St. Stephen's Methodist Church is located at Amachara, Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria. It was spiritually established over 100 years ago, by the then Methodist Church of Nigeria of Eastern Nigeria. St. Stephen's has grown constantly; it now includes a church school for its young parishioners. On Sundays, St. Stephen's opens its doors as early as 8:00 AM. Sunday schools are fully attended and its nationally renowned choir sings gloriously. St. Stephen's is a progressive church that welcomes and accommodates all that come to it, no matter their status or station in life.
One of its mottos is: "As for me and my household, we shall serve the lord" Joshua 24:15"
Amachara, where St. Stephen's is located, is a bustling village filled with diverse residents from all walks of life. It is spiritually rich and its residents are very friendly. They would often invite strangers to dine with them after church and during many of their village festivals. St. Stephen's conducts marriages, funerals, baptisms, school graduations and bazaars. To worship in the St. Stephen's Methodist Sanctuary is to experience an event filled with cultural spirituality. You will come out of this experience physically, emotionally and spiritually rejuvenated. St. Stephen's poses a unique spiritual challenge to its male parishioners aimed at building their core and spiritual values.
To see how you fare in this UNIQUE CHALLENGE contact:
1. Brother Ekele U. Obioma (08065911775);
2. Elder Iroham Igbo Nwoke (08060330959) and
3. Brother Adije Odigbo (08033498920)
I was wondering why the Church and Citizens of Umuahia will appear unconcerned and watch the Nursing Board of Nigeria destroy the Historical Land Mark of Umuahia which is the School of Nursing, Amachara. This institution was founded in the colonial era and has trained more than forty thousand nurses since inception. The school was one of the pioneer institutions to develop the train the trainers program in Allied Health Care Services in West Africa. So destroying the school is analogous to wiping out the history of Umuahia and its prominent landmark. The school has played a remarkable role in the training of Allied Health Care Workers in the whole of East Central State. Presently, there are shortage of nurses all over the world and this is not the time to destroy the very machine that assists to mitigate against this shortage. Also, the immediate impact of the closure of this school is that Queen Elizabeth Hospital Umuahia will begin to experience the shortage of highly trained nurses. May I take this opportunity to ask the Church to intervene and find out what the problem is with a view to promising the Nursing Board that Umuahia has more than a college of highly qualified American Trained Nurses, Professors, Higher Education Institution Administrators and Medical Doctors of Umuahia descent who are willing to design a corrective action plan that would address whatever the deficiencies are. The Reverend and Members the Clergy should give me a call and lets have Skype or telephone conference on what needs to be done.
ReplyDeleteDr. Peter Ejirika,CPA
University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Texas
pcejirika@mail.umhb.edu
512-368-0262