Millions of people will be gathering this weekend to celebrate the most important event in world history, the memorial of Jesus death across the globe .
Jehovah’s Witnesses have embarked on extensive global campaign inviting people to join in the celebration of the Lord’s evening otherwise known as the last supper.
Speaking on an Ibadan based Success FM Radio programme recently, the Regional Spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses, Professor Gill Adekannbi described the campaign for the upcoming event as a global phenomenon.
According to him, the memorial of Christ’s death is an annual event ,and we are having a month-long campaign to invite friends, neighbours and family members to two special events we are going to have in the month of April.
He explained that in the previous years, Jehovah’s witnesses had more than 20 million people gathering together to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ.
Professor Adekannbi who fielded questions from the programme anchor on various aspects of the event, noted that the memorial of Christ’s death would be coming up on Saturday April 12, 2025.
Just last weekend of April 5 and 6, millions of people listened to A special talk titled ” Can truth be found “, delivered in various local halls around the world.
” Jesus commanded that this should be commemorated in remembrance of Him. This is an event to show that we are obeying Jesus Christ. Again, we always seize the opportunity to express our appreciation for the greatest expression of love by God, sending His only begotten son to die for us.
” This makes it possible for us to enjoy peace with God. The occasion is also a time when we see hope that life will not continue to be as it is now. People face a lot of economic challenges, crises, violence and so on.
” What will be the permanent solution to these problems? It is God’s kingdom by means of Christ Jesus. On the occasion of the memorial of Christ, we reflect on this hope that is made possible through the ransom of Jesus Christ”, Professor Adekannbi said.
When responding to question on whether the attendees will have to make monetary offerings at the event, Professor Adekannbi said ” No! They don’t need to come with any money. Everything is free! No collection at all! It is just to come to learn how we can show appreciation for God’s precious gift of His only begotten son for us to enjoy the real life, the eternal life. Language isn’t a barrier, this programme is going to be held in different Nigerian languages. “
