In 1977, Pastor Adeboye paid 15 years rent to hire a Cocoa warehouse in Ifewara for use as a branch of RCCG.
Pastor Adeboye became the General Overseer of RCCG in January 1981.
Pastor Adeboye’s predecessor and founder of RCCG passed on to glory in November 2,1980 at the age of 71.
Adeboye’s modesty made him refused tobe called Reverend or General Superintendent as it was the practice in RCCG then but he chose to be called General Overseer.
Pastor Adeboye inherited 40 parishes of RCCG in 1981.
Adeboye has grown the church to more than 15,000 parishes in more than 100 countries.
Names of Pastor Adeboye’s Children: Bolu(married to Pst Akin Adubi-The only daughter), Dare, Leke and Adeolu.
All Pastor Adeboye’s Children are Pastors
Pastor Adeboye’s son-Leke is his Personal Assistant.
Pastor Adeboye’s son –Dare is the RCCG, Region 8,youth Pastor, Abuja.
His son-Adeolu is the head of Nehemiah team at the Redemption Camp. Also the MD/CEO of a fashion outfit-Wisemen Apparel.
Pastor Adeboye’s only daughter Bolu Adubi is married to Pastor Akin Adubi and they pastored together at Maryland, USA.
Pastor Adeboye established a modern prayer camp in his home town-Ifewara which he named Mount Carmel Prayer Village.
He started organizing Holy Ghost services in the Mid 80s at the RCCG Headquatres, Ebute Metta.
Adeboye came to international limelight on December 18,1998 when he hosted The first open air Holy Ghost Congress in Lekki-Lagos.
CNN and BBC reported that 1998 Holy Ghost Congress was attended by over 7 million people which was the largest gathering of people in one spot on earth.
In 1999, Pastor Adeboye’s Holy Ghost Congress has grown to 12 million attendance.
Holy Ghost Congress moved to Redemption camp permanently in 1999.
Pastor Adeboye’s trademark wear is pintstriped suit; a gleaming white and a bowtie.
At every programme or function, he always wear the same attire or at times the same colour with his wife.
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