- In 1977, Pastor Adeboye paid 15 years rent to hire a Cocoa warehouse in Ifewara for use as a branch of RCCG.
- Pastor Adeboye became the General Overseer of RCCG in January 1981.
- Pastor Adeboye’s predecessor and founder of RCCG passed on to glory in November 2,1980 at the age of 71.
- Adeboye’s modesty made him refused tobe called Reverend or General Superintendent as it was the practice in RCCG then but he chose to be called General Overseer.
- Pastor Adeboye inherited 40 parishes of RCCG in 1981.
- Adeboye has grown the church to more than 15,000 parishes in more than 100 countries.
- Names of Pastor Adeboye’s Children: Bolu(married to Pst Akin Adubi-The only daughter), Dare, Leke and Adeolu.
- All Pastor Adeboye’s Children are Pastors
- Pastor Adeboye’s son-Leke is his Personal Assistant.
- Pastor Adeboye’s son –Dare is the RCCG, Region 8,youth Pastor, Abuja.
- His son-Adeolu is the head of Nehemiah team at the Redemption Camp. Also the MD/CEO of a fashion outfit-Wisemen Apparel.
- Pastor Adeboye’s only daughter Bolu Adubi is married to Pastor Akin Adubi and they pastored together at Maryland, USA.
- Pastor Adeboye established a modern prayer camp in his home town-Ifewara which he named Mount Carmel Prayer Village.
- He started organizing Holy Ghost services in the Mid 80s at the RCCG Headquatres, Ebute Metta.
- Adeboye came to international limelight on December 18,1998 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.
- In 1999, Pastor Adeboye’s Holy Ghost Congress has grown to 12 million attendance.
- Holy Ghost Congress moved to Redemption camp permanently in 1999.
- Pastor Adeboye’s trademark wear is pintstriped suit; a gleaming white and a bowtie.
- At every programme or function, he always wear the same attire or at times the same colour with his wife.
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