Tunde Owoyele, Archdeacon of Agege and Vicar of Christ Church Anglican, Elere – Agege, has urged other church organisations to imitate Christ Morning Society Lagos Chapter’s generous act by assisting the needy and indigent members of their respective societies.
Owoyele made the call while giving checks to some of the society’s members’ children to help them further their education.
Tunji Oguntuase, Christ Morning Star’s State Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement made on Tuesday.
The statement quoted Owoyele as saying, “It gladdens my heart to present these cheques as educational grants by the society. I strongly call on other societies in the church to emulate this gesture to the children of members.”
The educational grants, according to Owoyele, will go a long way in ameliorating the hardship often experienced by students in achieving their goals.
“It is indeed a noble cause that must be emulated by all,” Owoyele said.
In his remarks, the President, CMS, Lagos Chapter, Segun Sobowale, said the first phase of educational grants to some children of the society is one of the laudable projects before the society, promising that the scheme shall be implemented in phases.
Some of the students who benefited from the scheme include Munirudeen Ishola of St. John’s Anglican Church, Satellite Town; and David Chilem of Christ the King Church, Pedro, Lagos. According to Sobowale, the next phase will capture many churches in the next few months.