No Fewer than 1, 040 Anglican faithful of the Diocese of Awka, joined the Mother’s Union (MU) to mark their 2026 rededication and thanksgiving service and 150 years of existence worldwide.
His Grace, Most Revd. Alexander Ibezim, the Archbishop, Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese, who presided over the service charged the women to be great home builders.
Ibezim, who is also the Dean of The Cathedral, gave the charge in his sermon titled “I am the Lord that Healeth Thee,” at the programme in Akwa on Sunday.
He took his text from the book of Exodus 15 verse 26, and urged the women to be prayerful in 2026 for God’s blessing.
Ibezim urged the women not to give in to various challenges of life but solely lean on God for restoration and healing of both spiritual, social and economic worries that they might face daily.
He reminded them that the rededication service was to prepare them to be stronger and able to work differently for God in 2026.
The Archbishop said that God has promised to heal all diseases that might stand as a barrier to promoting his kingdom and the well-being of the faithful.
He described healing as the restoration of all that had been broken, lost, and weakened in the lives of the faithful noting that God cares for both the spiritual and physical needs of people.
He charged the seven church teachers’ wives, who were admitted into the MU, to be dedicated to the union.
Ibezin equally charged them to be good ambassadors of MU and train up their children in the way of God as well as support their husbands in their callings.
Speaking, the Mother’s Union President, Dr Martha Ibezim, commended the women for their spirit of evangelism in the diocese in the past years and urged them to double their efforts in 2026.
Ibezim informed the women that 2026 is a great year to stretch the gospel across the diocese to the grassroots to build a grounded front for God and raise a healthy society.
She told them that lots of conferences would be organised in the year to propagate both the gospel, leadership skills and general development of the women’s ministry in the diocese.
The MU leader disclosed that Awka diocese would mark its 40 years of mothers union to ensure that the women maintained their Christian family homes.
Mrs Blessing Anikwenwa, the Pioneer president of the MU, Diocese of Awka, noted that the 2026 rededication service was significant as the MU is marking 150 years worldwide.
Anikwenwa encouraged the women to hold fast to the principles of the union and reflect it in their daily living.
She said that she had spent a fruitful 53 years in the union.
Dame Chika Osinomumu, Coordinator of the Protocol/Publicity unit of Mother’s Union, Diocese of Awka, (MUDA) said that the rededication service was very significant and remarkable in building the women spiritually.
She said that if the women are captured spiritually, the home would be balanced as well as the larger society.
NAN reports that the bi annual event was graced by Anglican men, youths and 26 Archdeaconry in the Diocese. (NAN)