{"id":18175,"date":"2025-03-03T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/?page_id=18175"},"modified":"2025-12-17T09:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:13:27","slug":"welfare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18175\" class=\"elementor elementor-18175\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f004d45 elementor-section-height-min-height animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f004d45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86aea9e\" data-id=\"86aea9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f682e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00f682e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welfare<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-554c5d30 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"554c5d30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d8fd7b5 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1d8fd7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c44e5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c44e5ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brief Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2f08d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d2f08d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9805cd6\" data-id=\"9805cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d2de59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16d2de59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Welfare Department was established in the mid-1980s. The department was to take charge of the welfare needs of widows, the less privileged, and orphans in the Church.\nAnd this is achieved through voluntary donations from the Church with huge support from the Board of Elders.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ded3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ded3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The group is assigned to take care of first-timers to the Church during the regular Sunday services and the One Hour with God programme for easy follow-up. Additionally, the department is responsible for the occasional care of the widows and needy. This is achieved through voluntary donations from the Church with huge support from the Board of Elders. The department also raises funds to economically empower the less privileged members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3378ff48 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3378ff48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb05613 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cb05613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1299\" src=\"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-1536x779.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-2048x1039.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-1183x600.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-496x252.jpg 496w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0172-600x304.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b832f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b832f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The immediate past Chairman of the Department is Elder Segun Olatunji. The department is currently headed by Elder Sefunmi Adewumi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c71d1fa elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c71d1fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-126e8a55\" data-id=\"126e8a55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48fc16ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48fc16ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-608c2689\" data-id=\"608c2689\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f797ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69f797ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/COVID-Food-rqlk16m5qo91nawy4449twdvwjsffd2fqxlggyhj74.jpg\" title=\"welfare\" alt=\"welfare\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ece856 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"56ece856\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c00adcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c00adcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specific Functions of the Department<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba94241 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba94241\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1176dfe5\" data-id=\"1176dfe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52737efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52737efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>W<\/strong><strong>eekly<\/strong><strong> Activities: <\/strong>The department is the first port of call for all newcomers to the Church. They are received and necessary information about the Church is disseminated to them during the Details of the Church&#8217;s weekly, monthly, and yearly programmes are elucidated to the first-timers in the Church. They are also informed about baptismal classes and other initiatives. As part of the welcome ceremonies, the department presents, on behalf of the Church, a gift token, which is in a specially customized Church bag. The bag contains:<\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\">Jotter<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Gospel Flame Magazine<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">CD recording of some church programs<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Biro<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Biscuit<\/li><li>Bottled Water<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-159711c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"159711c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-246715c elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"246715c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f9b563 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f9b563\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cad201e\" data-id=\"cad201e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810f864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"810f864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>M<\/strong><strong>onthly Activities<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Monthly Activities: The department pays scheduled monthly visits to old and feeble people, aged 70 years and above. These visits are conducted in collaboration with the Evangelical Department to ensure sustained follow-ups. The department also reaches out to economically vulnerable members of the Church by providing immediate succour to alleviate hunger. Their faith is strengthened through receiving raw food items, which helps meet their immediate needs. In addition to the food items, they sometimes receive token cash gifts. Similarly, the department engages in hospital evangelism by visiting sick and hospitalized members and others in hospitals like Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH),\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13155ff elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"13155ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91032e0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91032e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20733\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e41179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e41179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>and the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan among others.\u00a0 Gifts in cash and other material items are usually given to such needy people in the hospitals visited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-126008c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"126008c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-437629d\" data-id=\"437629d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dec70d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dec70d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3e4ad2\" data-id=\"e3e4ad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e4e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1e4e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pexels-photo-339620-rqlk16m5qo91nawy4449twdvwjsffd2fqxlggyhj74.jpeg\" title=\"welfare\" alt=\"welfare\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d09475 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9d09475\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1ff6fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1ff6fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09ade2c\" data-id=\"09ade2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2dd9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2dd9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>A<\/strong><strong>nnual<\/strong><strong><strong> Activities:<\/strong><\/strong><p dir=\"ltr\">1. One of the department&#8217;s structured outreach programmes is a visitation initiative for students from indigent families in tertiary institutions.&#8221;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">2. During the visits, the Church seeks to understand the spiritual, financial, psychological (emotional) and academic challenges they may be facing.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p>It is also the usual practice during the Church Anniversary\/Festive periods for the department to reach out to the needy with cash\/gift items.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dd3143 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dd3143\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f406668 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f406668\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a344e59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a344e59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0547bca\" data-id=\"0547bca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa08461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa08461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Empowerment Schemes:<\/strong> The Welfare Department is also responsible for identifying the economic and financial challenges within the Church. The affected members are then presented with items that would help alleviate their dwindling economic fortunes. These items include mini electricity-generating sets, sewing machines, grinding machines, deep freezers and a host of other appliances. The current economic challenges have also affected the Welfare Department&#8217;s efforts in sustaining this empowerment scheme<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-767171b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"767171b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ceb05c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ceb05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-1068x600.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-496x279.jpg 496w, https:\/\/cacokeigbalaketu.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DJI_0163-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e3fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3e3fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. L<\/strong><strong>oan<\/strong><strong> F<\/strong><strong>acility<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The department used to give interest-free loan facilities ranging from N20,000 to N100,000 to the Church members. Due to the mounting defaulting profiles, this scheme has been abolished because it was not sustainable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46e050b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"46e050b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01432b2\" data-id=\"01432b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f35577 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f35577\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78d4c3\" data-id=\"a78d4c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7bc8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e7bc8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"6\"><li><strong>G<\/strong><strong>roup<\/strong><strong> M<\/strong><strong>embership<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Another huge responsibility of the Welfare Department is the role of enrolment of all bonafide and qualifying Church members into the Male Groups (Christ Apostolic Church Men Association \u2013 CACMA) and the Female Groups (Good Women Association).The department receives new members during their first-time worship. The department introduces new members to the Church&#8217;s activities and values. They are encouraged to attend the new members\u2019 class and the baptismal class in the event they have not been baptised by immersion. Such members are subsequently placed into groups following the established protocols. The department works with group leaders to place new members in groups, promoting more effective and sustainable Church growth*<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b138c2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b138c2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e63d1d4 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1e63d1d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181d9fcd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"181d9fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:70,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">have a heart To Serve People In Need?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37302bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37302bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join us as we help in showing love to those in need<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f49112 envato-kit-83-inline-block elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f49112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/contact-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welfare Brief Overview The Welfare Department was established in the mid-1980s. 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