Ifewara
ADEBOYE
Enoch
B.Sc, M.Sc, PhD
• Dare Adeboye
• Leke Adeboye
• Adeolu Adeboye
• Bolu Adubi
General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) (Worldwide)
Teacher, Okeigbo Ifetedo Grammar School; Lecturer, University of Lagos; Became Born Again, 1973; Ordained a Pastor, Redeemed Church, since 1975; Official Interpreter of Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, founder of the church, succeeded Akindayomi when he passed on in 1980;
Among the centenary awardees of his country (2014)
2015 – Presidential Merit Award – The Nigerian Society of Engineers.
2011 – Received award as the Best/Most Profitable Icon/Personality in Nigeria
2014 – Awarded National Honour – (CON) Commander of the Order of the Niger
2010 – Awarded a National Sports Honor (Spiritual Pillar of Nigerian Sports).
1 of the 50 most powerful people in the world by Newsweek (2008)
2015 – Certificate of Recognition – The Congress of The United States of America
2002 – Received the key to the city of Detroit, Michigan.
2005 – Received honorary citizenship and key of Dallas, Texas, USA.
2005 – Received honorary citizenship and key of Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1999 – Received honorary citizenship and key of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
• 2009 : Honorary doctorate, University of Lagos
• 2009 : Honorary doctorate, University of Nigeria
• 2009 : Doctor of Theology, Canada Christian College
• 2011 : Honorary doctorate, University of Ibadan
• 2015 : Doctor of Science, University of Lagos
• 2016 : Honorary doctorate, Obafemi Awolowo University
• 2017 : Doctor of Divinity, University of Nigeria
• 2022 : Doctor of Divinity, Oral Roberts University
he introduced the model Parishes; currently the church has branches in 70 countries with over 5000 parishes in Nigeria; introduced first Friday monthly Holy Ghost Night, organised Holy Ghost Festival, Tagged Lekki 98, with a record attendance of more than 4 million, December 18, 1998.
Enoch Adeboye has written over 60 books. His daily devotional manual (Open Heavens), with over 1 million published annually, available in English, French and other major languages of the world is globally-distributed and widely-read.
Redemption Camp in the suburbs of Lagos, Nigeria.
He sold his goat and borrowed money from neighbours in order to pay for his school fees for him to enroll in the only missionary school in his village.
Pastor Adeboye was born on Sunday when rain was falling and the sun was shining.His childhood nickname is ‘’The Tiger’’. He was born at a time when a certain king mounted the throne in Ilesha, Osun state. Pastor Adeboye was born at home on a Sunday with no one to midwife his birth process.
The severe sickness of his daughter led him to The Redeemed Christian Church Of God in 1973. On July 29, 1973, Enoch Adeboye made a personal commitment to Christ through the ministry of Reverend Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, the founder and first general overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Ordained a Pastor in RCCG in 1977, Pastor Adeboye received a solid foundation in the scriptures, and unbeknownst to him, being groomed for the future assignment under the tutelage of Reverend Akindayomi. He manifested an incredible passion for the work of the Lord by pioneering Bible study meetings, crusades, revivals, outreaches and the evangelistic programs known as the Congress.
In 1981, when the founder passed to glory, the baton of leadership was handed over to him by divine orchestration. His appointment as General Overseer immediately terminated his academic career, and as a result, he set his heart on taking RCCG to the next level of ministry, where all strata of society could be involved in the ministry without compromising the true worship of God.
The church had 39 parishes when he took over the leadership.
As a birthday present on his 47th birthday, he requested that the Lord bless His people and the gathering of the people for that blessing has now become the monthly Holy Ghost service which takes place every first Friday of every month
Enoch Adeboye was launched into international prominence on December 18, 1998, when he hosted the very first Holy Ghost Congress (open air meeting) in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria with an attendance of over 7 million people as reported by CNN and the BBC. It constitutes the largest mobilization of people in one spot on the surface of the earth, a feat never before recorded.
He conducts his ministry through the RCCG, including:
The monthly Holy Ghost Service (HGS) [open air meeting] in Nigeria with an average attendance of over 1 million people.
The annual March 3-Day Special Holy Ghost Service (SHGS) [open air meeting] in Nigeria with an average attendance of over 6 million people.
The annual December weeklong Holy Ghost Congress (HGC) [open air meeting] in Nigeria with an average attendance of over 12 million people.
The quarterly Festival of Life [indoor revival meeting] in London, UK and various cities in the US with an average attendance of over 50,000 people in the (UK) and 10,000 in the (US) respectively.
The annual RCCG Conventions in Nigeria, UK, Asia and the US with an average attendance of over 7 million (Nigeria), 50,000 (UK) and 10,000 (US)
The annual RCCG Leadership and Discipleship Conferences and Retreats all over the world.
Television programs are broadcast on a digital-cable channel called Open Heavens TV, Liveway TV and Satellite radio.
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