Following the ban on religious gatherings of more than 50 people by the Lagos and Ogun state governments as part of efforts manage the further spread of the Coronavirus disease, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG has issued new directives for Sunday worship in the two states.
The new order of worship was contained in a memo titled: “Slight alteration in the mode of service for parishes in Lagos and Ogun states” issued from the office of the Assistant General Overseer (Admin & Personnel) Pastor Johnson Folorunsho Odesola and addressed to pastors-in-charge of regions and provinces in Lagos dated March 18, 2020.
The memo said: “We refer to the directive from the Lagos and Ogun state governments placing a ban on all religious meetings and gatherings of more than 50 worshippers in Lagos, as part of the precautionary steps towards managing the further spread of the Coronavirus disease.
“In line with this directive from the government, the mission authority has instructed as follows:
1. Parishes that have an average of attendance of 50 members or less can hold their services without any alteration or changes.
2. Parishes that have average attendance above 50 members are directed to make use of their House Fellowship centres to run simultaneous services with the main church.
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3. Parishes that have the facility to run more than one service can also do so, under the strict directive that worshippers won’t exceed 50 people per service.
4. One supervising minister and an usher could be seconded to each Centre for the collation of necessary reports (attendance, New converts, Newcomers, etc) .
5. All centres are requested to connect to Dove Television to join the live broadcast from the General Overseer during the period.
Odesola noted that the arrangement would be in place for the next few weeks, based on the position of the Government.
“You are therefore requested to convey the assurances of the continued prayer of the General Overseer to members, while also encouraging them not to panic in the face of ongoing crisis because God promised us victory over every battle at the start of this year,” he added.
