Dr Osita Orafu, originally from Nigeria, has been ordained in the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE) at Trinity Church, Scarborough.
AMiE is a network of Anglican evangelical churches outside of and independent of the Church of England.
Orafu was ordained by Bishop Andy Lines, having been recommended by The Most Revd Dr Owen Nwokolo, Bishop of the Diocese on the Niger. Bishop Nwokolo sent a video message saying: ‘We encourage Dr Osita to continue to serve the Lord faithfully and be a blessing to humanity.’
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