Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) and New Means of Grace in a Post-Pandemic Era

Abstract

Towards the end of 2019, the global community came under the havoc of the dreaded Corona Virus pandemic known as COVID-19, which affected every aspect of human life, institutions and organizations, and received different responses from developed and developing  nations. Scholars have discussed a lot, especially the socio-economic impact of the pandemic without paying close attention to the  opportunities it provides. Hence, the need to investigate the opportunities provided by the CIVID-19 pandemic. The paper seeks to highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with special reference to the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) and to examine the new  means of grace that abound for her in this post-pandemic era. The paper stems from the observable loss of hope that accompanied the  experience of the COVID-19 pandemic among members of the Church of Christ in Nations. The paper adopts documentary and historical  survey methods to generate data from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data are generated through interviews with key  church leaders, while the secondary data are sourced from published materials on the COVID-19 pandemic. These methods provide  indepth and comprehensive data leading to valid and reliable outcomes. The study reveals that although the pandemic impact is  overwhelming, especially in the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN); new means of grace however abound for her to utilise to forge  ahead. The paper makes recommendations for COCIN to properly appropriate the new grace that abounds for her in this postCOVID-19  pandemic era.