The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) Amaimo, Elugwu-Okabia ,Umu Okabia .
Umu Okabia is located in Orsu local government area in Imo state currently. Umu Okabia. With the slogan Okabia citizen. The Igboland have many communities with the name Umuhu , Okabia or Umuhu okabia that are not even closer to us or are of other states in the Igboland -south east . Ours is Umu Okabia , that mother's 3 Autonomous communities namely Elugwu-Okabia ,Etiti-Okabia and Umuhu Okabia. These communities are under one Umbrella called Umu Okabia united citizen .
Every communities in the Igboland have seen the touch of God in their communities and in the lives of their people. The truth is that the word of God in the book of John 1:1-6 (vs6) talks about Missionaries , wherever the word of God comes it comes with Light to liberate to bring the people out of darkness ,primitive life ,backwardness into Light ,modern way of living God's way ,Liberated souls ,being update with life .
100, One hundren yrs ago , JESUS CHRIST came to Umu Okabia through the Missionaries about 1914- 1918 , the RCM -Roman Catholic Mission came first , In 1917 Another missionary of the CMS church came around , the man's name was Rev. James Ibeneme , great man of God , an Awkuzu man , then living in Onitsha who went around Igbolands establishing churches .
Late Chief George Olejeme Amaechi, got the warrant in 1916 with the help of chief Egole idim ,then started negotiation with missionary body to bring church to his community .finally ,by 1917 his approaches to Rev James Ibeneme started yielding fruits when he asked to go home and come with the sum of 12.00(twelve pounds) . This sum was to cover the cost of sending him a teacher. Mr. Timothy okeke of Nnewi was sent
and church was established at the outlet of olejeme `s compound in 1st of January 1918.
The early converts includes Mr. Isaiah Iwuchukwu , Jonah nwalokutere , Stephen ogueteaka, Aaron anozie , unamba amaechi , Abraham ozobi, Edward okorie , Joseph onu , Samuel onuchukwu okafor , john okeem , George igwe , Samson okorie and Michael okonkwo.
Umu Okabia is located in Orsu local government area in Imo state currently. Umu Okabia. With the slogan Okabia citizen. The Igboland have many communities with the name Umuhu , Okabia or Umuhu okabia that are not even closer to us or are of other states in the Igboland -south east . Ours is Umu Okabia , that mother's 3 Autonomous communities namely Elugwu-Okabia ,Etiti-Okabia and Umuhu Okabia. These communities are under one Umbrella called Umu Okabia united citizen .
Every communities in the Igboland have seen the touch of God in their communities and in the lives of their people. The truth is that the word of God in the book of John 1:1-6 (vs6) talks about Missionaries , wherever the word of God comes it comes with Light to liberate to bring the people out of darkness ,primitive life ,backwardness into Light ,modern way of living God's way ,Liberated souls ,being update with life .
100, One hundren yrs ago , JESUS CHRIST came to Umu Okabia through the Missionaries about 1914- 1918 , the RCM -Roman Catholic Mission came first , In 1917 Another missionary of the CMS church came around , the man's name was Rev. James Ibeneme , great man of God , an Awkuzu man , then living in Onitsha who went around Igbolands establishing churches .
Late Chief George Olejeme Amaechi, got the warrant in 1916 with the help of chief Egole idim ,then started negotiation with missionary body to bring church to his community .finally ,by 1917 his approaches to Rev James Ibeneme started yielding fruits when he asked to go home and come with the sum of 12.00(twelve pounds) . This sum was to cover the cost of sending him a teacher. Mr. Timothy okeke of Nnewi was sent
and church was established at the outlet of olejeme `s compound in 1st of January 1918.
The early converts includes Mr. Isaiah Iwuchukwu , Jonah nwalokutere , Stephen ogueteaka, Aaron anozie , unamba amaechi , Abraham ozobi, Edward okorie , Joseph onu , Samuel onuchukwu okafor , john okeem , George igwe , Samson okorie and Michael okonkwo.
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