REV, CHRISTIE BATURE was part of an all-female music band called CHERISH in Kaduna. She was the drummer and Lead Vocalist. This group caused a revolution amongst womenfolk across the country; women felt challenged to learn to play instruments as they watched CHERISH minister at functions.
Christie embraced full-time ministry after being ordained a Reverend in 1992, people told her not to, that it could not be God simply because no single lady was in full-time music ministry at the time. That didn’t stop Christie.
She was the First to start gospel concerts in the City of Port Harcourt and it was in 1 of such Concerts that her then would-be Husband was invited and the rest is history. Their marriage is blessed with 7 children. She founded the Sine Qua Non Ministries currently involved in Campus Outreaches, COUPLES ministry, Youth Ministry, and WOMEN’S Ministry. She founded the Port Harcourt City Mass Choir with a 240-man Membership from 120 Churches.
In 2003, she inaugurated PACK Network, a ministry to the Addicted which has blossomed into a full-fledged rehabilitation center, and in 2014 she opened probably the only Drugs and other addiction rehab Centre in the South-south of Nigeria.
Christie is a Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, A Certified Life Coach, A member of the American Association of Sexual Addictions Therapists, and holds a PhD in Crisis and Trauma Management. She recently qualified as a Polygrapher (Lie Detector)and is the Only Female to do this in Nigeria. She is a member of the South African association of polygraphers. She is on the board of many Organizations and has ministered in over 17 countries. She is an honorable member of the 𝐁𝐎𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐒 – La Cuisine Danielle Foundation.
