Redeemed Christian Church of God Founder, Pa Josiah Akindayomi’s daughter, Titi Akindayomi-Adewale has made some shocking revelations.
“Women were not given notable positions. My mother was not given any notable role in the church when my father was alive. It was Pastor Adeboye, as General Overseer of the church, who ordained my mother and his wife, Folu Adeboye as mothers-in-Israel.”
“Women were not ordained as pastors. In the RCCG then, there was no drumming. Pastor Ojo was a good composer. He composed great songs for us then. There was no clapping and dancing but the power of God would come down.”
“The first time we wanted to start clapping, Pastor Adeboye went to tell my father that he would bring a drum to the congress. He told him also that we would be clapping at the congress and we would beat the drum.”
“My father agreed but he said the drums should not be brought to the church after the congress. I believe God counted whatever my father did as righteousness for him. Thank God for his life. He laid the foundation and somebody is building on it.”
“I was a choir member in Nigeria. I used to be in the headquarters. I did not plan to be a pastor. My husband was a pastor, but I was not. It was when I got to the US that a member and a mentor encouraged me into pastoring. Incidentally, I was attacked.”
“Some people were insinuating that I could not do it. I was told if this person does not want it, it can’t happen. That was when I got the courage and said to myself why not. I said no, this can’t be going on.”
“In spite of being sidelined initially, we were embraced later. At the end of the day, I stood my ground. The church I pastor is still standing by God’s grace. I believe they had something against me initially. To the glory of God, it’s been wonderful. By the grace of God, I happened to be one of the first women ordained as Assistant pastor in 1991.”
“That year I came out of the Bible college and I was ordained. The G.O said women will not go beyond AP because of Church doctrine. I later saw that they have started ordaining women as full pastors. I got ordained as a full pastor after so many years. There are lots of challenges that are going on there but God has always been fighting and he will keep fighting.”
“I have started a foundation to immortalize my father. I was shocked to find out that some top pastors of the RCCG didn’t even know my father was the founder of the church. Josiah Akindayomi Foundation was founded to immortalize my father.”
“History will not forgive me if the name dies. A lot of people don’t know the founder of the church. I know a lot of top pastors who don’t know Akindayomi as the founder. The foundation is to bring to the limelight what the man stood for when he was alive.”
“All my father’s life, he would put his children backward and help others. I am trusting God to use the foundation to support the less privileged. There is nothing we have done yet. We tried to reach out during the pandemic. We hope to do more of supporting people as time goes on”.