Timothy Oluwole Obadare

Timothy Oluwole Obadare
Born April 11, 1930
Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Other names Baba Obadare
Ethnicity Yoruba
Citizenship Nigerian
Occupation
  • pastor
  • preacher
  • evangelist
Years active 1957 - 2013
Website Obadare Official website

Timothy Oluwole Obadare (April 1930 - March 2013) was a Nigerian televangelist and the General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC).[1][2]

Early life

Obadare was born in Ilesa, now part of Osun State, southwestern Nigeria, to David and Felicia Obadare, a pastor and petty trader, respectively.[3] The majority of documents date Obadare's birth to 1930.[3]

Obadare was educated at the Apostolic Church Primary School in Ise-Ilesa but dropped out due to blindness resulting from a chronic smallpox epidemic.[3]

Evangelism

Obadare was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1949.[3] He worked as an evangelist with The Apostolic Church (TAC) from 1953 to 1957, following which he joined the Christ Apostolic Church at the behest of Joseph Ayo Babalola.[3] In 1954, he studied at the Apostolic Church Theological Seminary.[3]

Obadare founded the World Soul Winning Evangelistic Ministry.[4] Prior to his death in March 2013, he was the President of the Interdenominational Ministers’ Association of Nigeria (IMA).[3]

Obadare received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the Trinity College of Ministerial Arts[5] and an honorary Doctor of Ministry degree from St. John's University in Missouri.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigerian Televangelist Prophet Obadare Dead At 83". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Emmanuel Oladesu. "Obadare: Exit of a religious colossus". The Nation. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Obadare, Timothy Oluwole, Nigeria, Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) (Worldwide)/World Soul-Winning Evangelistic Ministry (WOSEM)". dacb.org. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Prophet Obadare, WOSEM founder dies at 83". Vanguard News. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "WOSEM members hold daily revival service at Obadare’s residence". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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