[vc_row][vc_column][om_reduce_space height=”2em”][om_agenda layout=”grid”][om_agenda_day title=”Day 1 (THU)” date=”30 APRIL 2026″][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”9:00 AM – 1:00 PM” room=”Room TBD” title=”Convention Organizer Setup & Leadership Conferences”]Convention Setup and Preparations commences in readiness for attendee arrivals and registration. This is followed by key Leadership Conferences[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”1:00 PM – 2:00 PM” room=”Room D” title=”LUNCH”]Convention welcomes the attendees with a delicious lunch catered by the Marriott.[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item time=”2:00 PM – 5:50 PM” room=”Room TBD” speaker_ids=”113″ title=”Panel Discussion & Convention Official Kickoff”]2:05 PM – 2:50 PM | Panel Discussion – A Return to Tradition or a Return to Christ?<\/p>\n
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Convention Officially Kicks-Off with Opening Remarks<\/p>\n
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM | HOD Keynote Address (Exodus: The Emancipation of CCC)<\/p>\n
4:30 PM – 5:50 PM | Regional & Directorate Reports[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”6:00 PM – 7:00 PM” room=”Room TBD” title=”DINNER”]Delicious Dinner is served catered by Marriott[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”7:00 PM – 9:00 PM” room=”Room TBD” title=”Audience Q & Q | Presentation”]7:00 PM – 7:25 PM | Audience Questions on Regional Reports<\/p>\n
7:30 PM – 7:55 PM | Presentation: Redeeming the Image of the Church<\/p>\n
8:50 PM – 9:00 PM | Day 1 of Convention wraps up[\/om_agenda_item][\/om_agenda_day][om_agenda_day color=”om-accent-color-2″ title=”Day 2 (FRI)” date=”1 MAY 2026″][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”6:00 AM – 9:25 AM” room=”Room D” title=”Morning Workout | Breakfast | Worship”]6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | Morning Workout (Exercise) \u2013 BREAKING THE CHAINS<\/p>\n
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast<\/p>\n
9:00 AM – 9:25 AM | Morning Worship[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”9:30 AM – 11:45 AM” title=”Presentations | Debate | Quiz” room=”Room A1″]9:30 AM – 9:55 AM | The Word- The Bait of Satan in the Church. Avoiding the spiritual dangers and temptations still common to Celestians. Rendered by Sup\/Evangelist ADEWALE<\/p>\n
9:55 AM – 10:05 AM | Housecleaning by MC (Review Day\u2019s Agenda)<\/p>\n
10:10 AM – 10:35 AM | Presentation- Celestial Culture. An in-depth analysis of how culture, that is the behaviors and mannerisms that define a people, has been confused with the spirit of the Church, and how the fabric and foundation of the church has come under stress where culture and spirituality have been in conflict.<\/p>\n
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM |BREAK<\/p>\n
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Debate- Which is More Important: The Prophetic Ministry or the Evangelical Ministry? Traditionalists argue the Church was at its greatest when its prophetic and spiritual ministry were strongest. Others contend that there is no future for the Church unless she embraces and invests in promoting the gospel. This will be an impassioned debate to educate and clarify the issue once and for all.<\/p>\n
11:30 AM – 11:45 PM | Audience Quiz- Do You Know Celestial Church of Christ?[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”11:45 AM – 12:45 PM” room=”Room D” title=”LUNCH”]Convention welcomes the attendees with a delicious lunch catered by the Marriott.[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”1:00 PM – 2:45 PM” title=”Women’s Panel Discussion | Laity Discussion | Legal \/ Immigration” room=”Room A1″]12:45 PM – 12:55 PM | MC kicks off the second half of the day\u2019s program<\/p>\n
1:00 PM – 1:40 PM | Women\u2019s Panel Discussion \u2013 Is There A Place For Women In The New Celestial? A panel of women and young ladies discussing the historical role of women in Celestial and the challenges in reconciling those roles with the passions and voice of today\u2019s women and young ladies; women\u2019s continuing struggle to find an identity in the Culture of Celestial Church.<\/p>\n
1:45 PM – 2:10 PM | Presentation-The Laity as a Reflection of the Clergy \u201dStrike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.\u201d- Zechariah 13:7. The spiritual health of the sheep is a direct reflection of the spiritual shape of the shepherd. What is responsible leadership? Who is leading who in the Parish? How can shepherds build themselves up spiritually? How can the sheep be fed and fattened on spiritual truths and saved from wolf?<\/p>\n
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM | Speakers. Legal \u2013 What you need to know about the legal framework of church administration (15 Mins). Immigration \u2013 Changing immigration laws and the impact on our community (15 Mins)[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”2:45 PM – 3:00 PM” room=”Video Room” title=”Musical Interlude \/ Revival”]Music Interlude by the Central Choir and Revival[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”3:00 PM – 6:25 PM” room=”Video Room” title=”Presentations with variety of relevant topics”]3:00 PM – 3:35 PM | Guest Speaker, SHARLIE ANN ROSS, FINRA registered broker and private wealth manager, Wells Fargo. Personal Financial Responsibility, Planning, saving, budgeting, building and protecting your credit, building a nest egg for retirement and unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM | Evangelical Keynote Address: The Urgency of Salvation<\/p>\n
4:10 PM – 4:50 PM | Youth Panel Presentation \u2013 The Struggle of the Millennial Celestian A down-to-earth, no holds barred panel discussion of the youth with the elders addressing contemporary issues confronting the millennial generation of the Church in today\u2019s society?<\/p>\n
4:50 PM – 5:00 PM | One-Act Play<\/p>\n
5:05 PM – 5:30 PM | Women\u2019s Evangelism: CCC, A Spiritual Church- But Do We Understand the Spirit? We often tout ourselves as a spiritual church and the phrase \u201cBe in spirit\u201d is spoken ad nauseam. But do we understand the Spirit? Are we pursuing the right spirit?<\/p>\n
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Updates from the Board of Trustees from Nigeria<\/p>\n
5:30 PM – 5:55 PM | The State of the Union in Nigeria rendered by SUP\/EVANG PIUS OLAREWAJU<\/p>\n
6:00 PM – 6:25 PM | The Future of the Church- SUP\/EVANG B. AKINTERINWA[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”6:30 PM – 8:45 PM” room=”Video Room” title=”Dinner | Entertainment | Breakout Sessions”]6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Dinner Reception in main Auditorium<\/p>\n
7:40 PM – 7:55 PM | Welcome Entertainment<\/p>\n
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM | Breakout Session Meeting of Groups & Ministries. A thorough deliberation on the practical challenges facing the various ministries in the Church and practicable, implementable solutions to the issues. All hands on deck! Proposals will be presented at the general session on Saturday, and sponsors will be assigned to work with the diocese and region to ensure the implementation of the approved proposed solutions.[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”9:00 PM – 10:00 PM” room=”Video Room” title=”REVIVAL: “From Egypt to Canaan“”]9:00 PM – 10:00 PM | REVIVAL: \u201cFrom Egypt to Canaan\u201d[\/om_agenda_item][\/om_agenda_day][om_agenda_day color=”om-accent-color-3″ title=”Day 3 (SAT)” date=”2 MAY 2026″][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”6:00 AM – 9:25 AM” room=”Room D” title=”Morning Workout | Breakfast | Worship”]6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | Morning Workout (Exercise) \u2013 BREAKING THE CHAINS<\/p>\n
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast<\/p>\n
9:00 AM – 9:25 AM | Morning Worship[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item time=”9:30 AM – 12:40 PM” room=”Room D” speaker_ids=”114″ title=”Presentations and Committee Reports”]9:30 AM \u2013 10:00 AM | Presentation: Training as a Requisite Curriculum for Successful Leadership- SUP\/EVANG S.O. BANJO<\/p>\n
10:00 AM \u2013 10:10 AM – BREAK<\/p>\n
10:15 AM – 10:40 AM | Help Talk: Starting your own business. There are many factors to consider before embarking a successful business venture. There are fundamental questions one needs to ask, and critical decisions that must be made. Yet many enter blindly with nothing but optimism and passion, without proper guidance and invest time and money in business ventures that no sooner fail. Come and listen if you don\u2019t want to be another failed statistic.<\/p>\n
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM | Youth Presentation \u2013 Engage Me: Bringing back and carrying along the youth in Celestial<\/p>\n
11:10 AM -11:35 AM | Evangelical Presentation- A Dearth of Truth & A Famine of Love The Celestial Church of Christ is a fellowship, family and brotherhood sustained by Truth and nurtured in Love. Yet these two elements have never been scarcer and lacking in the church, assaulted as the Church is by insurrection, division, and agencies set on its destruction. How do we return to the bosom of truth, grace and love in Christ?<\/p>\n
11:40 PM – 12:40 PM | Ministry & Committee Report Presentations. The ad-hoc committees will present the summary of the year-long research into the Challenges facing their respective committees, ministries and disciplines within the vision of the New Celestial, the Proposed Solutions, Implementation plan and timeline
\nCommittees-
\n\u2022 SHEPHERDS\/LEADERSHIP (10 mins)
\n\u2022 MEMBERSHIP (NEW & EXISTING) (10 mins)
\n\u2022 SUNDAY SCHOOL (10 mins)
\n\u2022 WOMEN OF CELESTIAL (10 mins)
\n\u2022 BIBLE & EVANGELICAL, MEN, COUNSELING, MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS (10 mins)
\no Q & A \u2013 (15 mins)[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”12:45 PM – 1:30 PM” room=”Room D” title=”LUNCH & Talent Show”]Convention welcomes the attendees with a delicious lunch catered by the Marriott.[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”1:40 PM – 7:30 PM” title=”Presentations & Reports” room=”Room A1″]1:40 PM – 2:45 PM | Ministry & Committee Report Presentations. The ad-hoc committees will present the summary of the year-long research into the Challenges facing their respective committees, ministries and disciplines within the vision of the New Celestial, the Proposed Solutions, Implementation plan and timeline. Committees are: TECHNOLOGY (10 mins), INTERNAL CONTROL (10 mins), YOUTH (10 mins), SPIRITUAL & PROPHETIC (10 mins), and MARRIAGE & SINGLES (10 mins)<\/p>\n
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM | BREAK<\/p>\n
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM | Inspirational Talk: Pursuing God\u2019s Dream For You. The world promotes a need to pursue your dream. But what if your dream is not God\u2019s will for you? How do you find out His vision for you? A spiritual and practical guide to identifying your talent\/gift (or your children\u2019s), deciding, developing it into a skill, and achieving results through vision, goal, planning, action<\/p>\n
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM | Evangelical Presentation: The Church in a State of Inertia. The strength of the Church has been weakened by the inspired lust for prominence, position, robe, rank, and functions of prestige. But unless we focus and return to the core strength of our gifts and calling in Christ, the Church remains stagnant and unproductive.<\/p>\n
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | HOD Closing Address: The Reformation of CCC Begins With You<\/p>\n
4:35 PM – 5:15 PM | AUDIENCE Q & A- Opportunity for the audience to ask any questions they have of the elders, panelists, speakers or audience members.<\/p>\n
5:15 PM – 5:35 PM | Convention Communique. Wrap up, Closing remarks and prayer<\/p>\n
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | YOUR PERSONAL TIME TO EXPLORE THE AREA AND PREPARE FOR DINNER[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item speaker_links=”” time=”7:30 PM – 9:30 PM” room=”Video Room” title=”Dinner & Gala Celebration (Traditional Attire)”]Dinner & Gala Celebration (Traditional Attire)[\/om_agenda_item][om_agenda_item time=”13:30 – 15:00″ room=”Video Room” speaker_ids=”112″ title=”Security Tools and Techniques” link=”||”]Flexible strategize initiate functional expanded B2B collaborative implement capital streamline architectures communities compelling. Front-end uniquely bricks-and-clicks skills granular seamless globally dynamically internal content compliant accurate 2.0. Envisioneer embrace transition quickly orchestrate.[\/om_agenda_item][\/om_agenda_day][\/om_agenda][om_reduce_space height=”2em”][om_tc_cta_ticket h2=”Number of participants is limited!” remove_margins=”yes” btn_title=”Buy a Ticket” h4=”Don’t miss your seat. Join the discussion in Washington D.C.” id=”5499″][om_reduce_space height=”1em”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1459503485352{padding: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”651″ css=”.vc_custom_1484856396374{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ max_content_width=”77%” css=”.vc_custom_1459504377289{padding-top: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 16px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Do not miss the Keynote speech
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