FAQ: Who Can Attend a Chapter Congress Meeting in FECA?
Emmanuel Onyemaechi • 3 January, 2026
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Chapter congresses in FECA consist of all chapter executive members and General Coordinators, whose attendance is mandatory, with decisions binding on the entire chapter membership. These meetings occur at least quarterly, or more frequently in emergencies, and are presided over by the Chapter President or an accredited representative, addressed as the Moderator. Below are detailed roles for each position, drawn from standard FECA Nigeria constitutional provisions and organizational practices for chapters.
Executive Members and Roles
- President: Leads the chapter, chairs congress meetings as Moderator, represents the chapter externally, oversees all activities, enforces constitutional compliance, and approves major decisions like budgets or partnerships.
- Vice President: Assists the President, assumes duties in their absence, coordinates deputy roles across units, and leads special projects such as membership drives or crisis interventions.
- General Secretary: Records minutes of congress meetings, manages official correspondence, maintains chapter records and archives, notifies members of meetings, and handles administrative reporting to higher FECA levels.
- Prayer Secretary: Organizes prayer sessions and spiritual programs, coordinates fasting initiatives, documents prayer requests from members, and ensures spiritual coverage for all chapter events.
- Financial Secretary: Tracks income and expenditures, prepares financial reports for congress approval, collects dues and offerings, maintains transparent accounts, and advises on budget allocations.
- Outreach Coordinator: Plans evangelism and community service events, mobilizes members for outreach, tracks new convert follow-ups, and liaises with external ministries or churches.
- External Coordinator: Builds partnerships with other FECA chapters or organizations, represents the chapter in inter-chapter forums, handles public relations, and coordinates hosting duties for regional events.
- Assistant General Secretary: Supports the General Secretary in documentation and admin tasks, acts as deputy for secretarial duties, and steps in during absences to ensure continuity.
General Coordinators and Roles
General Coordinators head operational units and include assistants; they report to executives and implement congress directives.
- Technical Coordinator: Manages sound, lighting, and AV equipment for events, oversees online streaming and tech setups, trains assistants on maintenance, and troubleshoots during services.
- Music Coordinator: Leads worship teams, selects songs for services, rehearses choir and instrumentalists, organizes music workshops, and ensures variety in praise sessions.
- Drama Coordinator: Directs skits and theatrical presentations, writes or adapts scripts with biblical themes, casts and trains actors, and integrates drama into evangelistic programs.
- Library Officer: Curates Christian books and resources, manages borrowing systems, promotes reading through recommendations, organizes study groups, and maintains inventory.
- Welfare Coordinator: Addresses member needs like visits to the sick, support for bereaved families, food aid distribution, and counseling referrals.
- Ushering Coordinator: Trains ushers for orderly services, assigns protocols for events, manages seating and offerings, and ensures guest hospitality.
- Dance Leader: Choreographs dance routines for worship, recruits and trains dancers, selects age-appropriate performances, and integrates dance into programs.
- Follow-up Coordinator: Tracks new attendees and converts, organizes visitation teams, uses discipleship materials, and reports retention progress to executives.
- Ladies Coordinator: Oversees women's fellowships, plans gender-specific programs like retreats, addresses ladies' welfare, and mentors female leaders.
- Gents Coordinator: Leads men's groups, organizes brotherhood activities, focuses on accountability and leadership training, and handles men's welfare issues.