Pastor E. A. Adeboye popularly known as Daddy G. O is one of the most influential and highly ranked figures in the world. Having been in the ministry for a long time, the patriarch has impacted uncountable lives in Nigeria and beyond.
He is the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God which can be found in over 196 Nations of the world.
• Born Enoch Adejare Adeboye on 2 March 1942 in Ifewara, near Ife in Osun State.
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• He came from a humble background that his parents could not afford quality western education. Pa Adeboye went on to hunger strike because of his quest for education, later on, his father sold his goat to send him to the only missionary school in their town.
• He completed his first degree at the University of Ife now (Obafemi Awolowo University) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, a Master’s Degree in Hydrodynamics from the University of Lagos, and a Ph.D. in Applied mathematics from the same University.
• He worked as a Lecturer of Mathematics at the University of Lagos and the University of Illinois where he had a smooth career in lecturing before delving into ministry.
• Pastor E. A. Adeboye joined Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1973 where he served as an interpreter to Late Pastor Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi who only preached in Yoruba Language.
• After working with Pastor Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, he became the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1987.
• After he became the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, he acquired a large land along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the present venue for Redemption Camp, the venue for the annual Holy Ghost congress service.
• He came into the spotlight after hosting the first open-air Holy Ghost Congress in Redemption Camp.
• Pa Adeboye is not only behind the Lectern but he is an author too.
He has a lot of books to his authorship, and the widely read devotional, Open Heavens.
• Pa Adeboye has for children- Adeolu Adeboye, Leke Adeboye, Bolu Adubi, and Data Adeboye. His only daughter Bolu is married to a pastor and they both pastor a church in Maryland, USA.
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