FCS holds 2014 National Open House

Speaking at the occasion, the FCS National Chairman Professor Istifanus Dafwang noted that the Fellowship, which was established in 1957, was meant to fill the gap at a time when the church had found it difficult to give the youth opportunity to express their God-given talents in order to learn good leadership themselves. Professor Dafwang […]

Speaking at the occasion, the FCS National Chairman Professor Istifanus Dafwang noted that the Fellowship, which was established in 1957, was meant to fill the gap at a time when the church had found it difficult to give the youth opportunity to express their God-given talents in order to learn good leadership themselves. Professor Dafwang also observed that the role of the FCS had become necessary because family values had no place again in the conduct of marriage relationship, materialism had superseded godliness, while falsehood, injustice and sins were no longer condemned.
“…Over 40 % of Nigeria’s population that are youth is crying for attention. FCS has offered some of them the opportunity to learn godliness through the exemplary lives of their senior friends. Indeed to win someone’s heart, you need to be their friend. While the work is enormous, it calls for more hands. The enormity of the work involves human and material resources,” he added.
He, therefore, stressed the need for a paradigm shift and a purposeful focus on youth ministry. In his presentation, the National Director, Emmanuel Nwokeocha, who spoke on impact of the FCS, said over the years, it had contributed in no small measure to nation building by raising members who were committed to righteousness and godly leadership in government and the corporate world. Nwokeocha also stated that the Fellowship of Christian Students had helped in building and preserving the Church, especially in Northern Nigeria and preserving the moral standards of the society through balanced biblical instructions, Bible studies and lifeskills it provided to the children while in school.
He added that thousands of Nigerian youths had transformation of lives, which had helped them to become useful persons and agents of change in their society, through their contact with FCS in schools.
“Although the country is going through a very turbulent time, FCS schools’ work has continued unabated, even in Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa states most hit by the insurgency.
“Our work in southern Nigeria is also growing steadily in – Cross River, Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, Ekiti and Osun States. Currently, there are a total of 61 functional FCS branches in southern Nigeria,” he also stated.        
The 2014 Fellowship of Christian Students National Open House was held penultimate Saturday in Abuja.