IPOTI CHURCH 4


THE HISTORY OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4,  IPOTI - EKITI
          In the year past, Ipoti district have a focus of having another Seventh-Day Adventist church at Temidayo Street Iloro Road, Ipoti-Ekiti to be named Church 4 Ipoti Ekiti. Then they acquired a site for the proposed church 4.
         In the year 2015, Pastor Kolawole Boluwaji, the pioneer Pastor of Iwaro District, Ipoti-Ekiti later brought the idea of establishing a Branch Sabbath School at Temidayo area.
          He had a meeting with the members who reside at Temidayo area. These members were worshipping at No. 2 & No. 3, Churches. He encouraged them to start a branch Sabbath School in the new environment because of the far distance to their churches. The meeting was on 10th December, 2016.
The families were: Faleye, Agbetiloye, Idowu, Pastor Dada, Asekunowo, Alayande, Idowu Adaramola, Idowu Kolawole, Ayo Olateju, Remi Mati.
          At the end of the meeting, the families jointly agreed with Pastor Kolawole Boluwaji’s proposal, of having a new church in the area and the name of the church will be Ipoti church 4 at Temidayo, Iloro Road, Ipoti-Ekiti.
          A District combined service comprising of Iwaro, Isokun, Iloro and Ijurin churches was held on 19th January, 2016 at the proposed site to start the church. About 300 members worshiped at the site on that day.
          The real members of Church 4 held their first worship the following Sabbath, 23rd of January, 2016 at Deacon Lanre Asekunowo’s house as jointly agreed by the members.
          Elder Idowu was appointed as the Elder in charge of Church 4, Mrs Mary Asekunowo as Sabbath School Superintendent and Seun Agbetiloye as Sabbath School Secretary.
          Not quite long, the place could not contain the number of worshippers again, because some members who did not identify with the church began to come back to the church closer to their residence; and new members also began to join the church.
          The church moved to a rented uncompleted building on 26th of March, 2016.
          After noticing that someone had encroached on proposed site, the members procure a new land for the church and are now planning to build God’s house on it.
Serving Pastor till date is Pastor Kolawole Boluwaji.

Lessons/Benefits of establishing the Church
1.    Members became more devoted to the service of God
2.  They were able to get in touch with members who are not  regular in the church and win new members in the area also.
3.    Members in the area were able to get to church quickly without stress,

Church Needs/Challenges
1.   Need for a place of worship as the rented incomplete building being used for worship currently is not conducive and inadequate.
2.       Need of financial assistance in developing and constructing a place of worship.