Why We Held Sunday Service At Beer Parlours, Open Spaces – Bayelsa Christian Worshiper Narrates

A Christian worshipper in Bayelsa State has explained why he and other brethren decided to hold their Sunday service at a beer parlour and other open spaces over the weekend.

The resident who narrated their ordeal to newsmen on Monday said the recent floods in the state swept away many churches and residential houses.

Speaking anonymously with Vanguard Newspaper over the development, the resident said on Sunday many Christians defied their heavy flooded environment to hold their Sunday worship services at drinking joints and other open-air spaces free of floods.

According to him, the flood which has ravaged most parts of the state prevented many residents from accessing their places of worship, a situation that forced some to look for alternative places to worship.

Tracknews learnt from the report that other residents whose churches were also submerged by the flood converged in barbing saloons and rented hotel rooms and halls to hold their Sunday worship service.

Some clergy, according to the resident, also visited the various Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps to minister to the people and hold worship services.

One of the worshipers who, however, identified herself as Daukoru Grey, interacted with newsmen and said: “Today I saw true Christians who against all odds looked for flood-free areas to hold church services.

“It’s doesn’t matter the location. What matters is the presence of God, because even the scriptures said anywhere one or two are gathered in His name, the presence of God is there.”