APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH

RIVERS & BAYELSA AREAS

REPORT OF 2025 AREA CAMP MEETING
 

THEME:  “LIBERATION…thou art loosed” 

-Luke 13:12

VENUE: THE APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH, ELIOPARANWO ROAD, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.

SUNDAY 14TH - SUNDAY 21ST DECEMBER, 2025

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT OF RIVERS & BAYELSA AREAS CAMPMEETING: (DECEMBER 14 - 21, 2025), WITH THE THEME: “LIBERATION…thou art loosed” -Luke 13:12

INTRODUCTION:

The Camp Meeting was proposed and approved by WECA to hold between December 14 -21, 2025 for Rivers and Bayelsa Areas at Apostolic Faith Church, Elioparanwo, Rivers Area HQ Church, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The campground venue has always been sufficient to accommodate campers and other participants combining the its facilities and the AFSS facilities like Multi-purpose hall, Male and Female Hostels, and the classroom blocks of both the Secondary and Primary Schools.

PREPARATION:

Prayer meetings were organized for two (2) weeks in all the branch churches in the areas for the planned camp meeting to seek God’s blessings, guidance and protection throughout the period and beyond. As part of the preparations, general works were organized to keep the campground clean and tidy as well as installation of solar lightnings around the camp ground. Other preparations took place in budget planning, children practices and the choir and orchestra rehearsals – as well as pre-registration mainly for Ministers’ and Workers’ Conference using a web form.

ARRIVAL OF CAMP DELEGATES:

Campers started arriving as early as Thursday, December 11, 2025. We also commenced accommodation allocation for the participants who had arrived same day. By Friday December 12, 2025, we had delegates from Bayelsa Area and the 13 Zones of Rivers Area, namely Ahoada, Bonny, Bori, Diobu, Eleme, Eneka, Ndele, Ngo, Omoku, Oyigbo, Umuagbai, Rumuomasi and the host zone - Elioparanwo

CAMPMEETING ACTIVITIES:

1. MINISTERS AND WORKERS CONFERENCE: The Ministers and Workers conference was held on Friday December 12, 2025 under the coordination of the Area Overseer, Rev. James Tifase. The same guide used at the last WECA Camp Meeting in Faith-City, was used to engage the workers that were present at the conference. After the welcoming address from the Area Overseer of Rivers Area, a recorded presentation from the Superintendent-General, Rev. Olusola Adesope on “Servant Leadership” was showing, exemplifying the call of a worker or minister and how he should view his role in serving God’s people. Other facilitators and their sessions were: Bro. Alban Igwe (who represented the District-Superintendent as the WECA delegate) – “Gospel Workers’ Handbook” and “General Instructions for Service”, respectively. Rev. James Tifase taught on “Ministerial Responsibilities”. After a lunch break, the conference ended with comments, questions and summaries before announcements and general prayer meeting. We had in attendance – 423 Males and 359 Females which summed up to 782.

2. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE: Sis. Inemesit Kelvy reviewed the Elementary Lesson, while Bro. Tony Aisabokhale reviewed that of the Adult Lesson titled. “Moses Assumes His Responsibility” on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The lessons of the 2nd Sunday School Teachers’ Conference of Saturday December 20, 2025 were reviewed by Sis. Epere Ruth (Elementary Lesson) and Bro. Bolaji Popoola for Adult Lesson, titled “The Birth of Jesus”.

3. CHARITY DAY: The Charity Day for this year’s Camp meeting held on Saturday, December 20, 2024 from 1pm to 3pm at the Children’s Chapel.

4. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME: Our Child Development Unit (CDU) thrilled participants at the Camp meeting with inspiring songs and playlet in each of the two Sunday services. It was a combined effort of two zones each of these Sundays – Elioparanwo & Diobu zones and Rumuomasi & Eneka zones respectively. The programmes buttressed the realities of God’s power in healing the woman at the Synagogue in the days of Jesus and the deliverance of the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage, as well as He is able to do even today.

5. SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL SERVICES: The 1st Sunday Devotional Service was handled by the Rivers Area Overseer. It was titled “Liberation – Thou Art Loosed.” The sermon started with the Bible passage from Luke 13:11-18, with emphasis made on the compassion of Jesus Christ to all who He met. He saw the woman at the temple, called her and said to her those liberating words “thou art loosed from thine infirmities.” That same God was with us from that day and throughout the camp meeting. The service had 3,076 people in attendance.
    

The 2nd Sunday, Devotional Service was handled by one of our retired Overseers, Rev. Jonathan Amakiri. In the sermon titled “Thanksgiving” He encouraged worshippers on the need to give God thanks, Who, despite the times and troubles, had spared us in the midst of the statistics of evil report in the whole world. For salvation, which he reminded all the congregation as being the greatest reason for which they should give thanks. A total of 3,247 persons were present at the service.

6. BIBLE TEACHINGS: It was a rich one (1) week as we began the Bible Teaching from Monday, December 15, 2025. The teachings were so impactful that it felt like a full month series of teaching starting with “Three Steps” teaching on that Monday to the last Bible Teaching on Friday, December 19, 2025 on the “Ordinance of Water Baptism”. The table below would summarize the teachings, teachers and their topics/text.

7. EVENING REVIVAL AND EVANGELISTIC SERVICES: We had five (5) Revival/Evangelistic Services from Monday, December 15, 2025 to Thursday, December 18, 2025 and the Farewell Service on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 5:00pm each day. Each of the days witnessed thrilling testimonies, inspiring sermons and reviving altar sessions with heart-rending prayers. The preachers and peak attendance are summarized in a table below.

8. YOUTH PROGRAMME: The young people were all part of the camp meeting, featuring in every unit of the work and engaging their fellow youths in their young people’s services. The Young People’s Services on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday were well attended by the youths. Preachers and peak attendance are shown in the table below as well. As usual of the youths, the camp meeting came to a close on Sunday and the young people were at hand to support the Monday “Impact Day” meant for compound cleaning and proper closures.

9. TESTIMONY SERVICES: Testimony periods were characterized with soul lifting testimonies. Many testified of the power of God to deliver from sins and make one a new creature, sanctified and baptized with Holy Ghost and Fire, re-anointing, healing and lots more. There were special cases of being delivered from kidnappers’ den of one of brethren in Oyigbo zone, as well as the raising from dead of one of our pastors in Umuagbai zone.

10. CAMPMEETING CONCERTS: The Camp meeting concert was held on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 5:00pm. The Concert featured inspiring orchestration and songs like How Excellent is Thy Name, Down South orchestration, Redemption Grace, How Should a King be Born? etc. The intermission part of the day featured our Teenage Choir with their Native Air songs that echoed beautifully with the participants, to the glory of God. A total of 3,145 attendance was recorded, amongst whom were dignitaries from the Academia, Civil Service, Federal Road Safety Corp, Government functionaries, Clergies, Royal Highnesses and other captains of industry.
    
     

CAMPMEETING STATISTICS:

CONCLUSION:

I, on behalf of the Rivers and Bayelsa Areas Management Team, Pastors and the entire children of God, we sincerely appreciate the District Superintendent, Board of Trustees and those too numerous to mention home and abroad who contributed in no small measure to making the Year 2025 Rivers and Bayelsa Areas Camp meeting a success.

Many thanks.

James Tifase (Rev.)

Rivers Area Overseer

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Cross-section of Concert Choir and Orchestra, Congregation and Altar Service

Sign Language Class

Children Programme

Children Services at Children’s Chapel