PREPARATIONS are in top gear as the Warri Diocesan (Anglican Communion) begins her second Session of the 12th Synod of the Diocese in the Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel Church of Nigeria on Saturday May 6 to Wednesday May 10, 2017.
The theme of the synod, taken from Galatians 6:2, is “Fulfilling the Law of Christ.”
In a statement made available to journalists in Warri Wednesday, the Bishop of the Diocese, Rt Rev C. E. Ide, is billed to preside over the meeting.
The synod, the statement added, begins with a meeting of the Diocesan Board on Saturday, the synod Thanksgiving Service on Sunday at 10am at St Mathias Anglican Church, Eku in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.
According to the statement, the presidential address would be delivered on Monday at the venue.
Resident pastor of St Mathias Anglican Church, Eku, Ven. J. O. Okpekporo, who spoke with Tribune Online, said the church and the community were eagerly awaiting the arrival of God’s people to the event.
The synod is the highest decision-making organ of the Anglican Church.