Biography of Pastor Adeboye, Education, Career and Net Worth

Pastor Adeboye Biography

Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a renowned Nigerian pastor and mathematician. He is the general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God. Pastor E. A. Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942 in Ifewara, in Osun State, Nigeria.

Pastor E. A. Adeboye Profile

Name

Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Real Name

Enoch Adejare Adeboye

Date of Birth

March 2, 1942

Age

78 years (2020)

State of Origin

Osun

Tribe

Yoruba

Gender

Male

Occupation

Pastor

Known for

General Overseer Redeemed Christian Church of God

Spouse

Foluke Adenike

Net Worth

$65 million

Educational Background

Born to a very poor family that he once stated that, even the poor called his family poor, young Adeboye was however much interested in being educated. At first, his dad refused owing to the financial state of the family, with much persistency, Adeboye was later on sent to school. He began his education at Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha, Osun State.

Pastor Adeboye Education

Later on, he went to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) but as a result of Nigeria Civil War, he completed his first degree in the University of Ife, now known as Obafemi Awolowo University where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics in 1967.

In 1969, he went further to obtain a master’s degree in Hydrodynamics from the University of Lagos. In 1975, he also obtained a Ph.D in Applied Mathematics from the University of Lagos.

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Career

Upon graduation and before being a pastor, Pastor Adeboye was a lecturer of Mathematics at the University of Lagos and University of Ilorin. It was three years after becoming the General Overseer of R.C.C.G. that he resigned to be a full time pastor.

Pastor Adeboye Career and ministry

Ministry

In 1973, Pastor Adeboye joined the Redeemed Christian Church of God where he served as an interpreter of Yoruba to English for Pastor Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, the founder of the church. In 1977, he was then ordained in the church . Upon the death of the founder and following directives he left before his demise, Pastor Adeboye was made the General Overseer in 1981.

During the period of his leadership, the church has experienced great success and large followership and has become one of the biggest churches in Nigeria with about 14,000,000 branches. There are also branches in over 190 countries in the world.

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Pastor Adeboye is also the national president of the Redeemed Christian Fellowship (RCF) in several higher institutions in Nigeria, the founder and president of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministry, and the founder of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, established in 2005.

He is also a writer and has written numerous books. These include: God Has a Purpose for Your Life, The Overflowing Christian, Anatomy of Greatness, The Gate of Mercy, Open Heaven, The New Life, The Ten Virgins e.t.c.

Awards/Recognition

  • Honorary doctorate degree from the University of Lagos and University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2008
  • Recognized as one of the 50 most powerful people in the world by Newsweek Magazine, USA, 2008
  • Spiritual Pillar of Nigerian Sports, a national sports honour in 2012

Personal Life

Pastor Adeboye Wife

In 1967, Pastor Adeboye got married to Foluke Adenike and together they have four children- Adeolu, Bolu Adubi, Leke, and Dare.

Pastor Adeboye Net Worth

Pastor Adeboye Net Worth and business

There is no doubt that Pastor Adeboye is one of the richest pastors in Nigeria and in the world at large. Pastor Adeboye is estimated to worth $65 million. He also has his own private airline and owns high end estates.

Pastor Adeboye Cars and Private Jet

Pastor Adeboye Private Jet and cars

Pastor Adeboye owns a Private Jet. According to Forbes his private jet is estimated to worth $30 million.

He owns fleets of cars. Some of Pastor Adeboye’s cars are

  • Rolls Royce Phantom estimated to worth about $400,000
  • Land Rover Discovery worth about $80,000
  • Mercedes Benz Gelandewagen worth about $100,000 and many others.

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