HOW RCCG FOUNDER, PA JOSIAH AKINDAYOMI LEFT C&S TO FORM REDEEMED CHURCH

The story of how late Pa AKINDAYOMI started The Glory Of God Fellowship

This is the story of how the founder of Redeemed Church, Pa Josiah Akindayomi left Cherubim and Seraphim church to set up Redeemed Church very many years ago. Not many people know that this man of God was not only the founder, but the man who chose Pastor E.A Adeboye to succeed him. He was born in July 1909 into the Akindayomi family of Ondo State of Nigeria. Even though this child grew up surrounded by idol worshippers, he knew there existed a greater power and yearned to know.

“The God who created the earth and everyone on it”. This pursuit for God led him to the Church Missionary Society where he was baptized in 1927. Still spiritually unfulfilled, he joined the Cherubim and Seraphim church in 1931.
Whilst there, he began to hear a voice within him saying, “You will be my servant.” Since this was not his intention, he decided to ignore the voice. This went on for 7 years during which all the business ventures that he tried resulted into failure. In debt and without peace of mind, he found himself totally dependent on the grace of God. Here marked the beginning of a definite relationship with God.Totally broken, he yielded saying,
“Lord, I will go wherever you want me to go.” He asked for signs to confirm that this was indeed God’s call.

The confirmation came through the Bible passages of Jeremiah 1:4-10, Isaiah 41:10-13 and Romans 8:29-31. The Lord assured him that He would provide for all his needs, as he would not receive any salary from that point on. This proved to be a comforting reminder during the trials in the months ahead. He became married in 1941. He continued to worship with the Cherubim and Seraphim. In 1947, he started to become concerned that the church was departing from the true Word of God in some of its practices. By 1952, he felt totally persuaded to leave the church.

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.