BISHOP OYEDEPO'S 'FATHER' CLOCKS 73!

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, clocks 73 today. Daddy G.O, as he is fondly called by many, was born on March 2, 1942. Below is a brief bio of this great man of God who has come to represent a father figure to many in Christendom. The President and Founder of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, never stops to tell whoever cares to listen that Daddy Adeboye is one of his spiritual fathers. And Daddy G.O. on the other hand has said times without number that “There are sons and there are sons; David Oyedepo is a special son.”

The life of Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a fulfillment of the scriptures in Zechariah 4: 10 which declare “despise not the days of small beginnings”. Born in 1942 into a humble family in the village of Ifewara, Osun State located in the South-western part of Nigeria, Enoch Adeboye often humorously states that his family was so poor that even the poor people called them poor. As a matter of fact, he unashamedly tells his congregation that he never owned shoes until he was eighteen years of age. What he possessed though were physical intangibles such as focus, consistency, diligence, ambition, a brilliant mind and a determination to succeed in life. 

In 1956 Enoch Adeboye was admitted into Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha, Osun State, Western Nigeria and as a youth he discovered a passion for books, and an aptitude for science and in particular the field of Mathematics. This led to an academic journey in the field of Mathematics against incredible odds including but not limited to finances, the Nigerian Civil War and academic politics. By the time he was done, Enoch Adeboye had obtained not only a Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria in 1967, but also a Master’s (M.Sc.) Degree in Hydrodynamics and a Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Applied Mathematics, both from the University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1969 and 1975 respectively. 

One of the motivations for these academic achievements was Enoch Adeboye’s passionate desire to become the youngest Vice Chancellor of any one of the frontline Universities in Nigeria. It did seem that his academic ambition would be realized as his academic career flourished. However, this was not to be as a greater career awaited him in the service of the Lord. In 1967 Enoch Adeboye got married to his beloved wife Foluke Adenike Adeboye (nee Adeyokunnu).

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FROM ALL OF US AT THE PRESS AND PUBLICITY SERVICE GRUOP, FAITH TABERNACLE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!