Church Members Celebrate Pastor’s Birthday in Style, Nigerian Man Reacts Shares Video

Church Members Celebrate Pastor’s Birthday in Style, Nigerian Man Reacts Shares Video

  • Church members celebrated their pastor’s birthday with gifts and placards highlighting his leadership, moral, spiritual impact, and family values
  • A Nigerian man recorded the event, laughing and reacting before sharing the video online, where it quickly went viral
  • A voiceover praised the pastor as “father and a caring husband, leader of ministries, holy man with swag and a full package”

A Nigerian man recently drew attention after sharing a video of a church he was invited to by his cousin, coinciding with the birthday celebration of the church’s pastor.

The video captured members of the congregation presenting gifts to the pastor. One lady carried a placard wishing him a happy birthday, another brought drinks, while a third highlighted the pastor’s attributes on a large placard.

Nigerian man shares video of church members celebrating their pastor’s birthday
Congregation surprises pastor with heartfelt gifts and praises on his birthday. Photo: @adkin340 Source: TikTok
Source: TikTok

As they walked to the altar to present the gifts, a voice in the background praised the pastor’s spiritual influence and leadership.

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The voice said:

"Pastor, father, and a caring husband to one beautiful wife, blessed with lovely kids. Silent as I introduced a man I call my spiritual father, he has become the leader of ministries, he's ascended to the upper age of influence, and his impact is phenomenal."
"Even in this town where the word of God is scarce, his teaching of the word of God is unmatched and impeccable. Big shout-out to a holy man with swag, full package. Happy birthday to you."

The video, shared by user @adkin340, showed the man laughing and reacting to the event before posting the video online.

Pastor hailed as “holy man with swag” during church birthday event
Church members hail pastor with placards highlighting his values on his birthday. Photo: @adkin340 Source: TikTok
Source: TikTok

Many who came across the video online dropped different reactions, with some amused by the dramatic tributes while others praised the congregation’s loyalty.

Church members celebrate pastor's birthday, reactions

As the video trended, Legit.ng compiled reactions to the post.

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ĘMPÊRÕR_ÂŁËX wrote:

"Abeg which person pastor Dey do birthday next week make I come chop rice."

April 4th stated:

"Una go later club for inside church Una never see anything Ndi uka."

Cee_why expressed:

"Preaching the word of God doesn’t have to be boring. It’s can also be fun."

TOMISIN noted:

"And the church members go still tell people for outside say they pastor birthday wey them do too sweet."

Folake_Mi stated:

"Una da see as una da turn church to another thing? I like am I go soon da worship God for my heart."

Dat_user noted:

"Before, na the world Dey copy the church but now na the church Dey copy the world…in everything including praises and worships…what in the color of disrespect to. God is this??"

ra_cheal140:"

"As baba see say yahoo no Dey pay again he open another sharp business center😂your pastor na taker before."

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The video of the pastor's birthday is below:

Man recounts experience with pastor

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a man shared how a pastor changed his life. He took to social media to post a detailed video recounting his experience.

In the video, he spoke about needing funds to cover an urgent need and how he unexpectedly received help through the pastor, a place he never thought he would find support.

The story quickly gained attention online, with many people reacting and sharing their thoughts on his experience.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Muhammed Hammed Olayinka avatar

Muhammed Hammed Olayinka (Human Interest Editor) Muhammed is a journalist with over six years of experience in Nigerian digital media. He began as Editor at Oracle, UNILORIN (2017–2019), then worked with Opera News Hub (2019–2021), Scopper News (2022–2023), and Gistreel (2023–2025). He won the NAPSS President Writing Skirmish in 2017 and was first runner-up in the UNILORIN Senate Writing Contest in 2018. Muhammed now works with LEGIT.ng, where he tells engaging and impactful stories for readers. He can be reached via email at muhammed.hammedolayinka@corp.legit.ng