The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) reopened for regular services on Sunday, 21 months after the Lagos-based religious centre was shut owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TB Joshua, the late founder of the SCOAN, had stopped regular services in March 2020 after the Federal Government announced measures to curb the spread of the disease.
But in a statement on TB Joshua’s Ministries official Facebook page, the church wrote: “At God’s time, everything is beautiful! Healing, deliverance, and all of God’s blessings happen! Now is the time!” to signal the restart of services.
Malawi’s Prophet F.T Samuel attended the opening ceremony upon invited by the new management.
“On 5th December 2021, The Synagogue Church of all Nations -SCOAN had its first Sunday service after over one and a half years of closing its doors to the same. It was also the first Service after the transitioning into glory of Prophet TB Joshua, the father and founder of the Church and under the new leadership of Mama Evelyn Joshua.
“It was a grand opening, attended by people of all nations. From Malawi, together with a few others, Prophet F.T. Samuel received a special invitation to be part of the service and he honoured the grace,” reads part of the statement.
The service, conducted in compliance with COVID-19 protocols, was led by Evelyn Joshua who emerged as the leader of the Lagos-based church after a leadership tussle.
Sunday’s return to regular church service is coming five months after the death of the Ondo-born cleric who was credited to have attracted several high-profile politicians to the SCOAN when he was alive.
His burial, which was held about one month after his demise, had attracted hundreds of mourners from within and outside the country.
He had died on June 5th, a few hours after he finished a service but the cause of his death was never made public.
