The Redeemed Christian Church

The Redeemed Christian Church

 

On Demand Programs

Ministry Description

The Redeemed Christian Church of God was founded in Nigeria, West Africa, in 1952. A man by the name of Josiah Akindayomi, born originally into an idol-worshipping family in 1909, became a Christian after he met members of the then “Church Missionary Society” in 1927, and then joined the “Cherubim and Seraphim” church for a while. Not long after, he received a call from God to start a new, non-denominational church. He resisted the call for seven years. When he finally surrendered his will to God, he was given the name of the Church in a vision. He could neither read nor write at the time, but in a vision he saw some strange symbols or letters appear on a wall, and he was instructed to copy what he saw on a piece of wooden board. He did so very painstakingly and diligently. He then took the board to Lagos and showed it to relations of his who read out the name “The Redeemed Christian Church of God”.

In the early 1970’s, Dr. Enoch Adejare Adeboye, a young university teacher with a Ph.D. in Mathematics (specializing in hydrodynamics) joined the church and later became the interpreter who translated the messages of Pa Akindayomi from Yoruba into the English language. This was the man the General Superintendent later named to succeed him, and who is now the General Overseer of the Church. Since he took over the mantle of leadership in 1981, Pastor Adeboye has carried on and expanded the vision, the anointing, and the success of the Church. By the end of the year 2003, the Church can count an estimated 2 million members in 80 nations of the world.

Perhaps the most phenomenal program unique to the Redeemed Christian Church of God today is the Holy Ghost Service, an all-night prayer, healing and miracle service which takes place on the first Friday of each month at the “Redemption Camp” near Lagos, Nigeria. The regular attendance is about one million worshippers. It has now been extended to other cities and locations in Nigeria and the rest of the world, often at the request of members and congregations in those places. It has been held in South Africa, in England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the

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