BRIEF HISTORY OF GLOBAL MISSION SINGERS, FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST
CONFERENCE
The Global Mission Singers (GMS) Fellowship Baptist conference started in the year
2013 after the meeting held with some few individuals from the few associations
including Beulah Association, Mubi South Association and Michika Association,
Leaded by Evng. Ezra Jatau from Beulah Association as the pioneer chairman, Mathias
A. Zubairu from Mubi South Association as the then secretary and some other people
including Mr. Emmanuel Agbara from Beulah Association, Bulus Daniel from Mubi
South Association, Japhet Yusuf from Michika Association, and Rtd Rev. Joseph Bawa
from Beulah Association as the Pioneering officers. The mother conference under the
leadership of Rev. Joshua Ako who was the conference president by then accepted and
permitted the establishment of GMS in the conference level after receiving the
introduction letter with the following objectives below. The seven main pioneering
leaders with their positions are;
i.
Evang. Ezra Jatau: Chairman
ii.
Mr. Mathias Zubairu: Secretary
iii.
Mr. Emmanuel Agbara: Treasurer
iv.
Mr. Bulus Daniel: Discipline Master
v.
Evang. Japhet Yakubu: Auditor
vi.
Rev. Joseph Bawa: Adviser
vii.
Rev. Dauda Akuruk: GM Director
OUR OBJECTIVES
The group Global Mission Singers was formed with the following objectives;
 To promote and support the activities of the church by the Global Mission
Singers members
 To promote the programs of the Global Mission Board of Nigerian Baptist
Convention in conference as well as associations and churches
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 To encourage cordial relationship between the Global Mission Singers and the
associations and also churches and to ensure that they play active roles in our
churches
 To support and promote the evangelization of the gospel of Jesus Christ to all
 Retain our Baptist members from transferring to other denominations in order to
display their talents
 To promote and undertake any other function that will lead to the Glory of God
 To be able to unite the GMS of fellowship Baptist conference with other northern
Baptist conferences.
OUR MOTTO: Our motto is found in Mathew 18:19-20, “therefore, go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of
the holy spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
OUR MISSION
The mission of GMS is to carry out the gospel of Christ around the world through
singing and preaching the word of God by faithfully dedicating our time, our talent and
our resources while creating oneness among our Baptist members in order to save the
lost ones and make heaven.
OUR ACTIVITIES
In order to promote godliness among ourselves and to enhance our understanding in the
word of God as well as achieving our mission and objectives, the following programmes
and activities were put in place;
1. The annual conference
2. Evangelism
3. Visitation
4. Annual leadership retreat
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE
We normally hold our annual Global Mission Singers (GMS) conference in May, in
which the first conference held on 26th to 28th May, 2014 at First Baptist Church Hildi,
Kauna Baptist Association under the topic ‘’Any three’’. It was organised under the
leadership of Rev. Dauda Akuruk, the then Global Mission Director of mother
conference and Rev. Joseph Bawa as the GMS adviser. The second conference held at
Hossana Baptist Church Wadili, Mubi South Baptist Association, then followed by
Alheri Gombi Association and round to the other associations. During our conference,
we usually do inter-association competition, including Bible Quiz, Songs Competition,
Offering Competition, Bible Studies, Teaching and other physical activities such as
football and the likes. In addition to our annual conference, we do always attend annual
Northern Conference every year with one association representing our conference,
usually the association that take first position during our conference. The first
Association to represent us in Gombe 2014 is Mubi Central Baptist Association.
EVANGILISM
As the key mission of the group, we usually go for evangelism once in a year, usually
march in which the first evangelism took place in the year 2014 during the first
conference held in Hildi, Kauna Association after the teaching received on ‘’any three’’
i.e we can evangelize anywhere, at any time, and to anybody. The second evangelism
took place in March 2020 at michika in which many people gave their life to Christ.
VISITATION
This happens to be one of the greatest means of encouraging weak associations, as well
as creating unity among our individual members. In the year 2021, we visited Kauna
Association which happens to be the weakest association in GMS activities in the
conference. Other visitations were carried out individually and officially due to recent
country’s situations, including the pandemic and the current economic unstability.
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LEADERSHIP RETREAT
To ensure effectiveness in leadership and impartation of bible-based knowledge and
right attitude in leaders, the group are giving regular training to leaders to enrich their
knowledge and skills as well as prepare them for the work. The retreat usually take
place on the first month of the year, in which the first annual leadership retreat started
on 26th to 27th January 2018 in which the following topics were treated; Unity in
Christian leadership in the church, poultry farm and fish farming by conference
president of the then, Rev. Zechariah J. Ako and Dn. John Yakubu of Haske Baptist
Church Lokuwa. the second retreat took place on 25th to 26th January 2019 while the
third took place on 11th to 12th January 2020. Topics treated at the second and third
retreat include; Hepatitis, meat hygiene, autonomy of Baptist local church, duties and
responsibilities of leaders and GMS history by Rev. Amos Misak Babale, Dn. Michael
Rugo and Vincent Audu. while at the third retreat, topics treated include; grace for the
race, church leadership and business/entrepreneurship by counsellor Yusuf Daniel
Jauro, Rev. Nathaniel Barry of Golden Gate Baptist Church Madanya and Mr. Manasah
of EYN No. 1 mubi. The retreat was unable to after then due to other clashing programs
and the other reasons not mentioned here.
PROGRESSIVE ARCHIEVEMENT
To the glory of God, Global Mission Singers in Fellowship Conference is growing in
leaps through the help of the Holy spirit and efforts of both the past and present leaders.
Looking back from the starting point, it is clearly seen that there is a great improvement
in the number of associations participating, starting from three associations. We now
have ten associations participating, including Antioch Association, Alheri Gombi
Association, Beulah Association, Bishara Association, Kauna Association, Michika
Association, Mubi Central Association, Mubi South Association, Salama Gombi
Association and Zion Association. We now have more than five thousand members in
Global Mission Singers. In the aspect of Evangelism and instruments, we were able to
have our own few instruments including generator, speakers, wires and bulbs, drums
and some other few instruments which makes it easier for us to carry out our mission.
We also support our modern conference annually with some amounts in support of
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evangelism. Through Global Mission Singers, many souls were won for Christ and
many individual Christians were revived.
PRESENT DAY LEADERSHIP
It is all known that without followers there will be no leadership, therefore, with the
rapid growing of Global Mission Singers in Fellowship Conference, the need for the
good leadership is inevitable. Among others, the following are the present leaders;
1. Chairman- Dn. Ishaya Ayuba from Bishara Association,
2. vice chairman- Mr. Barnabas Amos from Mubi Central Association,
3. Secretary- Mr. Titus from Alheri Gombi Association,
4. Financial Secretary- Mr. Hezekiah Bulus from Mubi Central Association,
5. Treasurer- Mr. Emmanuel Agbara from Beulah Association,
6. Adviser - Rev. David Atikina from Beulah Association.
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