Enoch Adeboye

Enoch Adeboye Biography / Profile

Enoch Adejare Adeboye (popularly known as Daddy GO or Pastor Adeboye or Daddy and Prophet of the World) was born in the village of Ifewara, Atakumosa West local government area of Osun State, Nigeria, on March 2nd, 1942, to Mr. Moses Adeboye, a farmer and Mrs. Esther Adeboye, a locust bean. Adeboye is a Pastor and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.


Enoch Adeboye Age

Enoch Adeboye is 82 years old.


Enoch Adeboye Early Life

Adebiye grew up in a very poor home where he was one of the four children. An illiterate farmer, his father did not believe in educating any of his children. In fact, the family was so poor that they could not afford to pay the school fees. Adeboye was however very particular about receiving a formal education and when his requests to be sent to school were dismissed by his father, he went on a hunger-strike in a bid to persuade him. His father eventually gave in and sold his goat in order to pay for his son’s school fees. Thus Enoch was enrolled at the only missionary school in their village.

Adeboye never wore shoes until he was 17-years-old and sold his goat and borrowed money from neighbours to pay for his school fees so that he can enroll in the only missionary school in his village. He attended St. Stephen’s Anglican Primary School Ifewara and later on Grammar School, Ilesha, Osun State, in 1956. His father died when he was in final year at the secondary school. At the age of 18, he won the best student’s prize in Secondary and he borrowed a pair of shoes which he wore to mount the rostrum for the collection of his prizes. He also borrowed a pant from a relative to wear for the prize giving day.

He badly wanted to pursue a higher education but the ongoing Nigerian Civil War and his family’s dire financial condition threatened to thwart his ambitions. Yet he chased his dream relentlessly and ultimately obtained not only a Bachelors (BSc.) degree in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nnsukka, Nigeria in 1967, but also a Masters (MSc.) Degree in Hydrodynamics and a Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Applied Mathematics, both from the University of Lagos, in 1969 and 1975 respectively.


Enoch Adeboye Career

As a young man he had one great ambition—to become the youngest Vice Chancellor (University President) of any one of the frontline Universities in Nigeria. Given his brilliant academic records, it seemed like he would achieve this dream soon. He began his career as a lecturer in mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin, and looked poised to establish himself in a successful career in academics.

Adeboye was led to join the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), due to the severe Sickness of his daughter and later he became born again under the ministration of Late Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi at RCCG, Ebute Metta, Lagos on July 29th, 1973. He attended The Anglican Church before joining RCCG In 1973. He became actively involved with the church and began propagating the gospel. In 1975 he was formally ordained a pastor. Initially his duty at the church was to translate Akindayomi’s sermons from the pastor’s native language Yoruba into English. Eventually he started organizing Bible Study meetings, Crusades, Revivals, Outreaches and the evangelistic programs known as the Congress which proved to be very successful.

Impressed by the young man’s dedication towards religion Akindayomi decided that Adeboye was the man meant to succeed him. In 1981, Akindayomi died and Adeboye took over the leadership as the church’s General Overseer based on an instruction left by Akindayomi prior to his death. He inherited 40 parishes of RCCG in 1981 but now He has grown the church to more than 15,000 parishes in more than 100 countries.

Pastor Adeboye established a modern prayer camp in his hometown, Ifewara which he named Mount Carmel Prayer Village. He started organizing Holy Ghost services in the Mid 80s at the RCCG Headquatres, Ebute Metta. He came to the international limelight on December 18th, 1998 when he hosted the first open air Holy Ghost Congress in Lekki-Lagos. CNN and BBC reported that 1998 Holy Ghost Congress was attended by over 7 million people which was the largest gathering of people in one spot on earth. The Congress has since grown to 12million attendance and moved to Redemption camp permanently in 1999. He organizes the Quarterly Festival of Life in London, Uk and various cities in the US with an average attendance of over 50,000 in the Uk and 100,000 in the US respectively and He established digital cable channels called-Open Heavens T.V, Liveway T.V and satellite Radio, RTM and Dove T.V.

Pastor Adeboye has written over 60 books and publishes a daily devotional called Open Heavens annually. He dedicated the first chapel in the Nigerian Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria and in 2002. He led the Pre-Summit Prayers at the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations Headquarters, New York and chaired the United Nations Global Summit on the Road Map to a Culture of Peace in the Middle East in 2011.


Enoch Adeboye Personal Life

Adeboye married Pastor Foluke Adenike Adeboye at the age of 25 in 1968. He was a fresh graduate and thus the couple had a very simple marriage. The couple faced considerable financial challenges in their initial years together even though they were very much in love. He has four children, all of whom also became pastors later on. They include: The only daughter Bolu (married to Pastor Akin Adubi), Dare, Leke and Adeolu. He is also a proud grandfather to several grandchildren.

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Enoch Adeboye Awards

Adeboye's numerous awards and honours include:

  • Honorary citizenship and key of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA In 1999. Adeboye also received honorary citizenship and key of Dallas, Texas, USA and He Received honorary citizenship and key of Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 2005.
  • He Received the key to the city of Detroit, Michiga in 2000.
  • He was awarded a National Honor (Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) by the Nigerian President in 2009.
  • Adeboye  was named one of The World’s Fifty Most Powerful People by Newsweek Magazine (USA) in 2009.
  • Adeboye bagged an honorary doctorate degree in Theology – Canada Christian College, Canada and in 2010.
  • He was awarded a National Sports Honor (Spiritual Pillar of Nigerian Sports).
  • He received an award as the Best/Most Profitable Icon/Personality in Nigeria,2014.
  • Pastor Adeboye  was awarded National Honour – (CON) Commander of the Order of the Niger
  • He was awarded  a honorary Doctor of Science from University of Lagos.
  • He earned a Certificate of Recognition by The Congress of The United States of America, in 2015
  • Adeboye was bestowed with Presidential Merit Award – The Nigerian Society of Engineers


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