than 60 babies were born during the last
Holy Ghost Congress.
On traffic control, it was learnt that the church
acquired more than 15 power motorcycles to
complement the efforts of more than 1,000
paramilitary officers and policemen and road
safety officials.
The new auditorium is being built by a Chinese
firm.
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