The President of the Imo Baptist Conference RA, Rev. Uzoma J. Uzoeshi, appealed to churches, associations and friends of the Ministry to join hands together and sponsor a team for the Ministry.
He also urged them to donate kits, or support logistics in order to build a Conference where the youths are won, discipled, and deployed for Christ and for Community development.
Receiving a trophy in preparations for football competition among youths of the church in the state from a member Councilor Odowueze Ubanze, the President said that the trophy will institutionalise excellent performance in support to their RA Ministry.
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He assured that the trophy will create healthy growth, build leadership, and give their annual competition a legacy team spirit that will inspire participation for years
The President while commending the donor of the trophy, assured the resolve of the church to use the competition to raise young men who are strong in spirit, sound in mind and fit in the body.
Rev. Uzoeshi who observed the kind of pressure from idleness, drugs, and crime which youths in the society faces, assured that the gesture would provide alternative
According to him, the trophy which he described as solution-provider, will as well raise ambassadors of peace, discipline and purpose of Imo state
The prelate on behalf of Imo Baptist Conference expressed his gratitude pointing out that the generosity of the donor will echo beyond the hall of the church into the lives of many young men he may never meet.
He said: “On behalf of the entire Imo Baptist Conference, I extend our profound gratitude. Your generosity will echo beyond this hall into the lives of many young men you may never meet. You have invested in Kingdom work”
He pointed out his vision.which is targeted at the Conference registering a club that would represent Nigeria in feature competition and beyond.
Ubanze, a staff of the Channels Television in Owerri itemised the essence of the trophy which is to drive away certain ills among the youths.
He stated that he was moved by what his boss in the Channels Television is doing in the areas of organizing football competition and decided to replicate that in the Church.
The picture showing the President Imo Baptist Conference Rev. Uzoma Uzoeshi standing at the middle with the trophy, flanked by his left hand by the donor Odowueze Ubanze and another members of the church.
