Church of Latter Day Saints renovates Apata General Hospital

As part of the efforts to make its annual All-Africa Service project a memorable one, the Church of Latter Day Saints, Ibadan North Stake and Ibadan Nigeria Stake has given the General Hospital, Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, a new look as members of the church collectively engaged in a free humanitarian service to the hospital.

Members of the church in their large numbers converged on the hospital penultimate Saturday as they cleared all the surroundings, washed the building, fixed the broken windows and painted the hall and offices of the hospital.

The patriarch of Ibadan, Nigeria Stake of the church, Mr Oluseyi Olubena told Tribune Church News that the gesture was to exhibit the mandate of the church on its annual responsibility to serve humanity.

According to him, “The task has to do with being clean, which is pleasing to our heavenly father and even the community itself; the service is being carried out in West Africa area of the church of Jesus Christ of stakes. The scripture says when you are in service of your fellow men, you are also in the service of God. Other denominations or religious bodies can take a cue from this as it will represent the message of love because that is what can only bind mankind together.

The Church History Adviser, Ibadan Coordinating Counsel Area, Mrs Modupeola Olagbenro, said it was a welcome development that the public hospital was a beneficiary of the church’s service as the gesture would go a long way.

In his remarks, Chief Medical Officer-in-charge of the hospital, Dr. Adeniran Adewumi, on behalf of the Oyo State Hospitals Management Board led by Dr Bola Adejunji, and the Oyo State government, commended the gesture of the church, describing it as laudable and impacting to humanity.

“Sincerely, we are highly honoured and favoured to actually benefit from this community service lasting for three hours from this noble church. My sincere advice for other churches and religious organisations; and other non-governmental organisation; they should take a cue from this initiative and things that will impact our society positively. This is laudable and unique and the hospital management and the state government are grateful,” he added.

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