Background
Enoch Adejare Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942 in Osun State, Nigeria.
Enoch Adejare Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942 in Osun State, Nigeria.
He went to the University of NIgeria (UNN) in Nsukka but because of the Nigeria Civil War, he completed his first degree in the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), graduating with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics in 1967. In 1969, he obtained a master's degree in hydrodynamics from University of Lagos. In 1975, he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Lagos.
In 1981 Adeboye was appointed General Overseer of the church, taking over from Papa Akindayomi, who had died the previous year. Foreign three years he filled the role part-time, still lecturing at Ilorin, until giving up his university position to preach full-time.
The church, which was not well known before Adeboye took charge, now claims branches in over a hundred countries, including more than 14,000 in Nigeria. Adeboye has stated that his aim is to put a church within five minutes of every person on Earth.
He worked as a lecturer in mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin. After joining the Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1973 he began working to translate the sermons of its then Pastor and founder, Review Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, from Yoruba into English.
He is the national president of RCF (an interdenominational fellowship in all the campuses in Nigeria)which is under the umbrella of Christ the Redeemer"s Ministry (Communications Resource Management), where he serves as founder and president.
In 2008, Newsweek magazine named Adeboye one of the fifty most powerful people in the world. he also has National and International awards and was named among the centenary awardees of his country in 2014.
He recently endowed 4 Nigerian Universities: Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria with Professorial chairs in Mathematics to the tune of 50 Million Naira.
In 1967 he married Folu Adeboye. They have four children: Adeolu Adeboye, Bolu Adubi (nee Adeboye), Leke Adeboye and Dare Adeboye.