About us
About the All Christian Practical Praying Band
Our motto: Evangelism, Practical Christianity and Salvation.
Practised in fellowship across Overseas Region 2.
Who we are
The All Christian Practical Praying Band, known as the Praying Band, has its headquarters at Umunnebo Village, Ufuma, Anambra State, Nigeria. The Praying Band is not a church or a religious sect, but an ecumenical, non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian and non-denominational Christian association.
We bring Christians of every church and denomination into fellowship with God through fasting and prayer, and we put Christian teaching and Christian living into practice.
Mission
To bring Christians of every denomination into fellowship with God through prayer and fasting, put Christian teachings into practice, and fulfil Christ's Great Commission through evangelism and ministry to the sick and afflicted.
Purpose
To nurture practical Christians with faith and confidence in Jesus Christ, devoted to their own churches and serving as His ambassadors; to prepare members for everlasting life and offer charitable relief to suffering members and others in need.
What we believe
The Word of God
We hold firmly to the divine teachings contained in the Holy Bible as the word of God.
The Holy Trinity
We believe in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Salvation in Christ
We believe in salvation through the mediation and sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Resurrection and life everlasting
We believe in the resurrection of the dead and in life everlasting.
All things are possible
All good things are possible to every person who truly believes in God through Jesus Christ.
Fasting and sanctification
By fasting and sanctification (prayer, hearing and doing the word of God) the mortal body can achieve spiritual ends.
Our founding
The Praying Band was founded at Umunnebo Village, Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria, on 24 May 1957, by divine will, through the late Elder Pa Eleazer Nwankwo Nwokolo, a retired mission teacher and native of Umunnebo, with the active co-operation of his devoted wife, the late Madam Sophie Ogochukwu Nwokolo, who was both Co-Founder and Spiritual Director and Counsellor.
Chapels may be established in towns and cities throughout Nigeria and around the world, each one a branch of the Praying Band. Overseas Region 2 gathers the chapels of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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