HISTORY OF NDOKWA CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY ON EVANGELISM ( AKA NDOKWA CHRISTIAN CONGRESS ON EVANGELIZATION)
by Bishop Dickson Amaliwom Ozah
By God grace the vision of Ndokwa Christian Congress on Evangelization was born from the world Christian Congress on Evangelization when Evangelist Billy Graham invited the Christian community around the world, to world Christian Congress on Evangelization at Amsterdam in the year 1974.
The participant where instructed to go back to their country form Christian Congress on Evangelization, so the participant from Nigeria came back with some white missionaries and convey in Nigerian, national Christian Congress on Evangelization in the year 1975. Which was attended by all churches representative s in Nigeria at university of Ile-Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun state of Nigeria. I Bishop Dickson Ozah represented the Christian union college of education Abraka , then I was the leader of the Christian union at college of education Abraka. Other brethren who attended are Sunday Ishiekwene working at Eku, Rev. Uzu of central Baptist church Amai and few others.
We came back to form Midwest Christian Congress on Evangelization as we were instructed, under the leadership of Rev Maroghi from Isoko, at the time of holding this congress, General Murtala Mohammed took over Government, and Midwest state was changed to Bendel state in 1976, we eventually had Bendel Christian Congress on Evangelization. The following people attended:
1 Pastor Olu Dada from Obiaruku
2 Daddy Enebeli from Abbi
3 Pastor Ogbolu from Emu
4 Rev. Umukoro from Obiaruku
5 Pastor Vincent Nwadishi from Amai
6 Bishop Dickson Amaliwom Ozah etc
We all went to Benin for the Bendel Christian Congress on Evangelization.
After the Bendel Christian Congress on Evangelization, we also received a mandate to go and form local Government Christian Congress on Evangelization, it was Aboh division comprising of Ndosumili district and Ukwuani district, this two district where joined together to become ndokwa, this gave birth to Ndokwa Christian Congress on Evangelization, then Chief Christopher Enuewosu from Abbi was a commissioner. Ndokwa Christian Congress on Evangelization first edition came up at Utagba Uno in 1977, the Congress witness a great turnout from many churches it was glorious. During the congress it was agreed that the Prayer and Witnessing Group (now Faith Foundation Church) which started in 1976 should become the director of programme
At Ndokwa Christian Congress on Evangelization there was a drama that made some denomination angry and it became to your tent oh Israel, many churches boycotted Ndokwa Christian Congress on Evangelization, the second edition held at Ashaka in 1978 recorded a very low turnout. Prayer and witnessing group led by Bishop Dickson Ozah stood by this vision, during Ashaka Congress new Executives were elected because I believe that all Naokwa land and the world at large will be reached with gospel. Today Ndokwa Christian Congress on Evangelization is growing bigger and stronger, and Christian Congress on Evangelization has Christian festival in Ndokwa land to God be the glory.
During our registration, we are denied of using Ndokwa Christian Congress, so we registered as Ndokwa Christian assembly on Evangelism. And our aka still remains Christian Congress on Evangelization
