As part of the efforts to support the needy, the leadership of the Global Harvest Church, Ibadan, Oyo State, has put smiles on people’s faces with a Shop for Free programme.
The two-day event which held at the church auditorium, Liberty, Ibadan, hosted hundreds of the underprivileged in the community as they were presented free furniture, clothing, foodstuff, drugs and medical checkups.
According to the church, the initiative which was pioneered by the senior pastor of the ministry, Reverend Victor Adeyemi, was launched in 2001 and had been impacting lives positively.
Lead pastor of the church in Ibadan, Pastor Femi Aladesanmi, speaking to Tribune Church News, expressed his delight at the turnout, adding that “I am glad we are able to host this event to the glory of God. Shop4free is a community impact from Global Harvest Church which was birthed in 2001 by our Senior Pastors Victor and Jumoke Adeyemi. We had a mini edition in Lagos and subsequently, in Ibadan.
“The idea is to be able to share the love of God with our community and with the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, there are people in need of certain things that we are able to provide, such as food items, clothing, household appliances and it is Christ-like to love and share. We are working to be a blessing to our community.
“There are lots of misconceptions about the church and we can understand where that is coming from because we have some pastors who have been noted to live flamboyant lifestyles that might communicate wrongly the intention of the church. But the truth is the Church is the salt of the world and light of the earth. We are to use our resources to serve the people.
Project Manager of Shop4Free, Teniola Shoronke, said: “We know the main goal is to win souls, hence, there is an evangelism team. The Shop4Free committee also had in place areas where we wanted the people to benefit from. We are delighted that a lot of people benefitted from the initiative. Over 700 people benefitted in total; 345 were catered for on Thursday and about 400 people smiled home with various gifts on Friday.”
A beneficiary of the programme, Joy Omolola, said the event was unbelievable, adding “I thought they were kidnappers when I was called. I had to confirm several times before I came down here. I am surprised. I won the onions chopper.”
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