Pastor Joseph ObayemiPastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has stepped down as the head of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Nigeria and has appoint
Pastor Joseph Obayemi
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has stepped down as the head of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Nigeria and has appointed Joseph Obayemi as his replacement. Pastor Adeboye however remains the General Overseer worldwide. This development is sequel to the new legal requirements set up by the Financial Regulations Council, guiding all registered churches, mosques, and CSOs.
In a statement by the church, it clarifies that “The regulation stipulates that heads of non-profit organisations like churches now have a maximum period of twenty years to lead their organizations while in retirement, they are not permitted to hand over to their families”.
To this end while Pastor Funsho Odesola will now serve as the new Church Secretary, Pastor Joseph Adeyokunu will be the new Church Treasurer. Before his appointment, Pastor Obayemi was a deputy in charge of Finance and a member of governing council of the church. He was promoted alongside others in August 2016, to the position of Assistant General Overseer. He was the Pastor in-charge of Region 2, RCCG, GREEN PASTURES Arena, 33Market Street Shomolu, Lagos. Before then, he laid the foundation of Lagos province 28 extension of the church’s temporary place of worship on March 26th 2015.
Pastor Odesola on his part, was the Special Assistant to Pastor Adeboye on Administration and Personnel, before his new appointment.
