WHAT IS ORI OKE PRAYERS' HILL OR ROCK TOP WHERE MEMBERS OF THE C&S CHURCH CONVERGE ON SEEKING GOD.

HILL TOP OR ROCK TOP PRAYERS IS A COMMON PLACE IN THE TRADITIONS OF THE CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM CHURCH IN NIGERIA. WE HAVE POPULAR HILL TOPS EXAMPLE THE AGELU; THE ERINMO; THE IRAGBIJI; THE OLAIYA; THE OGERE, AND MANY MORE SCATTERED ALL OVER THE WESTERN PART OF NIGERIA. THE ORIGIN OF THIS PHENOMENA WITH THE CHURCH CANNOT BE FARFETCHED. IT HAS TO DO WITH FINDING A QUITE PLACE FOR WORSHIP. IT IS ALSO GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT SOLITARY LOCATIONS ARE BETTER TO COMMUNE WITH HEAVENLY BODIES. THE HILL TOPS HAVE MENTIONED HOLD FESTIVALS ANNUALLY MUCH LIKE A CANIVAL. WHERE THE TRADITIONS FOUND IN THE CHURCH IS DISPLAYED. PRAYERS ARE ALSO HELD ON BEACHES MOST ESPECIALLY LAGOS, LEKKI, BADAGRY, BEACHES. THE THIRD TYPE OF ORI OKE I HAVE OBSERVED IS THE LOCALISED ONE WITHIN THE PRECINCT OF CHURCH. USUALLY A SEER OF SOMEBODY WITH A GIFT OF ECSTACY MUST HAVE GONE INTO TRANCE FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE PERSON MALE OR FEMALE TEENAGER OR ADULT.MEMBERS AWAIT THE PERSONS DESCENDING OR COMING TO LIFE AFTER THEIR SOJOIN IN THE HEAVENLT REALMS COULD HAVE BEEN A JOURNEY OF 7, 14 OR 21 DAYS. SEERS IN THIS POSTION WOULD ATTRACT MEMBERS FROM FAR AND NEAR BECAUSE THEIR DESCENT MAY MEAN FORTUNE OR CAUTION FOR SOME MEMBERS ITS ALWAYS LIKE AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL WITHIN THE LOCAL CHURCH AND ITS ENVIRONS. AT HILL TOP PRAYERS TOP NOTCH OR ELDERS CONDUCT THE SERVICES. ORI OKE OLORUN KOLE IN IBADAN IS VERY POPULAR FOR DAILY WORSHIP SERVICES AND VIGILS WHERE PEOPLE MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS COME FOR SPIRITUAL ENQUIRIES AND HEALINGS OF ALL SORTS WITH AVAILABILITY OF PROPHETS AND SEERS TO ATTEND TO THEM. SPIRITUAL TOURISM IS PRACTICABLE FOR THOSE FROM ABROAD THERE HOSPITALITY HOUSES CLOSE TO THE SITE.