Enoch Adeboye
| Enoch Adejare Adeboye | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
2 March 1942 Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Daddy GO or Pastor Adeboye or Daddy and Prophet of the World |
| Occupation | Pastor and former Professor of Mathematics |
| Spouse(s) | Pastor Foluke Adenike Adeboye (m. 1967) |
Enoch Adejare Adeboye (born 2 March 1942 in Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian pastor and the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)[1]
Biography
Pastor Adeboye had his B.Sc. in Mathematics at University of Nigeria Nsukka[2] 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 and Ilorin; After joining the RCCG in 1973, he began working to translate the sermons of its then Pastor and founder, Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, from Yoruba into English.[3][4]
In 1981, pastor Adeboye was appointed General Overseer of the church, taking over from Papa Akindayomi, who had died the previous year. For three years he filled the role part-time, still lecturing at Ilorin, until giving up his university position to preach full-time.[4][3]
The church, which was not well known prior to Adeboye becoming the General Overseer, has several branches globally in about 190 countries, including more than 14,000 in Nigeria. Adeboye has stated that his aim is to put a church within five minutes of every person on Earth.[3]
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 is a founder and president.
At the 2016 annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, pastor Adeboye caused a stir on social networks when he made a bold statemment encouraging young men to avoid marrying "lazy women" and those "who cannot cook". He also advised young ladies to avoid any serious relationship with jobless men.[5][6] That same month, in regard of his gospel ministers growing a beard as a trend, pastor Edboye declared "I don’t want to see any of my pastors looking like fellows from the training camps of Al-Qaeda".[7]
University endowments
Pastor Adeboye endowed 4 Nigerian universities:
Awards and recognition
- 1 of the 50 most powerful people in the world by Newsweek (2008)[3]
- Among the centenary awardees of his country (2014)
Personal life
Pastor Adeboye is married to Foluke Adeboye, also a pastor, with whom he has 4 children.[10]
References
- ↑ $4 million crusade: How Benny Hinn embarrassed me, Enoch Adeboye. He is 72 years old Onlineneigria.com, 17 August 2005
- ↑ "ENDOWMENT OF PROFESSORIAL CHAIR IN MATHEMATICS: PASTOR ADEBOYE GIVES FIFTY (50) MILLION NAIRA TO OAU". OAU Ife. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Lisa Miller, The Newsweek 50: E. A. Adeboye, Newsweek.com, 20 December 2008
- 1 2 African instituted churches, Rufus Okikiolaolu Olubiyi Ositelu. LIT Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster
- ↑ "How Adeboye's marriage teachings caused stir". Punchng.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Everything I said about marriage I meant it- Pastor E A Adeboye". Vanguardngr.com. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Adeboye frowns at pastors growing beards". Vanguardngr.com. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Endowment of Professorial Chair in Mathematics: Pastor Adeboye gives fifty (50) Million Naira to OAU". OAU. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ Eyobok & Latona, sam & Olayinka (6 June 2011). "Adeboye endows N50m Professorial Chair in Maths at UNN". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "20 things you didn't know about Pastor Adeboye's Love Life". Vanguardngr.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.