COGOP promotes bonding and healthy living through sports

In a bid to encourage Christian youths to be engaged in sports, promote Christianity, showcase hiding talents and also propagate the gospel, the youth ministry of Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) recently held it’s annual ‘JEANS’, a sporting event aimed at equipping youths on sporting activities.

The event saw over forty participants compete for honors in Table Tennis, Chess, Ludo, Video Game, Worth and Scramble.

Speaking on the motive behind the event, James Enis Kolawole, presiding bishop and national overseer, Church of God of Prophecy, Nigeria and Ghana, noted that the essence of the program is to educate the youths on better ways to live through sports and preach Christ to them.

“To teach the youths now, one has to find a better way and one of the best ways is through sports and it will help them and at the same time bring them together and after which we minister Christ to them.

He added that the church have plans to increase the number of sports in subsequent editions.

In the table tennis category, Omotayo Lawal retained his trophy and took home N50,000 prize money for winning the trophy.

“My aim to defend the champion, I have been playing table tennis from my secondary school days where I represented my school in Nasarawa state.”

In the other games, Okarie Prosper came first in Whot, Erica Ukolono won in Ludo, Oreoluwa Olasunkami emerged winner in Skipping and Orji Precious in Scramble.

There were money rewards for the winners in all the six games competed for.

In his remarks, Praise Owonibi, the resident pastor of Church of God of Prophecy, Freedom Gate Tabernacle, revealed that in the spirit of love members from other churches were invited to participate in the games.

“Preaching of the gospel has now taken a different form, we have Mountain off ire,rc cg and we are also empowering those who are talented in one way or the other.”

“We give room to every other person and the word is still also being preached, the church is not a place people run away from, we accommodate,” he added.