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  • RCCG dedicates building after 24 years

    In order to further expand the frontiers of the gospel as ordained by God, the National Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Joseph Obayemi has dedicated another church building 24 years after its existence.

    The church, Glorious Church, Glory land zonal headquarters, located in Palmgrove Lagos state has a capacity of 450 persons after being renovated and refurbished with almost N20 million to meet modern standards.

    Obayemi, who led other men of God to cut the plaque at the dedication ceremony, said the building shows that God works in a wonderful way as it took different men of God with different visions to actualize the goal.

    The Provincial pastor, Joseph Adeyokunnu said the building was a testament to the mystery of God and despite the fact that it took that long, the glory of the latter will be greater than the former.

    The Zonal pastor, Yomi Lawal said the original plan was for the dedication to be held in December but events shifted it forward to end of August.

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    Lawal said though he was transferred to the church three years ago, his vision of making the church a befitting place and the insistence of the provincial pastor, Adeyokunnu, spurs him on to see to the completion, adding that it was all due to the grace of God.

    He said expansion and acquisition of surrounding buildings for use by the church is part of the long term goals of the zonal branch in fulfillment of the visions of RCCG to reach more people.

    Lawal urged other men of God to see God’s duty as one to be done with all intent and not waste time on things that can delay as he borrowed money to start the building which was taken care of by a member instead of waiting.

    He said “God’s vision will always come to fruition no matter the delay as long as it is His as he will raise an army to make it happen.”

  • Adeboye remains General Overseer Worldwide- RCCG

    Adeboye remains General Overseer Worldwide- RCCG

    Despite the appointment of a new General Overseer for the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in Nigeria, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye remains the General Overseer, Worldwide of the church.
    A statement signed by Leke Adeboye, the clergyman’s last son and Personal Assistant said the clarification is in response to alleged  misrepresentation of Pastor E. A Adeboye’s announcement at the Annual Ministers Thanksgiving held at the redemption camp on Saturday that the Church in  Nigeria is now to be led by Pastor Joseph Obayemi.
    The statement clarified that the latest development is sequel to the new legal requirements set up by the Financial Regulations Council of Nigeria (FRCN) guiding all registered churches, mosques, and CSOs.
    The regulation according to the statement stipulates that “heads of non profit organisations like churches now have a maximum period of twenty years to lead their organizations while in retirement, they are not permitted to hand over to their families.”
    Leke Adeboye added that Pastor Funsho Odesola, will now serve as the new Church Secretary while Pastor Joseph Adeyokunu, is the new Church Treasurer.‎
    He advised all members of RCCG to understand this new structure and go about their service to God and humanity in holiness and soul winning.
    He also appealed to members to educate people around them and not spread inaccurate information stressing that Pastor E.A Adeboye remains the General Overseer of RCCG Worldwide.
  • New GO: How Adeboye caught RCCG members unawares

    New GO: How Adeboye caught RCCG members unawares

    Elegantly dressed members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) were looking forward to the usual annual Thanksgiving Service with the General Overseer (GO), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on Saturday but they were shocked when the GO announced a new leadership for the fastest growing church in the country.

    The announcement coincided with prophesy of surprises listed by Adeboye in his annual prophesy released on December 31, 2016, while he urged members to join any political party of their choice in order to have a stake in the selection of leaders across the country.

    The don-turned cleric told the members at the ultra-modern 3kmX3km auditorium located at Shimawa in Ogun State that the announcement of the new GO for Nigeria became necessary following government’s directives to all religious bodies to appoint leadership on a tenure basis.

    Wearing blue patterned batik dress, Adeboye named Pastor Joseph Osuolale Obayemi as the GO (Nigeria) while the new church Secretary is Pastor Johnson Folorunsho Odesola and Pastor Joseph Adeyokunu, Treasurer.

     The news was received with shock by the members but their fears was allayed when Adeboye said that he remains the GO (Worldwide) for the church which has presence in over 192 countries in the world.

     He added that new GO – Obayemi will oversee the Nigerian arm of the church, adding that, “this will also affect other General Overseers including David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church aka Winners’Chapel; Kumuyi of Deeper Life; Daniel Olukoya of Mountain of Fire Ministries, among others.”

     He described the new GO as an experienced administrator who has been prepared for years by God for the task. 

     According to him, Obayemi has been part of the mission’s Salary Review Committee as well as member of the church’s In-Land Mission and has also represented RCCG at Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) activities across the country.

     The new secretary – Odesola is an Assistant General Overseer and the pastor in charge of the Church’s Headquarter in Ebute Metta, Lagos.

     Adeboye charged the members to join political parties of their choice as this would afford them the opportunity to be part of the selection of leaders.

    “I want to urge all of you to join any political party of your choice so that you can be part of those that will select leaders. You must start from your ward where you can be a delegate to be able to choose leaders,” he said.

      He also announced the commencement of the annual fasting and prayer of the church which he said would last for 40 days starting from January 11 to February 19 across the globe.

  • Adeboye retires as RCCG’s General Overseer

    Adeboye retires as RCCG’s General Overseer

    Pastor Enouch Adejare Adeboye has retired as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God  (RCCG) in Nigeria.

    He announced the decision on Saturday morning at the Annual Ministers Thanksgiving of the Church in Shimawa, Ogun State.

    Pastor Joseph Obayemi, former Special Assistant to the General Overseer (SATGO) on Finance was named as the new General Overseer.

    Adeboye, popularly called Daddy G.O by Church members also named Pastor Johnson Odesola, who was the Special Assistant on Administration and Personnel, as the church Secretary. Pastor Adeyokunnu will also serve as Treasurer of the Church.

    NAN reports that Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942, in Ifewara, Osun State.

    Pastor Adeboye had his B.Sc. in Mathematics at University of Nigeria Nsukka, and subsequently got his PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Lagos, and worked as a lecturer in Mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin, before going into full time priesthood in 1984.

    After joining the RCCG in 1973, he began working to translate the sermons of its then Pastor and founder, Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, from Yoruba into English.

    In 1981, Adeboye was appointed General Overseer of the church.

    He took over from Papa Akindayomi, who had died the previous year.

    For three years he performed the role part-time, still lecturing at Ilorin.

    He finally gave up his university position to preach full-time.

    The church, which was not well known prior to Adeboye’s ascendance has grown phenomenally, to become Nigeria’s biggest, with branches globally in about 190 countries, including more than 14,000 in Nigeria.

    Adeboye has stated that his aim is to put a church within five minutes of every person on Earth.

    He married Adenike, now 68 in 1967. She was born on 13th July 1948.