Pastor E.A Adeboye
General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God
(RCCG)[1][2]
Pastor Adeboye had his B.Sc. in Mathematics at University of
Nigeria Nsukka[3] and subsequently got his PhD in applied
mathematics from the University of Lagos, and worked as a
lecturer in mathematics at the universities of Lagos[2] and
Ilorin;[4] After joining the RCCG in 1973[5] he began working
to translate the sermons of its then Pastor and founder, Rev.
Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, from Yoruba into English.[2][4]
In 1981 Adeboye was appointed General Overseer of the
church, taking over from Papa Akindayomi, who had died
the previous year.[2][4] For three years he filled the role
part-time, still lecturing at Ilorin, until giving up his
university position to preach full-time.[4]
The church, which was not well known before Adeboye took
charge,[4] now claims branches in over a hundred countries,
including more than 14,000 in Nigeria.[2] Adeboye has
stated that his aim is to put a church within five minutes of
every person on Earth.[2] He is the national president of RCF
(an interdenominational fellowship in all the campuses in
Nigeria)which is under the umbrella of Christ the
Redeemer's Ministry (CRM)where he serves as founder and
president. In 2008, Newsweek magazine named Adeboye
one of the fifty most powerful people in the world.[2] He is
married to Foluke Adeboye, also a pastor, with whom he has
children.[4] he also has National and International awards
and was named among the centenary awardees of his
country in 2014.
He recently endowed 4 Nigerian Universities: Obafemi
Awolowo University,[6] University of Lagos, University of
Ibadan, University of Nigeria with Professorial chairs in
Mathematics to the tune of 50 Million Naira.[7]
Source- wikipedia
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