At the just\nconcluded burial of Special Apostle Dickson Awode in Lagos, the members of the\nC&S Church trooped out in large numbers to be actively involved in the 8\nday rite of passage. On each day hundreds of thousands of C&S members came\nout to be part of the night of songs. This is because until his death at 81 he\nwas one of the respected leaders of the C&S Movement in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Special Apostle\nAwode was an accomplished Minister of God at every location he found himself\nthroughout his service years at ECN and later NEPA. He was the Organist and\nAssistant Parish Secretary of Saint Emmanuel UNA Church in Gusua, Zamfara State\nbetween May 1961 and September 1964. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between May 1965\nto June 1970 and July 1991 to November 1992, Awode was the Church Organist of\nCherubim and Seraphim Church Movement Headquarters in Kaduna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was\nresponsible for the electrification of the Church\u2019s Mount Horeb Prayer Camp in\nKaduna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While serving at\nNEPA Maiduguri between June 1970 and November 1973, Awode worshiped at the\nMaiduguri Branch of C & S Movement Church. Apart from being an organist, he\nworked assiduously as the financial secretary of the Church Building Committee\nand was very instrumental to the building of the Church\u2019s Cathedral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between November\n1973 and February 1978 while working in Benin on transfer, he did not relent on\nhis spiritual activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He worshipped\ndevotedly at the C & S Movement Church Benin where he was the Church\nOrganist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It appears that\nAwode has a penchant for supporting construction of Church Cathedral. This\nexplains why he was also involved, as the Secretary of the Building Committee\nof the Church in Benin. Between February 1978 and November 1981, while working\nin Makurdi, Awode rescued the C & S Church Makurdi from total closure and\ndisintegration that almost ruined the church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was appointed\nas the Church Financial Secretary and later Financial Secretary of the Church\nBuilding Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spearheaded\nacquisition of six plots of land on which the present cathedral of the church\nis order to bring\nsanity to the church in compliance with directives of the then Spiritual\nFather, His Grace S.O Kalejaiye. On many occasions, he assumed the leadership\nrole of the church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To the glory of\nGod, the church has continued to grow and intact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awode was an\nindefatigable member of the Leader-In -Council of the C & S Church\nMovement, Ibadan Number 2\nBranch. He also played an active role in the efficient running of the church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Special\nApostle Awode returned to Lagos in September 1985 he continued his service to\nGod at C & S Movement Church, Sabo, Yaba. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was the\nChurch\u2019s Organist, Choirmaster and Choir Administrator. He was very active and\ndedicated to the growth of the church. He worshipped at Sabo, Yaba till July\n1991 when he was transferred back to Kaduna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After his\nretirement in November 1992 he returned to the church, contributing to its\ngrowth as usual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Retired but Not\nTired: The retirement of Special Apostle Awode has given a fresh impetus to his\ncontributive and supportive roles, he has been playing from day – one, to the\nsustenance and growth of the Body of Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Special Apostle\nAwode to the glory of God was installed on Februarys\u201d 2012 as the District <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chairman and\nGeneral Leader of C & S Movement Church Victory District, Ikorodu. A\nSpecial and Outstanding District with 15 Churches under the District. This was\nthe position he occupied until he rest in the Lord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was a Patron\nand Grand patron of many societies in the Body of Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the various\ntributes written about him, all the C&S Church leaders conveyed one major\nmessage-he was a true man of God, who served God till the very end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the church\npeople who wrote tributes about him mentioned the fact that he was a great man,\nfull of life, very disciplined, upright. They said he taught all his children\n(biological and spiritual) the way of God. He was described as a good soldier\nof Christ, a faithful steward in Gods vineyard. They all described him as a man\nof dignity, honour, spiritual inclination, courage, discipline, full of love,\nloving everyone that came his way with joy, smile and laughter. Another\nrespected church leader described him as a faithful servant of the most High\nGod. “Under his leadership I learnt a great deal about controlling\nperceptions, the value of treating people right and the hard knocks of just how\nmuch doing what is right can cost in the public areas. “Our late Chairman\nwas an epitome of humanity”, wrote members of his Victory District. They\nsaid he was ready to help and he paid several hospital bills of people that are\nnot even close to him at all. Everyone attested to it that he had a passion for\nthe things of God. They said he made personal sacrifices that were daring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the early 60, he made a vow to remain a Cherubim & Seraphim Moment till death. They described him as a dedicated Seraph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the just concluded burial of Special Apostle Dickson Awode in Lagos, the members of the C&S Church trooped out in large numbers to be actively involved in the 8…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":111254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16330],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dickson-Awode-Dr..jpg?fit=374%2C443&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111253,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/special-apostle-dickson-awode-buried-in-grand-style\/","url_meta":{"origin":111942,"position":0},"title":"Special Apostle DICKSON AWODE Buried In Grand Style","author":"Reporter","date":"February 4, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Cherubim & Seraphim Movement in Lagos trooped out last week as the remains of Special Apostle (Dr.) Engr. 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