report by Tim Harrold
On Sunday 28 June, local church leaders and congregation members gathered at Hassenbrook School to support Pastor & Pastor Mrs Phillips Yusuf as they were commissioned to lead the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s latest plant in Thurrock.
The Great Faith Foundation Outreach Fellowship Centre is set to be established in Stanford-le-Hope.
The programme included:
- a time of worship
- a talk from a visiting RCCG pastor on the subject of “What Attracts God to a Man”
- a presentation given by the children on the theme of Noah and songs
- an opportunity to tithe and give towards the starting of the new fellowship
- visiting pastors’ prayers for the new Pastors-in-Charge
Please see the photos that were taken during parts of the service.
Present were (in alphasbetical order):
- Colin Baker, pastor at Grays Baptist Church
- Rev John Guest of St Margaret’s, Stanford-le-Hope
- Tim Harrold of Transformation Thurrock
- Pastor Solomon Momodu of RCCG Faith Foundation Fellowship, Grays (the sending church)
- Pastor Niyi Olijobi of RCCG House of Praise, Grays
- Rev Jokey Poyntz of St Margaret’s, Stanford-le-Hope
- other pastors from the RCCG network