A NIGERIAN PASTOR has established a regular worship conference to help attract more Irish people.
The first outing was at the Dublin Central Mission on 27 May, and Pastor Eniola told Metro Éireann he intends to make the conference a monthly occurrence from next August.
He said around 100 people attended the inaugural conference, which involved “worship, prayer, thanksgiving, prayer for nations, families, individual needs, and to share the word of God.”
According to the pastor, some people had also come for counselling. “Two in particular were addicted to drugs and alcohol,” said Pastor Eniola, who notes that such people can be linked with rehab facilities.
The event was preceded by tea, coffee, soup and sandwiches, while some lively praise was provided by the Discovery Gospel Choir. Pastor Eniola said the initiative was “for everyone but more as an outreach to the Irish people”.
The venture is an initiative of the Compassion Centre, a Christian missionary outreach in Dublin which was established by Pastor Eniola “to touch lives with the compassionate and non-judgemental love of God through caring, sharing and training in Christian discipleship and meeting needs in people’s lives as the Lord provides.”
According to its website, it seeks to “move people from minus to plus; from hopelessness and failure to tangible success through Christ Jesus” and to “serve as a bridge between the church and the community”.
In March, it was a key supporter of a Street Sleep Outreach at St Audeon’s Park in Dublin, organised by Christian organisation Vision for Revival. Its aim was to “make people see the life of the homeless, emphasise with them, and help them”, according to Pastor Eniola.
