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Across Nigeria, New Year’s Eve is usually marked by millions of Christians gathering in churches to usher in the New Year, praying for a better year ahead.
But this year, the all-night celebrations have been widely cancelled because of Covid and many worshippers, desperate to turn the page on 2020, say they feel a void.
Every December 31, chants of “Amen” and “Hallelujah” rend the air of many Nigerian towns. Hugs and handshakes are exchanged, and at midnight the glow of fireworks lights up the skyline. x
It is not uncommon to hear optimistic declarations such as “This year is my year” or to see thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, of worshippers break into a dance of celebration at mass events.
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Some of the churches in Nigeria have disclosed how they would conduct their cross-over services, amid the second wave of COVID-19.
Churches like the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, DIGC, Daystar Christian Centre, among others, said the cross over service would hold both physically and virtually.
In a post on its Facebook page, Pastor Enoch Adeboye of RCCG urged Nigerians to attend the crossover service.
Adeboye, wrote, “God has been so good to us. He has kept us despite the many hurdles of this year.
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A number of popular churches in Lagos State have adjusted their service time for crossover services this year.
This follows a directive from the Lagos State government that curfew times will be imposed from 12am to 4am.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has since instructed worship centres to adhere to government’s directives.
In the years past, most churches began their Crossover services by 9pm or 10pm and it ended way back midnight on January 1 of the New Year.
However, this year, they have been forced to push back by several hours.
The House on the Rock Church in highbrow Lekki area for instance, will begin their service by 6.30pm with an end-of-the-year praise and worship session. The main service starts 7pm and ends 9pm.
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