History
A New Community Settles Down
Yaba Estate was a layout of 84 buildings described as "a very refreshing area" with plenty of fresh air. The houses were few and far between, with Harvey Road as the northern boundary of the Estate
A Church for the Community?
Following the inauguration of the Diocese of Lagos Mainland on August 23, 2006 as the 95th diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and the enthronement of the Most. Rev. Prof. Adebayo Dada Akinde as its pioneer Bishop on the same day, it became obvious that if this potential giant straddled by the legendary Diocese of Lagos and the Diocese of Lagos West must fly, it needed to walk as it were at double quick pace. So much needed to be done to get the new diocese off and running: the bishop had no office property called and no Bishopscourt.
The Church finds a Home
There was so much to be done but the Diocesan was under no illusion that he could go about it alone with his parishioners and clergy. At every turn he invoked the power and faithfulness of God who Himself founded the diocese. Through his gift of motivation and ready resort to prayers, large numbers of parishioners caught the vision and grasped the enormity of the challenges facing the young diocese. Many mindsets were transformed for good.
This Place is too Small for Us
Each time the Diocesan speaks men and women pay careful attention because in him they see a sincere, committed leader who leads by personal example. He puts God first and above any other considerations in all matters pertaining to the diocese. It was a matter of time before the positive impact of this style of leadership began to manifest all over the diocese - more churches were opened, a new diocesan school – Canon James Pearse Anglican College – came into existence, and chapels and chaplaincies were inaugurated in a number of medical institutions including, for the first time, the Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba and the NTA Lagos in Tejuoso.