Some parts of the church’s complex were gutted in the fire incident which occurred after members who attended the mid-year thanksgiving service had left the church premises.
Commenting on the incident in several tweets on Monday, Adefarasin avowed optimism that God Almighty would restore all that was lost in the incident.
Tweeting at @pauladefarasin, he said, “A fire incident occurred at about 2 pm on Sunday 25, June 2017 at the facilities used by the Abuja daughter church of the House on the Rock.”
“The weekly services will continue as usual, as the presently used service sanctuary remains unaffected. God will surely restore all that have been lost.”
“Thankfully, this occurred in the afternoon after all those attending the mid-year Thanksgiving Service had departed the premises. We remain profusely grateful to the Sovereign and Almighty God that there were no human fatalities or casualties.”
“We commend the professionalism of all the first responders and thank them for the invaluable service they rendered. All of whom responded to the incident & contributed in no small way to the containment and eventual extinguishing of the fire.”
“Let us all be comforted by the Scripture in Romans 8:28 which says – “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
“Your prayers, love and moral support expressed in various correspondences are truly and very deeply appreciated. The House on the Rock wishes to express her gratitude to all who in spite of the inconvenience of the torrential rainfall were available.”
“While some parts of the complex were damaged by the fire, the swift co-ordinated response by many including the following – NEMA, the Federal Fire Service (Abuja), NJI, NNPC, Julius Berger, the HOTR staff & members, and several friends & well-wishers of the house.”
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