Adeboye marks 40 years as RCCG G.O

Veteran pastor and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye marked his 40th anniversary as leader of the church Thursday, January, 21.

Pastor Adeboye became general overseer in 1981 after his ordination in 1977.

Prior to him been appointed G.O, he was a mathematics professor at the University of Lagos.

He succeeded the late Papa Akindayomi as a young university lecturer.

He started working with the founder of RCCG by translating his sermons from Yoruba to the English language, The Nations reports.

Celebrating him, his son Leke Adeboye shared a photo on Instagram with the inscription “Celebrating 40 years at the top”.

Despite becoming the church’s leader at a time it was not well known, Adeboye, 78, has expanded it to about 200 countries, including more than 14 million branches in Nigeria.