12th March 1998: Archbishop Benson Andrew Idahosa passed on to Glory. He was a Charismatic Pentecostal Preacher and the founder of Church of God Mission International. He was popularly referred to as the Father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria and the Founder of Christian Faith University now renamed Benson Idahosa University (BIU) in Benin-city, Edo State.
12th March 1947: Smith Wigglesworth passed on to glory at age 87. He was a British evangelist who was influential in the early history of Pentecostalism.
12th March 1901: Benjamin Harrison passes on to glory. He was the 23rd U.S. president, who promoted Christian morality in politics.
12th March 2025: Violence against Christians in Nigeria was presented to the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa in a public hearing.
12 March 2017: the release of the book, “Stories of Pastor E. A. Adeboye,” by author Bisi Daniels to mark Pastor Adeboye’s 75th birthday.
12th March 2012: Gunmen shoot dead 3 Christians near the flashpoint Nigerian city of Jos, hours after a suicide bomb attack on St Finbarr’s Catholic Church Rayfield, Jos in the same area killed 10 people on Sunday, 11th March, 2012. A government spokesman said they suspected the attackers were “herdsmen”
12th March 1685: Anglican bishop and philosopher George Berkeley is born in Ireland. Berkeley was a strong proponent of missions to the American colonies.
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