Looking back at January 13, 2009 when the Anglican Diocese of Amichi was inaugurated, one would say that, even though the Diocese has not gotten to the promised land, yet it is no longer in the wilderness. The Bishop, Right Reverend Ephraim Okechukwu Ikeakor, during his maiden Synod address presented at Saint Stephen’s Church, Osumenyi in June 2009, outlined his four pillars of evangelism as: Spiritual, Education, Agriculture and Health Care.
On healthcare, the Amichi Diocesan Hospital has received a facelift with the state of the art equipment installed, including an X-ray machine. The hospital, due to its capacity, has hosted, severally, free medical outreaches from within and outside the country with thousands receiving quality Medi-care. Mortality rate for women at childbirth has drastically reduced due to Oxygen piping from Labour room and theater to the Maternity ward in the hospital.
In the area of Education, the Diocese has educational institutions such as The Holy Child Convent, Amichi and Master’s Vessel Seminary, Osumenyi. Parents and guardians are bringing in their wards from every part of the nation and beyond to study in these schools.
All the mission schools returned by government have been put to very good conditions. Many have new school blocks erected, while others have been fenced round and gate installed. For instance, an 8-classroom block with the Headmistress office was constructed at Ekwulu-Unubi Central School Ekwulumili.
Furthermore, the College of Nursing Sciences, Diocesan Hospital, Amichi has been upgraded in consistent with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Nigeria guidelines. The school, on March 27, 2021, graduated her first set of 40 certified Nurses with many of the graduating Nurses bagging different awards in academics, and morals. The Diocese is stopping at nothing in her effort to start the school of Midwifery, which will come to fruition soon. Plans are on the way to establish more educational institutions in the diocese.
Spiritually, the Diocese has continually organized special programs to enhance the spiritual growth of her members. They include: Wailing Women Prayer Summit for the Females; First Borns Night for both male and female first born of every family; the Valentine Banquet for the Youths, and the Couples Banquet for the married.
Other programs are Covenant Sunday; Trumpet and Triumphant Night; Monthly Prayer Breakfast (which takes place on the first day of every month) and lot more. These programs have remolded the lives of many and brought many testimonies of God’s special miracles and visitations.
The Bishop, Right Reverend Ikeakor, hosts radio Evangelism in six radio stations covering the Southeast, part of South- South, and Middle Belt every week through the popular In Touch With God Radio Ministry.
The Diocese has taken welfare evangelism as a major cardinal point and has yearly catered for both the indigent members of the Diocese and widows. Also, numerous youths have benefitted from the scholarship scheme of the Diocese, which was instituted to aid the indigent youths both from the Diocese and outside the Diocese, Anglicans, and Non-Anglicans alike.
Following these achievements, the Diocese will, once again, gather at Saint Andrew’s Anglican, Church, Ebenator in Nnewi South Local Government to deliberate and make decisions that will move the Diocese to another level of development. Ebenator Archdeaconry, comprising Churches in Ebenator and Utuh towns, is hosting the 1st Session of the 5th Synod of The Anglican Diocese of Amichi.
The theme of the Synod, holding from Wednesday 2nd to Sunday, June 6, 2021 at St. Andrew’s Church Ebenator, is: Cross-less: Christianity a Contradiction of the Mandatory Demand of True Discipleship”.
The Bishop’s Presidential Address will be presented to the Synod on Saturday 5th June at 10:00am while the Synod Thanksgiving Service/Diocesan Project Launching comes up on Sunday 6th June. We call on all to come and partner with the Bishop and Diocese financially to move the work of God forward. Jesus Christ has been and remains our SURE ANCHOR!
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