Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide (MCCSW) has a new Baba Aladura.
He is His Eminence Elder (Dr) Israel Akinadewo.
He succeeds the founder of the church, Saint Baba Aladura Dr Isaiah Akinadewo, who passed on to glory last December.
Akinadewo was enthroned as the new head of the church last Sunday in Lekki, Lagos.
He paid glowing tributes to the memory of the departed founder who he described as a “perfect example of selflessness and godliness.”
The new head recalled how his father planned his funeral service and even dug his own grave before passage to glory.
He said: “He chose the songs he wanted. He even picked the preacher for his funeral service and dug his own grave. He was such a meticulous, detailed person who left nothing to chances.”
Akinadewo extolled the virtues of the deceased founder, saying he bequeathed a legacy of faithfulness to God and service to humanity.
According to him: “He left a standing instruction that we must have a new Aladura as soon as he was gone. I gave him N50, 000 few weeks before he died but he kept the money in the room and said we must not spend more than that for his funeral.”
Rather than waste resources on societal funeral service, Akinadewo explained that his father instructed instead that a foundation should be opened in his honour for the formal training of ministers in Aladura churches and empowerment of the less privileged.
The deceased, he said, instructed that those who wanted to donate for a lavish funeral in his honour should direct such investments to the foundation.
Akinadewo assured that the foundation, which took off with his enthronement, will cater for the less privilege and fund the education of ministers in the Aladura movement.
Ministering at the occasion, the General Evangelist of the church, His Eminence Elder (Prof.) Joseph Otubu, said the Aladura movement has a rich heritage that the current generation must appreciate.
Tracing the historical evolution of some of the church’s doctrines, Otubu said they were founded on biblical percepts, lamenting that many of them have been abused by successive ministers.
He called for reformation in the Aladura movement, saying churches under the umbrella must innovate to keep abreast of modern trends and developments.
