Blogger Fegiro Johnson chooses Harvester Church, says since she made the post Harvesters member flooded her comment section with testimonies In her words, “... Let’s give harvesters Church a try this Sunday”

Blogger and journalist Fegiro Johnson has expressed interest in attending Harvesters International Christian Centre, after members of the church reportedly filled her comment section with testimonies following her post about the church. Johnson subsequently wrote, “Let’s give Harvesters Church a try this Sunday.”

The exchange comes amid heightened online attention around Harvesters and its senior pastor, Pastor Bolaji Idowu, following a recent programme that drew worshippers and generated conversations about revival, prayer and personal testimonies.

Fegiro Johnson may be heading to church this Sunday — and it appears her audience helped make the decision. The blogger has said she is willing to give Harvesters Church a try after members flooded the comments under her post with testimonies about their experiences there.

Johnson's response was straightforward: “Let’s give Harvesters Church a try this Sunday.” Her comment followed a wave of responses from people identifying as Harvesters members or supporters, several of whom encouraged her to attend and shared positive accounts of the church.

The exchange is interesting because Johnson did not appear to be making a formal commitment to join the church. She was responding to what she encountered in her own comment section. In other words, the conversation moved from “What is happening at Harvesters?” to “Perhaps I should see it for myself.”

That is where social media becomes particularly powerful for churches. A church's reputation is no longer shaped only by its sermons or official publicity; members themselves increasingly become part of the testimony network, responding publicly with stories of what they say they have experienced.

And in this case, the response appears to have been persuasive enough for Johnson to consider attending personally.

The conversation around Harvesters comes at a time when its Senior Pastor, Bolaji Idowu, has been associated with a wider programme involving churches under the Newbreed Pastors and Leaders umbrella. Recent reports described large gatherings featuring worship, prayer and testimonies, with Johnson herself commenting publicly on the atmosphere surrounding the programme.

That background helps explain why Harvesters has been appearing prominently in recent online conversations about Christian revival in Lagos. However, claims about individual testimonies remain personal accounts rather than independently verified evidence of specific outcomes.

For Johnson, the next step seems much simpler: rather than relying entirely on what people are saying online, she appears interested in experiencing the service herself.

Johnson's post highlights how much influence personal testimony still carries in Nigerian Christian culture. A recommendation from another worshipper can sometimes be more persuasive than formal advertising because it comes as a lived experience rather than a promotional message.

It also shows the feedback loop between social media and physical religious communities: one post can prompt hundreds of personal responses, which can then influence whether the person who started the conversation actually walks through the church doors.

Will Fegiro Johnson's visit to Harvesters become a one-time Sunday experience, or the beginning of a longer relationship with the church?