Pastor Enoch Adeboye is a well-renowned cleric, recognized in Nigeria and globally as the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.
The famous yet humble man of God’s life has impacted millions of lives worldwide through his ever-rising and increasing ministry.
Among many things, Pastor Adeboye is known to live a very humble and meek life with a beautiful and rich history.
Early life
Enoch was born into a family of six, where he was the sixth and last child of the family on the 2nd of March, 1942, into the family of Pa and Ma Adeboye. He lived with his family in Ifewara, Osun state, Nigeria, where his father was a peasant farmer.
Adeboye was noticed to be different from his other siblings due to remarkable things he did and the things that happened to him when he was growing up.
When he was young, a dog helped him find his way to his parent, who went to the farm and left him behind.
Education
Adeboye, who was the last born of the family, was determined to get formal education despite his father’s lack of belief in Education and the abject poverty ravishing his family.
In his undeterred determination to gain formal Education, when his request to be enrolled in school was met with abrupt disapproval, young Adejare went on for days without eating or drinking. His father was forced to bend his will, sold his goat to enroll Adeboye at the Ilesha Grammer School, Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria, in 1956.
It was at the school that he discovered his genius in science and mathematics.
His dogged determination to do academical exploit helped him rise against all odds. His ambition to bag academic degrees was almost sabotaged by his family’s lack of finance and the Nigeria civil war that erupted in the country at that time.
Adeboye, who choose not to give up on his dream later, badged a Bachelors’s degree (BSc.) in Matematics from Nsukka University in 1967, he further obtained his Masters (MSc.) degree in Hydrodynamics from the University of Lagos in 1963.
Enoch’s whose ambition was to become the youngest Vice-Chancellor in Nigeria later bag a Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.) in Applied Mathematics from the pretigous University of Lagos in 1975.
Career
Pastor Adeboye started his career as a lecturer. He worked at the renowned University of Lagos and University of Ilorin, respectively, where he taught Mathematics.
Family
Enoch married his beautiful wife, Foluke Adenike, in 1967 when he was 25 years of age while she was 19.
Their union had produced four children, all of whom are doing well in their respective fields of endeavor.
Ministry
Adeboye’s first genuine encounter with the Lord was on the 29th of July, 1973 where he gave his life to Christ after joining the Redeemed Christain Church of God.
Following his conversion into the Christain faith, Adeboye was appointed as an interpreter to Pa Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, the founder of the Church.
Adeboye was later ordained as a Pastor under the Redeemed Christain Church of God following the completion of his seminary.
After the passing away of Pa Akindayomi, the founder of the Redeemed of Christain Church of God, he was appointed as the new General Overseer of the Church, a position he has held to date.
He worked as a lecturer and the General Overseer for three years before he quits the lecturing job to focus on full-time ministry.
Adeboye later purchased a land along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which has now become the Redemption Camp, where he hosts the Holy Ghost Congress yearly.
The Church’s well-known holy ghost congress meeting, which was held in 1988, was attended by over 7 million attendees, after which it was permanently moved to the Redemption Camp in 1999.
RCCG now has branches in over 196 nations of the world. The vision of the Pastor is to plant the Church within 5-minutes walking distances in cities that are under-developement and five minutes driving distance in developed cities.
Net Worth
The exact net-worth of Pastor Adeboye cannot be estimated, but the popular cleric definitely worth millions of dollars, courtesy of his luxurious acquired jet worth $65 million and several estates in astounding locations, including Britain.
Pastor Adeboye is also has exotic cars, including Royce Royce Phantoms, Land Rover Discovery, and Mercedez Benz Gelandewagen.
Awards, Recognitions, and Achievements
*He was awarded the Order of Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR) -2008
*Recognised as one of the 50 most influential and powerful persons in the world, according to Newsweek Magazine, USA -2008.
*Adeboye was also honored with the National Sport Honor as the Spiritual Pillar of Nigeria Sports in 2010
*Adeboye has authored and published over 60 books, including the daily devotional called Open Heavens, with more than 1 million copies published annually and available in English, French, and other languages.
Some of his published books includes;
- God has a purpose for your life
- The Overflowing Christian
- The Swimming Axe-Head
- Anatomy of Greatness
- The Gate of Mercy
- Practical Guides for prosperity (Vol 1-4)
- Carriers of His power
- The tale of the three women
- Open Heaven
- The New Life
- Time of Favour
- The Ten Virgins
*His RCCG annual convention has an average attendance of over 7 million people from all over the world.
*Pastor Adeboye has a TV station called the DOVE TV, where all the ministries program is broadcasted and also a satellite radio.
Lesson from Pastor Adeboye’s Life
The limitation that surrounds your background can be overcome if you’re determined never to give on your dreams and ambitions.
Become the best at what you do. Choose excellence and pursue with zeal and passion the height of your chosen field and career.
No matter the height you’ve to attain in life, stay and remain humble, having a teachable spirit.
Invest in the lives of people as much as you can.
Some of Pastor Adeboye’s quote
“It is unfortunate that several people prefer to focus on their relationship with God; hence, they keep drifting further away from God’s sure place of provision.”
“The first and biggest victory of all is victory over your own self.”
“If you don’t conquer yourself, you’re like a city without walls”
“Anytime you see a counterfeit, it means the original must be somewhere”
“Don’t look unto government for everything. Be creative”
“Many are poor because of their sole reliance on government for everything”
“If I tell you to do anything and it’s not in the bible, don’t do it”
“Being thankless and unappreciative has a negative impact on the human heart.”
“Behind the glory is always a story.”