New Testament Church celebrates 100th anniversary with march

Praises to God rang out through The City as over 300 members of the New Testament Church of God (NTCOG) Barbados took to the streets on Saturday.

Individuals on this occasion participated in a march which was in celebration of NTCOG’s 100th anniversary of existence. Persons involved represented each of the NTCOG’s 45 churches across the island.

Holding banners which identified their church’s location, members journeyed from Browne’s Beach through The City before ending at the New Testament Church of God on River Road.

Alison Holder, Head of Corporate Communications, told The Barbados Advocate that the day’s celebration commenced with a water baptism for 27 individuals. She said she was pleased with the attendance to the event.

“We have about 350 to 400 persons marching here of all ages and we are celebrating our 100th anniversary in Barbados from 1917 to 2017…”

She continued, “The attendance today is really good and what is great about it is that we have not only our elderly members but we have all our young members, our toddlers, so it is a family celebration. It is not just celebrating the new members of our church family but it’s every person celebrating the entrance of new converts into our church community.

Holder added that following the march there was going to be a concert at the River Road church. Meanwhile, today there was to be a grand launch. During this service, the pastors who led the church during its first 25 years would be celebrated, there is also going to be storytelling and the launch of the choir’s centennial song.

Holder further spoke about other upcoming activities.

“Monday to Wednesday we are going to be having services as well. The first service is celebrating our Bible school, Bethel Bible School of the Caribbean, the second night, we are going to celebrate our evangelical work throughout Barbados and the Caribbean and then on the Wednesday, we are having an open air service in the area of Fairchild Street van stand.”