Constitution
History of Celestial Church of Christ
The name of the Church is Celestial Church of Christ, united, indivisible Holy Church, which came into existence by DIVINE ORDER on the 29th of September 1947, in Porto-Novo, Dahomey now Republic of Benin, through the founder of the Church. The Reverend, Pastor, Prophet, Founder Samuel Bilehou Joseph Oshoffa.
The Church is a Diocese of Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide with International Headquarters at the Mission House, Ketu, Lagos State Nigeria and the world HQ at Imeko City Ogun State, Nigeria. It is a prophetic/Spiritual Pentecostal Church.
Divine Order
On the 29th of September 1947, in the deep mystery of divine appearance during prayer, of the winged Angel clothed in intense light, word came from God to the Founder, S.B.J. Oshoffa saying “Luli (meaning grace), it is the wish of God to send you on a divine errand of preaching to the world. There are many nominal Christians who, when they are confronted by difficulties and problems of this world, run after fetish priests and other powers of darkness for all kinds of assistance. Consequently, on their death, they cannot see Christ because by their actions, Satan has left his spiritual mark on them. To assist you in your work so that men may listen to and follow you, miraculous works of Holy Divine healing will be carried out by you and in the name of Jesus Christ. These works of divine healing and God’s spiritual mark on you will testify to the fact that God sent you.” Thus was born to the entire world CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST.
The name of the Church came by divine revelation through MR. ALEXANDER YANGA, who was at that time undergoing spiritual healing at the residence of the Pastor Founder and who was held in trance for seven days. On the seventh day, while still in trance, he asked for a piece of chalk and wrote the name of the church on the wall thus: EGLISE DU CHRISTIANISME CELESTE meaning “Celestial Church of Christ.” For the first five years, the founder was addressed EVANGELIST until it was revealed and he was permitted by the DIVINE ORDER to use the name EPASTORAL in angelic language which was also translated for him as the word PASTOR.