Welcome to
Celestial Church of Christ
Elmessiah Parish
Where Jesus always wins and Satan always fails
Welcome to Celestial Church of Christ Elmessiah Parish
Celestial Church of Christ ELMESSIAH PARISH is incorporated as a Charitable, non-profit religious organization; established in London, United Kingdom years ago to respond to the needs of the people physically and spiritually, giving them spiritual guidance and counselling on general matters that may be affecting their lives and ensuring adequate understanding of the Word of God that will encourage and improve their faith and lead them on the pathway to salvation through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Serving the Lord Jesus is exciting…..and rewarding too! And those who serve the Lord shall never lack good things. In our Church, God is always at work with His divine power of deliverance and miracle.
Feel free to join us and be a partaker in this abundant grace. We are very active within our community in the promotion of peace, values, morals, love, the Word of God and understanding of each other.
May Jesus Christ who is our Good Shepherd and Most High Priest (in the line of Melchizedek) bestow on you His peace and abundant blessings. Amen.
Basic Information About Our Organisation As A Worldwide Church
The Celestial Church of Christ is an African Initiated Church founded by Rev. Samuel Biléhou Joseph Oshoffa on 29 September 1947 in Porto-Novo, Benin through a divine order. The Church is well known with Parishes, Dioceses all over the world particularly in Benin and Nigeria with its International Headquarters in Nigeria.
The name of the Church, ‘Eglise du Christianisme Celeste’ in French, ‘Celestial Church of Christ’ in English, and ‘Ijo Mimo ti Kristi lati orun wa’ in Yoruba was revealed by the Holy Spirit through a Alexander Yanga who was one of the early followers of Rev. Samuel Biléhou Joseph Oshoffa healed by him through the power of the Holy Spirit. Yanga was in a trance for seven consecutive days, at the end of the seventh day, he reportedly saw the name of the church boldly written on the rainbow. He accordingly asked for a piece of chalk and, looking at the rainbow, wrote the name of the church as shown to him, Eglise du Christianisme Céleste, which means “Celestial Church of Christ.” After this divine revelation proclaimed the name of Oshoffa’s religious movement, his followers soon began to identify themselves as Celestians.