The First African Church Mission has elected its deputy lay president, Innocent Nwachukwu-Asonye, the new leader of the church, and urged him to work for the growth of the body.

The church announced this in a statement on Thursday.

It congratulated the new leader. The election was conducted at the ongoing TFACM’s 134th Anniversary and Extraordinary Meeting of the General Council at its Prayer City, Land of Mercy, Omu, Lagos.

The anniversary, which began on August 12 will end on August 17 with a thanksgiving service.

The church said that the new leader emerged after Shola Taylor, its former lay president, was suspended. According to the statement, the new leader has been inaugurated by the church’s chancellor, other leaders and members at the event.

“As a church, we congratulate our Leader, Elder Innocent Nwachukwu-Asonye, for his emergence and pray for God’s vision and wisdom for him.

“TFACM will like to inform all its units and organs that the former Lay President, Mr Shola Taylor, has been suspended by the Extra Ordinary Meeting of the General Council today at The Prayer City, Omu, Lagos State.

“In the interim, the Deputy Lay President, Elder Innocent Nwachukwu-Asonye, takes over,” it said.

The church added that all units were advised to direct their BOT members to disregard any invitation or announcement for any meeting called by the suspended lay president.

He said that in the interim, all businesses of the NAFAC/BOT are to be piloted by Mr Nwachukwu-Asonye.

Mr Taylor could not be reached for comments. 

(NAN)