Cornerstone Films celebrates 25 years of gospel film production

For Cornerstone Films International, producers of popular gospel film, Olopa Okunkun, Saturday, October 5 was a day of celebration and fanfare as the production company celebrated 25 years of active gospel filmmaking at the Cornerstone Camp, Ewekoro in Ogun State

The film company rolled out the drums to celebrate the continued existence of the company in spite of myriad of challenges, at an occasion that was graced by dignitaries and popular gospel artistes

President of Cornerstone Films International who is also the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Gospel Filmmakers Forum, Pastor Abraham Amuyimika, while speaking on the journey of the company, stated the journey was neither smooth nor easy but the vision was sustained by God’s grace.

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“The road was rough but God’s mercy kept us. Cornerstone Film/Outreach Ministry started as a Christian film outfit at a time when it was dangerous and tedious to use film for evangelism. Choosing to produce Christian films is not a hobby for us but a divine call to set captive frees. There were various attacks but God has always been our shield.

“By the grace of God, our first film was the second Christian gospel film to be shown on cinema at the National Theatre entitled Osuwon Aye. Also, this ministry is the first Christian filmmaker that shot a film about Jesus in an Africa way, Irora Agbelebu, and we distributed free of charge over 300,000 copies around the world,” he stated.

Also speaking at the event, Kolade Okeowo, a renowned actor in gospel drama ministry (Mount Zion) extolled the virtues of Pastor Olorunnimilo in drama ministry