Holy Sabbath Gen Overseer dedicates multi-million synagogue in Buea

The newly constructed multi-million Holy Sabbath Synagogue in Tiko (near Tiko Airport), christened Mount Olive Synagogue was dedicated to the worship of the Almighty God last Saturday March 7.

The world-wide General Overseer/Cohen Gadol of the Holy Sabbath of Christ the King International, Ben Aaron Chidi Ebene Amakaeze officiated the divine service which was attended by dignitaries including the Mayor of Tiko, Daniel Mokoundo.

The Holy Sabbath is a Jewish church, which originated from Israel. Their main form of worship is Judaism. Holy Sabbath was founded in 0ctober 1960 in Nigeria. The Church moved to Cameroon in 1990 and so far has 21 branches with thousands of members.

The dedication of Mount Olive Synagogue, which has been described as the most beautiful Holy Sabbath Synagogue in Cameroon, was preceded by a press conference at Mountain Hotel on March 4 and the laying of foundation stone of the Ben Aaron Scriptural College in Bwiteva-Buea Subdivision on March 5.

Both the press conference and the laying of the foundation stone of the Scriptural college were presided over by Ben Aaron Chidi Ebene Amakaeze, the world-wide General Overseer Cohen Gadol of Holy Sabbath of Christ the King International, whose headquarters is in Nigeria.

At the ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Scriptural College, Mrs. Arrey nee Bate Eya Florence, a devout Sabbatherian and Fako Divisional Land Conservator publicly handed to the Cohen Gadol the land certificate on which the scriptural college will be built, attracting prolonged applause from the assembly of Christians at the site.

The General Overseer, in a short sermon, challenged members to support the building of the project from their heart, so that in a short while the multi-faceted church project will become a reality.

During the press conference the Cohen Gadol made it abundantly clear that Holy Sabbath is a Church found in several countries and their working document is nothing but the Holy Bible. He dispelled the rumor that Sabbatherians are an occult society, insisting that they worship on Saturday-the Sabbath day because it is Biblical.

It emerged from his briefing that, “we worship on Saturday because it is in the word of God. The Chief Sabbatherian cited Bible verses to buttress their worship of God on Saturday, instead of Sunday. He noted that it is written in the Bible that, “we should remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy.”

On why, they remove their shoes before entering the synagogue, the Cohen Gadol, using scriptural citations, said it is because the church-the house of God is a Holy Ground. For example, the Bible Book of Acts 7:33 says, “The Lord said to him, ‘Take your sandals off, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.’”

The Mayor of Tiko, who witnessed the dedication of Mount Olive Synagogue, expressed admiration at the architectural work. “If we live in good houses, God deserves the best”, he noted before joining other to give his church offering, in a special way.

Another highlight was when Mother Jemima(Ordained Mother of God), Mrs. Arrey Bate Eya Florence testified about the goodness of God in her Life. She narrated how she would have had a difficult delivery but prayers in the Holy Sabbath worked a miracle in her life as she delivered safely. She also narrated how she was poisoned and her leg was almost amputated but through prayers she was able to recover and how thieves broke into her bedroom, carted away money but did not harm her.

Overwhelmed with the goodness of God in her life, and in tears of joy, Mother Jemima publicly vowed to serve God with all her might all the days of my life.

Acknowledging how he has been very supportive of the growth of the Holy Sabbath in Cameroon, Mrs. Arrey Bate Eya Florence has been and for promising to serve God all the days of her life, the Cohen Gadol blessed her.

In his dedication message titled “Re-dedication for Everybody” the Cohen Gadol urged Christians to always believe the Bible, because God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He advised Christians to constantly pray and ask God to show them His ways, because His ways are not theirs.