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  • 40 years later, Pastor Adeboye confesses: I said ‘God forbid’ when RCCG founder told me I’ll be General Overseer

    40 years later, Pastor Adeboye confesses: I said ‘God forbid’ when RCCG founder told me I’ll be General Overseer

    General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, is a definition of grace which has sustained him for 78 years as a human and 40 years as a pastor.

    As the respected cleric celebrated his 40th anniversary as head of one of the biggest churches in the world on Thursday, January 21, he recalled some old memories.

    In a video interview, Adeboye admitted that when he was told he would become the General Overseer by the late founder of RCCG, Reverend (Pa) Josiah Akindayomi, he said ‘God forbid.’

    He explained: “I prefer the quiet life and I still prefer the quiet life. The quiet life as far as I am concerned is the sweetest and I knew then that becoming the general overseer will expose me a lot. If you like a quiet life, you don’t want to head an international organisation and my father in the Lord told me clearly that I would travel all over the world. I told him I was willing to serve as a pastor under a General Overseer and I will do my best but apparently what is written is written. So here we are.”

    According to him, the first years as a young GO were full of challenges from senior pastors who were there before he became born again and probably saw me as an upstart.

    “The church was started in 1953, I joined the church in 1973. Many of these pastors were my teachers, workers in training and baptismal classes. So just coming from nowhere and being catapulted above them all, one could understand that it was not too pleasant. Initially, the cooperation was not too robust,” he explained.

    “The initial mistake I made as GO maybe was that I trusted too much. It took me some time to learn that only God could be trusted and that led to some mistakes. I would ask somebody to go do something, go to sleep believing the thing was done. Only to wake up and discover that the person had not moved. The only friend you can trust 100 per cent is God.”

    Born in Osun State to very humble parents, Adeboye completed his first degree at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics in 1967. The same year, he married Foluke Adenike and they are blessed with four children – Adeolu, Bolu, Dare and Leke.

  • Adeboye clocks 40 years as RCCG General Overseer

    Adeboye clocks 40 years as RCCG General Overseer

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Thursday, clocked 40 years as the church head.

    Adeboye who was ordained a pastor of the church in 1977, became general overseer in 1981.

    He succeeded the late Papa Akindayomi as a young university lecturer.

    He was formerly a mathematics professor at the University of Lagos.

    He started working with the founder of RCCG by translating his sermons from Yoruba to the English language.

    Celebrating him, his son Leke Adeboye shared a photo on Instagram with the inscription “Celebrating 40 years at the top”.

    Meanwhile, members and non-members of the church have flocked the respected preacher’s social media pages to congratulate him on the milestone.

    Despite becoming the church’s leader at a time it was not well known, Adeboye, 78, has expanded it to about 200 countries, including more than 14 million branches in Nigeria.

  • RCCG rejigs, announces new ‘continental appointments’, scraps two positions [Full list]

    RCCG rejigs, announces new ‘continental appointments’, scraps two positions [Full list]

    The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has made some strategic appointments tagged ‘continental appointments’.

    It is not clear what informed the new appointments. But it may not be unconnected with the need for the church to tackle certain administrative gaps due to its expansion. Nothing was said of the General Overseer of the Church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye in the list of continental appointments.

    With the new appointments, the Assistant General Overseer designation has been scrapped.

    The new appointments also show that the office of the Nigeria National Overseer of the church has been scrapped. Pastor Joseph Obayemi who was the National Overseer is now the North Africa Continent Overseer. He has however been designated officer in charge of Nigeria.

    Pastor Johnson Odesola is now a national officer in charge of Admin and Personnel before he was Assistant General Overseer, Admin, and Personnel. He is also the Middle East Continent Overseer by the new arrangement.

    The list which is currently being circulated among top pastors of the church is however the new face of the RCCG worldwide

    Find below the summary of the appointments.

     

    SUMMARY OF CONTINENTAL APPOINTMENTS

    Europe Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Dele Olowu (C.O)

    Deputy Continental Overseer – Pastor Agu Irukwu (D.C.O)

    Assistant Continental Overseers

    Pastor Leke Sanusi

    Pastor Sola Oludoyi

    Pastor Andrew Adeleke

    Pastor Kola Bamigbade

    Pastor Bioye Segun

    Pastor Tunde Oke

     

    America and Canada Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor James Fadel (C.O)

    Deputy Continental Overseer – Pastor Femi Olawale (D.C.O)

    Assistant Continental Overseers

    Pastor Charles Adegoke Pastor Olaoye Ghandi

    Pastor Bayo Adeyokunnu Pastor Ade Okonrede

    Pastor Kamal Sanusi Pastor Segun Aladeniyi

    Pastor Funso Adeniji Pastor Daniel Ajayi-Adeniran

    Pastor Bayo Adewole Pastor Yinka Dada

    Pastor John Omewah Pastor Funmi Obilana

     

    Australia Pacific Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Wole Haastrup (C.O)

    Assistant Continental Overseers

    Pastor Ibukun Williams

     

    Asia Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Remi Akintunde (C.O)

    Deputy Continental Overseer – Pastor Kola Olaade (D.C.O)

     

    North Africa Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Joseph Obayemi (C.O)

    Deputy Continental Overseer – Pastor Tosin Macauley (D.C.O)

     

    East Africa Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Peter Amenkhienan (C.O)

    Deputy Continental Overseer – Pastor Prince Obasi-Ike (D.C.O)

     

    West and Central Africa Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi (C.O)

    Deputy Continental Overseer – Pastor James Dagunduro (D.C.O)

    Assistant Continental Overseers

    Pastor Peter Akalamudo

     

    South Africa Continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Ayo Adeloye (C.O)

    Assistant Continental Overseers

    Pastor Emmanuel Ibitayo

     

    Middle East continent

    Continental Overseer – Pastor Funso Odesola (C.O)

    Assistant Continental Overseers

    Assistant continental Overseer

    Pastor Boniface Okenwa

     

    In Nigeria

    Pastor Joseph Obayemi – Officer in charge of Nigeria + North Africa

    Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi – Northern Nigeria and West & Central Africa

    Pastor Johnson Odesola – In charge of Admin/Personnel and the Middle East

     

    Intercontinental officers

    Intercontinental Evangelist Pastor Johnson Kalejaiye (I.E)

    Intercontinental Youth Pastor Pastor Belemina Obunge (I.Y.P)

    Intercontinental Prayer Coordinator Pastor Peter Olawale (I.P.C)

    Intercontinental Music Director Pastor Kunle Ajayi (I.M.D)

    Intercontinental Missions Coordinator Pastor Oyitso Brown (I.M.C)

    Intercontinental Financial Controller Pastor J. Adeyokunu (I.F.C)

     

  • When I will be ready to die – Pastor Adeboye

    When I will be ready to die – Pastor Adeboye

    General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has said he will celebrate his 90th birthday before he will begin to get ready to go.

    Pastor Adeboye, who will become 90 years in the year 2033, stressed that he is not dying yet unless Jesus Christ returned before he turned 90 years of age.

    Fondly referred to as Daddy GO, Pastor Adeboye stated this during a special service of the RCCG on Sunday.

    “I am not going to die young. Some people were laughing when they heard me say that don’t worry yourselves celebrating any birthday for me now. Wait till I am 90; then we will celebrate for a whole month.

    “They think I am joking. Unless the Lord returns before then, at the age of 90, I am going to celebrate for a whole month.

    “There will be a day for each fellow. A day for America, a day for Australia, a day for pastors, a day for the choir, a day for the people in the legal department, a day for heads of states, etc.

    “At the age of 90, after that celebration, then I can begin to get ready to go. But, that I am going to die soon, that’s a lie,” Pastor Adeboye said.

  • Why I cancelled RCCG’s crossover service – Pastor Adeboye

    Why I cancelled RCCG’s crossover service – Pastor Adeboye

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, said he cancelled his church’s crossover service which was scheduled for December 31, 2020, so as to teach his congregation a lesson on submission.

    The Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had issued a curfew between 12am and 4am as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.

    As a result, the Christian Association of Nigeria had also directed churches to close their crossover service before 11pm so that worshippers could return home before the curfew period.

    The directive meant that the crossover services which customarily start a few hours before 12am and end some minutes past 12am of January 1 won’t hold.

    It was earlier reported that some mega churches subsequently adjusted or cancelled physical crossover services and opted for the virtual experience.

    Delivering a sermon at his church’s first thanksgiving service of the year 2021 themed, ‘Divine Lifting’, Adeboye said he cancelled the church’s physical crossover service to teach a lesson in submission.

    He said, “I know some of you have been asking me ‘Daddy, why did you cancel the crossover service? We were getting ready to come to the camp to sing and dance and jump’. I will tell you why.

    “Reason number one, I saw the opportunity to teach you another lesson on submission. When you obey in agreement with what your boss says, that is called cooperation. When your boss asks you to do something and you do it, even though you do not agree with him, it is called submission. Submission is when you obey even when you don’t agree.

    “Some said by 10pm you should close. Another one said by 11pm you should close. I said, okay, let’s agree and close in our home. So, I said we’ll stay in our house and crossover at 12 midnight.”

    Commending the government and its officials, Adeboye said they “are doing a very good job, they are trying their best. When you ask a man to do a job only God can do, don’t blame him if he makes mistakes. They are trying and doing their very best, humanly speaking, to protect us.”

  • RCCG cancels crossover service nationwide

    RCCG cancels crossover service nationwide

    The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has cancelled New Year crossover service in its churches nationwide.

    This is coming after the Christian leadership in the country directed worship centres to respect governments’ directives on New Year crossover services.

    The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Samson Ayokunle, said CAN understand the unfortunate state the coronavirus pandemic has put everybody worldwide.

    However, RCCG instructed members to connect with the virtual service of the church.

    It stated further that the January Holy Ghost Service (the first of the year 2021) taking place on Friday, January 8, will be held virtually.

    Members were advised to tune in to Dove television and other electronic media to link up with the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s End of Year message and other aspects of the crossover programme.

  • Obaseki at RCCG: Adeboye prophesied my victory at Edo poll

    Obaseki at RCCG: Adeboye prophesied my victory at Edo poll

    Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Friday night testified how the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye prophesied his victory at the last Edo governorship election.

    Obaseki testified at the Holy Ghost Congress of the RCCG at the Redemption Camp, Ogun State.

    He said when the crisis started with the All Progressives Congress, APC, he came to the Holy Ghost Service with his wife to see Adeboye to ask for prayer.

    Obaseki stated that Adeboye prayed and told him not to be afraid, that he would overcome and win the election.

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    He added that few months before the poll, he came to see Adeboye who prayed and told him it shall be well with him.

    In his words: “You all know my testimony, you know what the Lord did for us in Edo State and proved that only He had power. When men try to play God, He came out to prove God is God. Only He had power.

    “About the time the crisis started, l came for Holy Ghost Service with my wife and went to see Daddy G.O and asked him to pray for me. He prayed and said my son, it is well, don’t be afraid, you will overcome and you will win.

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    “A few months before the elections l came to see him we prayed and he prayed for me and said it is well. I want to thank God for Daddy and Mummy G.O. and those who constantly prayed for us.

  • BREAKING: RCCG declares special programme for Nigeria

    BREAKING: RCCG declares special programme for Nigeria

    Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has directed all members of the church to commence a 30-day fast and prayer for Nigeria.

    The RCCG Assistant General Overseer, Admin and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Odesola, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan.

    According to Adeboye, the programme tagged, “Fasting and Prayer for Nigeria’’ would start from Nov. 1.

    “Marathon fasting will hold between Nov. 1 and Nov. 14 for those who prefer that and prayer guide shall be forwarded soon.

    “Where possible, brethren should be encouraged to come together for prayers while ensuring that all COVID-19 government regulations and safety precautions are put in place,’’ he said.

    Adeboye urged the faithful to inform and encourage other members to participate in this exercise.

  • #EndSARS: FG must investigate tragic Lekki shooting by soldiers – Adeboye

    #EndSARS: FG must investigate tragic Lekki shooting by soldiers – Adeboye

    General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has condemned the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in Lekki by soldiers, calling on the Federal Government to immediately investigate the tragic event.

    Adeboye, in a statement on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday said it was sad that the Nigerian military used brute force on unarmed Nigerian youths.

    He said he was confounded that prior to the sad events at the Lekki Toll Gate, the Nigerian Police failed to arrest the weapon-bearing hoodlums who were attacking the well-organized and non-violent #EndSARS protesters.

    “I condemn in the strongest possible terms, attacks launched by the Nigerian military on unarmed young people, who have been peacefully protesting police brutality over the last 12 days as #EndSARS protests.

    “I am confounded that prior to the sad events at the #LekkiTollGate, the Nigerian Police failed to arrest the weapon-bearing hoodlums who were attacking the well-organized and non-violent #EndSARS protesters,” he said.

    The man of God stated that the condemnable actions of the military risked driving the agitations of the young people underground, thereby making the situation unmanageable.

    “I call on the Federal Government to thoroughly investigate the tragic events at Lekki and other parts of the country, give justice to all victims even as it engages the #EndSARS protesters to reach a common agreement to end police brutality.

    “I am also appealing to the youths to allow peace reign & stop any form of action that would give the Military any other form of excuse to attack. May the peace of God come upon our nation, now more than ever in JESUS name (Amen),” Adeboye sai

  • BREAKING: Pastor Adeboye states position on #EndSARS protest

    BREAKING: Pastor Adeboye states position on #EndSARS protest

    General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has officially stated his position on the #EndSARS protests ongoing across the country.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Pastor Adeboye made his position on the #EndSARS protests known through posts he made via his official Facebook page and Twitter handle.

    “Our daughters will not be able to prophesy and young men will not see visions if we don’t keep them alive.

    “I support the youths in this peaceful protest as they “speak up” to #EndPoliceBrutality,” Pastor Adeboye posted on Facebook.

    https://twitter.com/PastorEAAdeboye/status/1316466649319571462?s=19

    Meanwhile, the RCCG as a church has also made it’s position on the demand to end police brutality in the country.

    The church made its position known in a statement signed by Pastor Johnson Odesola, Assistant General Overseer, Administration and Personnel, RCCG.

    The statement reads: “The Redeemed Christian Church of God identifies with Nigerians presently protesting against police brutality and the abuse of power by the very institution established to protect them.

    “The Church declares its understanding and appreciation of the concerns and grievances of the youths and the generality of Nigerians and calls for an immediate end to police brutality in the country.

    “While noting the constitutional responsibility of the Police to maintain law and order, the Church emphasizes the need for the Police to constantly align their strategies with the needs of the people.

    “While noting that many innocent lives have been lost through unnecessary brutality and wrong application of force, the Church calls on the Government to not only restructure the Police but to also re-orientate the officers towards modern ways of policing.

    “The Church welcomes the disbandment of the SARS, and notes the establishment of a new outfit called the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) but advises that it should not become a case of old wine in a new bottle.

    “The Church reiterates its call on Government to take urgent steps to tackle the rising rate of unemployment, decay in the nation’s educational system and the general harsh economic situation in the country.

    “The Church appeals to young Nigerians to comport themselves orderly as they have been online and in major cities across the federation and express their grievances within the confines of what God and the Law of the land allows”.