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