Taiwo Odukoya

Taiwo Odukoya is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor.[1] He is the senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, with a membership strength of over 8,000 people.[2]

Taiwo Odukoya
Born
Daniel Taiwo Odukoya

(1956-06-15) 15 June 1956
Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
NationalityNigeria
OccupationPastor
WebsiteThe Fountain of Life Church

Early life

Taiwo Odukoya was born on 15 June 1956 in the city of Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria, where he was also raised. He had his primary and secondary education at Baptist Primary School, Kigo Road, Kaduna and St. Paul’s College (now known as Kufena College, Wusasa) Zaria respectively, before proceeding to the University of Ibadan in 1976 where he obtained a degree in petroleum engineering in 1981. As a petroleum engineer, he started work at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in April 1982 after the compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme, and served there until his voluntary retirement in January 1994 after his call to the ministry.

Family

In 1980, Odukoya met Bimbo Williams at the University of Ibadan and the two struck a relationship that led to their marriage in 1984. The marriage produced three children, Toluwani, Oluwajimi, and Oluwatobi. On 10 December 2005, Bimbo Odukoya, along with 102 other people, died on the crashed Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145.[3] Bimbo Odukoya's messages had been well and widely received by many. On 5 January 2010, five years later, with love and support from family and friends, Taiwo Odukoya got married again to Rosemary Simangele Zulu from South Africa.[4] They have two boys together, Timilehin and Jomiloju.Timilehin and Jomiloju Odukoya in particular, dream of playing for Manchester United

The Fountain of Life Church

Taiwo and Bimbo Odukoya co-founded The Fountain of Life Church in 1992 with a stated vision "to teach men and women the art of building successful relationships and the principles of leadership so they can be all they are created to be.[5] " The Church has several missions in South Africa, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Switzerland, Kenya, Central Africa Republic, Republic of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Benin and Togo.

Outreaches

Odukoya proclaims a firm belief in the role of the church in the community and expresses it through several outreach projects including a hospital, an orphanage, a school for destitute children, a farm,[6] a water project which provides boreholes at strategic locations for people who have no access to clean and portable water[7] and a skill acquisition and entrepreneurial institute for the less privileged.[8] On April 19, 1997, Taiwo Odukoya set up Discovery for Men and Discovery for Women, non-denominational outreaches to men and women designed to help them maximize their potential.[9] These outreaches reach out to hundreds of thousands of men and women annually through quarterly rallies, mentorship programs[10] and a vocational center to equip them with technical and practical life skills.[11]

References
  1. Kayode, Alfred (11 December 2011). "Pastor Taiwo Odukoya's Wife Set to Deliver". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. "PASTOR TAIWO ODUKOYA". klwc.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. "Casualty figure in Nigerian plane crash increases to 107… Pastor Bimbo Odukoya among the dead". Online Nigeria. 11 December 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. "Pastor Taiwo Odukoya finds love after the loss as he weds Rosemary Simangele Zulu". Bellanaija.com. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  5. "About Us (TFOLC)". The Fountain Of Life Church. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. Leke, Alder (16 December 2012). "The Cross and the Crossroad - thoughts on the ongoing Church controversy. Daily Post Nigeria Online". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. "Fountain of Life Church Brings Water to Ilupeju Community". 247newsupdate.com. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  8. Segun, Olugbile (23 December 2012). "Odukoya Makes Case for Vocational Training". The Punch. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. "Men Have Become an Endangered Specie". Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  10. "Discovery For Men/About Us". Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  11. "Odukoya Seeks Vocational Training for Students". Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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