CBC General Session billed for 29 March

By Njodzefe Nestor in Bamenda

Some members of the steering

Committee at the press conference

Some 2500 delegates and observers from about 1030 Christian Baptist Convention churches in Cameroon are expected at the General Session of the CBC scheduled for 29 March to 2 April 2016 at the Nkwen Baptist Church Bamenda.

The revelation was made on Saturday March 18, 2016 in a press conference granted by the President of the CBC, Joe ChebongkengKalabubse and other members of the steering committee for the organization.

                The session that will hold under the theme “a Church for the Community” from Luke 4:18-19 will feature praise and worship, choral presentation, preaching, prayer, fellowship, fraternal greetings and small group bible study.

                There will also be the grand launching of the CBC development fund, business sessions and most importantly elections of CBC officers and resolutions.

                The Nkwen Baptist Church that will host the event will also coincidentally be celebrating its 70th anniversary in November. 

                It filtered from the press conference that preparations are at an advanced stage for the D-day. The different committees charged with organization according to the leader of the steering committee madam Nyanganji Tina have submitted reports of work done which to her are satisfactory.

                The General session it should be noted is the highest decision making body of the CBC and it is organized once in four years.

The Cameroon Baptist Convention was born in 1954. The convention has leader, the Executive President, the Rev, NchamGodwill. This new appellation was adopted in June 2014 during a constitutional amendment.

                Prior to this constitutional adjustment of the nomenclature, the Executive President was called General Secretary. The President has now been changed to Chairman.

                Currently, this position is occupied by Joseph ChebonkengKalabubse. The Vice President is now changed to Vice Chairman which presently occupied by Justice Betty Luma.

                The CBC currently has 28 fields and three missionary areas with 1030 churches. It also has departments headed by directors with one of the biggest and remarkable being the CBC Health Services and the Education Department.

                The Health Services has seven hospitals, 30 health centers and 50 primary health units in six of the ten regions of Cameroon. The education department has 12 Secondary and High schools and one teacher training college with about a hundred nursery and primary schools.