Seven things you need to know about Pastor Samuel Olusegun Oladele

 

By 'Gbenga Bankole

If there is any member of Christ Apostolic Church who doesn't know the President (Designate) of Christ Apostolic Church, Worldwide, Pastor Samuel Olusegun Oladele, that person must be coming from another planet.

Pastor Oladele is well known for his teaching prowess and ability dish out the undiluted word of God in a unique way. You can easily identify him whenever he is teaching even if you're not watching him. This is due to his knowledge of the word of God, command of English and Yoruba language.

Below are seven things you need to know about our new President;

1. Pastor Oladele was born on Tuesday, the 30th of August, 1955 at about 9.50 am in the small village of Alagbagba in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State to Late Pa Gabriel and Madam Alice Oladele, but hails from Foko, Ibadan, Oyo State.

2. He attended CAC Primary School, Alagbagba and at a very tender age of 14 entered into the ministry by training locally under the late Pastors J. B.  Akande and J. O. Ogundiran respectively. He went to the CAC Bible Training College in Akure and graduated in 1974, having trained under late Mrs. O. O. A. Pearce and Pastor M. O. Faloye. Upon the completion of his studies, he was retained on the staff list of the CAC Bible Training College where he worked as a tutor until 1977 when he left Nigeria for the United Kingdom where he attended The International Bible Training Institute in Burgess-Hill, West Sussex.

3. He returned to Nigeria in 1980 to join CAC Theological Seminary as a tutor until 1983 when he left for the United States of America.
While in the USA he trained further in the following schools:
(i)Berean Bible College, San-Diego, California

(ii)St. Louis Christian College, Florissant, Missouri

(iii)International Bible Institute and Seminary in Plymouth, Florida where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Theology.

(iv)Haggai Institute for Advanced Leadership Training in Singapore.

4. He had worked as an Assembly Pastor at:
(a)CAC  Oke-Imole, Ijeshatedo under Itire DCC, Lagos.

(b)CAC Agbokojo in Ibadan.

Promoted a District Superintendent November 1991 and seved in that capacity at:

(i)CAC Sanngo District, Ibadan.

(ii)CAC Oke-Igbala District, Efon-Alaaye

(iii)CAC Eleta District in Ibadan.

Promoted an Assistant General Superintendent in 1996 and became a Chairman in 2002.

5. Pastor Oladele was posted to CAC Oke-Ado DCC, Ibadan as Chairman January 2004 where he has remained till his promotion as the General Superintendent, CAC (Worldwide).He is married to Mrs. Susanna Kehinde Oladele (Nee Olawade) and blessed with four sons.

6. He marked 50 years in the ministry last year.

7. He was appointed as the President (Designate) of CAC Worldwide on Thursday October 15, 2020.