Thirty years ago, the people closest to the founding of Dunamis Church did not expect it to last. Pastor Enenche recalled this openly during the church's anniversary, noting that many people wrote the ministry off from the very beginning, giving it no chance of survival at all.
The criticism did not stop at skepticism about longevity. At some point, detractors described the congregation as made up of "masses, not classes," suggesting the church attracted ordinary, struggling people rather than anyone of social standing. It was the kind of dismissal meant to diminish, not describe.
Three decades later, that origin story reads differently. The church Enenche built from those early, doubted days has reached its 30th anniversary, and he is still talking about those early voices. The question now is what the next 30 years will say back to them.
Originally published by Premium Times.