Both institutions are among the most prestigious in Nigeria, with LUTH coming under the Federal Ministry of Health and the College coming under the Federal Ministry of Education.

The Centre is made up of three buildings: The Chapel of the Divine Physician & St Luke, the Chaplain's House, and the Staff Quarters.

In the Chapel, there are two Sunday Masses (at 7am & 9am) and daily Masses (Monday to Friday at 6pm and Saturdays at 7am). The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available on Saturdays between 5-6pm. A catechetical program has been started for registered members.

We are happy to have a small congregation of just over 1,000 members, who appreciate the liberal and intellectual atmosphere offered by the specialised ministry of the Chapel. Various members of the Province come in as Special Celebrants; they include Fr. David Ogun SJ, Fr. Uwem Akpan SJ and Fr. Bernard Surin SJ. Thanks to each of them.

Within the Chapel, we are also pleased to have the St Ignatius Prayer Room, with the Blessed Sacrament exposed; this is an increasingly popular venue for people wanting a quiet place for personal prayer. We are grateful to the anonymous benefactor who personally donated the costs of construction.

At the front of the Chapel, there is a flag pole with the Nigerian flag and the Peace flag; this remains as a symbol of our Millennium Project of peace and interfaith gatherings in 1999.

Within the Chaplain's House, there is the Residence upstairs while downstairs, there are offices, meeting rooms, and a medical library. Diverse activities take place with students using them for mock practical exams and enjoying some artistic stimulation in the 'Friday Night at the Movies'. Our recent showing of 'Amazing Grace', Nollywood's first 35mm film, had the house full! A lively discussion followed, as usual.

The Staff Quarters has three residents and the public toilets are also there.

MISSION STATEMENT:

This Centre of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (CMUL) is committed to helping patients, students and health care professionals to identify the presence of God through encounters with sickness, accident, disease and even death itself. Our ministry is that all may remember that God does not abandon us in our troubles, but faithfully accompanies us, the same as He did for Jesus Christ.

For this, we uphold the traditional ethos of undiscriminating care in the health care professions, with matters of faith expressed in prayer and discernment. The quest for truth is at times a clinical matter, at times an art, and at times a spiritual matter; for every person it becomes not only the ultimate, but the unavoidable, quest for which our whole lives are a preparation.

Fr. Steve holds five other positions:

a) For the Church of Nigeria

National Chaplain for the Nigeria Federation of Catholic Students (NFCS);

National Chaplain for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS); and National Co-ordinator of World Youth Day.

b) For the Province,

Province Co-ordinator of the Social Apostolate

Province Representative of the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN).