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| pastor E.A Adeboye |
“Touch not my anointed
and do my prophet no harm;” that is what the Bible says. However, contrary to
this biblical injunction, feelers from one of the largest churches in Nigeria
reveal that some people have been plotting against this man of God.
It was a big shock to
many in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, fold, especially among the
pastorate who are daily seeking the downfall of great anointed man of God
Pastor Adejare Adeboye, in order to take over his position, when he declared
that no man could take his life except God sanctioned it.
Pastor Adeboye, fondly
called Daddy GO, also spoke about the genesis of RCCG and how he took over from
the founder late Papa Akindayomi. According to him, Papa Akindayomi was born in
1909 into the family of idol worshippers in Ondo. He sought the Lord early, and
by age 18, he was baptized in the CMS Church (The Anglican Church). Four years
later, he was said to have joined the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. Thereafter,
Rev. Akindayomi started hearing God’s voice in the C&S Church, but for some
reasons he was said to have ignored it and got busy with his business ventures
which became unproductive after much effort; it was at this time he realized he
had to take God’s calling pretty seriously, he thereafter asked God to confirm
his calling upon his life if possible with signs and wonders, and God assured
and promised him to provide for all his needs as he would receive no salary nor
do business from then on. While he was still at C&S Church, God comforted
him and he got married to Sis Esther Egbedire in 1941, he later left C&S Church
after when the doctrines seemed to be absurd to him. He however started Egbe
Ogo Oluwa with seven foundation members in 1952. It was then God divinely gave
him the name, Redeemed Christian Church of God.
His case was similar to
Abraham in the Bible when God promised him he would fulfill his covenant. God
promised Rev. Akindayomi that RCCG would take the world and that he would
fulfill his part of the covenant, including who the successor should be. 1973
Enoch Adeboye was invited to the headquarters of the church by his uncle called
Chris Fajemirokun. Immediately Adeboye arrived the church as a first timer,
Rev. Akindayomi sighted him and announced him officially as his successor.
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| Pa, Akindayomi |
Accompanied by a couple
of other ministers, Pastor Adeboye, we learnt, started as an interpreter for
Rev. Akindayomi and by 1975, he was ordained a full pastor. He initially
resisted the ordination saying that church was carrying it too far. Rev.
Akindayomi passed on to glory in November 1980. Meanwhile January 1981, Pastor
Adeboye a former senior lecturer in mathematics at the university of Lagos and
later University of Ilorin took over 39 parishes of RCCG which today has spread
over 175 across the countries. As at the last count there were a total of
20,000 parishes around the globe in major nations of the world, and we can
authoritatively tell you some major events that helped Pastor Adeboye. They
included the establishment of model parishes which is said to have begun in
1988, and Holy Ghost Service which started in 1985; his missions to foreign
countries, three annual events to bring millions of people together at
Redemption Camp from different parts of the world.
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