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  • I remain General Overseer of RCCG worldwide – Adeboye

    I remain General Overseer of RCCG worldwide – Adeboye

    In a swift attempt to calm tensed nerves over Pastor Adeboye’s supposed retirement as General Overseer, G.O of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, the clergyman has announced that he remains the General Overseer, Worldwide of the church.

    In a statement signed by his personal assistant, Pastor Leke Adeboye, the clarification is coming on the heels of misrepresentation of Pastor E. A Adeboye’s announcement at the Annual Ministers Thanksgiving held at the redemption camp today that the Church 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, guiding all registered churches, mosques, and CSOs.
    The regulation 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.
    Pastor Leke Adeboye reiterated 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.

  • [RCCG shake-up] All you need to know about Pastor Adeboye’s retirement

    [RCCG shake-up] All you need to know about Pastor Adeboye’s retirement

    Pastor Enoch Adeboye has officially retired as the General overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

    Following Adeboye’s retirement, a new Overseer, Pastor Joseph Obayemi has been announced to take over the leadership of the church.

    Obafemi until his appointment was in charge of salaries and wages.

    According to reports, Adeboye may still remain as spiritual head.

    Pastor Adeboye who was ordained as General Overseer (most senior pastor) of RCCG in 1981 affirms that the new GO, Pastor Obayemi will not stop him from carrying out this functions or drive him away from the camp.

    As spiritual head Adeboye will still be allowed to conduct RCCG’S ‘Holyghost’ services as well as visit RCCG churches.

    The newly appointed RCCG leaders are:

    Overseer – Pastor Joseph Obayemi

    Secretary – Pastor Odesola

    Treasurer -Pastor Adeyokunnu

    The newly appointed RCCG leaders were introduced during the 2017 annual minister’s thanksgiving service led by the outgoing G.O, Adeboye, at the Redemption camp,KM 46, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway..

    When was RCCG founded?

    RCCG was founded in 1952 by Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi (1909–1980) after he had been involved in a number of other churches. Rev. Akindayomi chose Adeboye as the next General overseer.

    Enoch Adeboye was a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, as at the time he joined the church in 1973.

    Adeboye initially became one of the interpreters translating Akindayomi’s sermons from Yoruba to English.

    He was ordained a pastor of the church in 1975, and his appointment as leader (General overseer) of the church was formalized by the posthumous reading of Akindayomi’s sealed pronouncement. In 1990, Redeemed Christian Church of God Bible School is founded.

    Other General Overseers might retire soon

    A new law has been promulgated to retire General Overseers that have presided over their churches for certain period of time.

    With the new law, it is possible that other prominent General Overseers might also retire soonest.

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  • How former Head of State almost killed me – Pastor Adeboye


    The General Overseer (G. O.) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed pointers that former military Head of State, late General Sani Abacha made an attempt to assassinate him, but ended up dying.

    The G. O. of the RCCG, who also revealed he once asked God to kill him, made this revelation Friday night of the just concluded 2016 Holy Ghost Congress of the RCCG themed ‘Complete Restoration’ held at the RCCG’s 3 kilometres by 3 kilometres Redemption Camp, Ogun state, Nigeria.

    Pastor Adeboye said, “You will remember those of you, who know the details; Nigeria was living under a siege at a particular time. There was a reign of terror by a military president who wanted to transform to a civilian president”.

    “In the process of trying to realize his ambition, his herbalist told him that this plan cannot come to pass because of a certain man who is praying at a place called Camp and that unless you remove that man your plan won’t work,” he added.

    The G. O. continued his narration saying that, “And so information came to me that they are coming for me and in those days when they come for you that is the end of the story”.

    “As an ordinary human being when I heard that I was troubled. I didn’t tell my wife but I stepped out for my prayer walk but it wasn’t an ordinary prayer walk that day”.

    “We all know how the case ended. On Tuesday, he died and Nigerians shouted happy New Year,” Pastor Adeboye said.

    Although the cleric did not exactly mention the name of the former Head of State he was referring to, both forensic and political analysts have said he was referring to late General Sani Abacha.

    The analysts have said the only former Head of State closed to the description of Pastor Adeboye who made frantic efforts to retain leadership of the nation Nigeria to become a civilian president at the dawn of democracy, was late Sani Abacha.

    Sani Abacha, whose death news broke on a Tuesday morning in 1998 with jubilations at every quarter of the country, was a Nigerian former Head of State who many, both local and foreign political experts adjudged a terror.

    Abacha was reported to have assassinated anyone who opposed him. Those who opposed him were reported to have survived only out of some divine intervention.

    Pastor Adeboye said, “When you read 2 Chronicles 20:1-25, you will see the example of victory without a fight in the life of Jehoshaphat”. He said ‘victory without a fight’ is what the bible, the holy book for Christians, refers to when it said in Romans 8:37 that “…we are more than conquerors,” inferring it was by divine intervention he survived the scare of late General Sani Abacha.

    The one week long Holy Ghost Congress, which began on Monday, December 5 and ended Saturday, December 10 2016, was a gathering of millions of worshipers from all over the world.

    The Congress was well attended by top government officials including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Oludolapo; Governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode and his wife, Bolanle; Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and his wife Olukemi; Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole and the Chief Judge of South Africa, Mogoeng Mogoeng.

    Also present at the Congress were anointed men of God including Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Pastor John Watson, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, and Pastor Stephen Rathod.

  • Holy Ghost Congress: American citizen seeks divine intervention for the US

    Holy Ghost Congress: American citizen seeks divine intervention for the US

    A top American citizen and minister of the gospel representing world delegates to the 2016 Holy Ghost Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has sought prayers for divine intervention for his country, the United States of America (USA).

    Minister Carlos Malavi from Houston, Texas, said the USA is in desperate need of prayers, lamenting the sins of his country are too many.

    “My country needs the prayers of all the faithful around the world.

    “My country is in desperate need of the gospel; please come to America,” Malavi said on Friday night of the Holy Ghost Congress.

    Although the inauguration of the President-elect of the USA, Donald Trump, is fast approaching, protests have continued to question the credibility of the electoral process.

    While President-elect Trump has reiterated commitments to bring about a total turnaround in the USA, the President-elect has reneged most of his campaign promises.

    Minister Malavi said at the Congress that disobedience to God, racism, greed and the oppression of the poor has eaten deep into the very fabrics binding the foundations of the USA, believing that only prayers can bring about the turnaround the US desperately needs.

    “My country needs complete restoration; needs to be made anew like as the day of Pentecost.

    “I beseech you, please pray for my country, the sins of my country are too many,” Malavi said.

    Meanwhile, in hope to restore the American dream, Trump has since been carefully picking his cabinet members one after the other awaiting his inauguration on Friday January 20, 2017 in Washington D. C. as the 45th President of the US (POTUS).

    In her comments, the wife of the General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Mrs. Tolu Adeboye said “almost all the nations of the world need restoration,” adding that Nigeria is the nation that needs restoration the most.

    The woman of God said “disobedience to the laws of the land and disobedience to God leads to limitation of nations”.

    “We have seen all what is happening in our nation,” Mrs. Adeboye said.

    “The suffering is in every home,” she added.

    While Mrs. Adeboye said leadership is very crucial to any nation, she has been interpreted to have said the economic setbacks greeted by recession in the country Nigeria was because “we are disobedient”.

    “We are disobedient in this nation,” she decried.

    Stressing that it is only the restoration that comes from God that is sure, she lead congregants who occupied the new RCCG 3 kilometres by 3 kilometres auditorium to overflow in prayers for all nations of the world using the nation Nigeria as a point of contact.

    Mounting the pulpit, Pastor Adeboye, who said “I once asked God to kill me” at the Holy Ghost Congress, narrated a time “Nigeria was living under a siege”. He said “There was a reign of terror” in the country until “the man” behind the terror reign was ousted.

    “The man,” whom the RCCG pastor did not mention his name, whom he said has since been overthrown, he said “Unless you removed that man, your plan won’t work”.

    Pastor Adeboye who said he would not call himself a prophet, concluded his “Complete Restoration” message by praying for the complete restoration of the country Nigeria and its citizenry, and the complete restoration of nations of the world at large.

    The Holy Ghost Congress was well attended by top government officials including the deputy president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, and the governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode.

    Also present at the Congress were anointed men of God including Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Pastor John Watson, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, and Pastor Stephen Rathod.

    Also read: I once asked God to kill me – Pastor Adeboye.

  • I once asked God to kill me – Pastor Adeboye

    I once asked God to kill me – Pastor Adeboye

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, popularly known as Daddy G. O., has said there was a time he asked God to kill him, if God will not empower him with enough anointing for his pastoral work.

    The popular man of God made this statement in a message on the Thursday night being the fourth day of the 2016 Holy Ghost Congress held at the Redemption Camp Ground of the RCCG, Ogun state, Nigeria.

    Pastor Adeboye who is alive and kicking, while talking on the message “Before the Call,” said he told God sometime in the past that if God would not answer him, He should take his life.

    “It is either you answer me or you call me home now,” Pastor Adeboye recounted he told God.

    Pastor Adeboye, who said there is a difference between reading the Bible to write WAEC or NECO examinations, and reading the Bible as someone who knows God, said the more he studied the Bible, the more he understood God answers prayers.

    In his message, the Bishop of The Redeem Evangelical Mission (TREM), Bishop Mike Okonkwo said the youths of the nation Nigeria are very strategic to make things happen in Nigeria and indeed the world.

    Lamenting how the value system of the country has been eroded, Bishop Okonkwo called on the young adults to channel their youthful energy positively.

    He said instead of youths to be distracted by the social media, he urged them to utilize the platform for positive engagements, and take over the world for Christ.

    Pastor Adeboye rounded off his message with prophetic prayers for his congregants.

    The Holy Ghost Congress which started on Monday will end on Saturday, 10 December 2016.

    Also read: Holy Ghost Congress: American citizen seeks divine intervention for the US.