Rhemites, as they are fondly called, have announced plans to have a bigger Family Fun and Sports Day in 2026.
The inaugural fun and sports day was held at the sports ground of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, on Saturday, April 26th. The fun and sports day is a programme designed by the leadership of Rhema Chapel International Churches, Yaba, for the entire congregation to exercise, create fun for themselves, and bond.
The committee set up solely for this purpose, met last Sunday with representatives of the teams to work out a bigger and more fun-packed event for 2026. Last month, the members competed in such games as football, basketball, 100m dash, 4x100m relay, amongst other fun events such as spoon and egg race, sack race, and tug of war. Every of of the events had men and women categories, singles, youths, and children.
The entire congregation was divided into five teams: Team Joy, Team Kindness, Team Patience, Team Love, and Team Peace. Team Joy won more of the gold medals and thus became the champions of the day.
Well, that is for those who count medals. The Minister-in-Charge of the church, Pastor Caleb Ayinla believes everyone who featured in the competition left the sports ground as a champion.
He said, “Our focus has never been on getting the best runner or football, as we don’t expect anyone to go to the Olympics from here.
“We just want a platform where we can have fun and bond better, and we were able to get everything we wanted. People ran, and many surprised everyone, and there was nobody who was too old or too young. We all had fun like never before. Everything we did at the sports ground reflected the Fruits of the Spirit. We can only pray and work towards something bigger for the next edition.”
The 2025 event had quite a number of partners and sponsors, of which the committee plans to get more. They also plan to have events added, including indoor games, which may push the games to more than one full day’s event.
Rhema Chapel Yaba is known for such events that help members wind down. They have had smaller editions in the past, including two fun days at the Lagos beach.
