Eight renowned Pastors who died in recent years

1.Moses Grandeur

Bishop Moses Grandeur was the General Overseer of the Victory Family Assembly, or VIFA for short.

Delta State-born preacher was one of those who championed Pentecostal evangelism in Sapele in the 1980s.

It was reported that he passed away on February 26th. He was survived by wife, Angel Grandeur, and their five children and grandchildren.

2. Danjuma Tafa-Balewa

Pastor Danjuma Tafa-Balewa led the RCCG Cornerstone Parish in Okota, Isolo, Lagos.

Prior to his death, it was reported that Danjuma had been on oxygen for more than two weeks before he died at 12 am on Saturday, March 15th, 2021 as a result of COVID-19 complications.

He was 62.

3. Dare Adeboye

Dare Adeboye

Oluwadamilare Temitayo Adeboye was Pastor in Charge of the RCCG, City of David for Young Adults and Youths in Akurudum, Eket, Akwa Ibom State.

He was the third son General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye (RCCG).

He died on May 4, 2021.

Dare Adeboye was said to have ministered the day before and then returned home to sleep, where he died. He was aged 42-years.

4. TB Joshua

TBJ

Temitope Balogun Joshua was the charismatic founder and leader of Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a Christian megachurch in Lagos that owns and operates the Emmanuel TV television station.

Joshua, formerly known as Balogun Francis, was well-known in Africa and Latin America, and he had a sizable social media following, with over 6,000,000 Facebook fans.

He died one week before his 58th birthday, on June 5, 2021, after one of his evening services in Lagos, Nigeria. There was no mention of a death cause.

Joshua married Evelyn Joshua, with whom he had three children.

5. Wilson Badejo

Wilson badejo dies at 74

Rev. Wilson Badejo was Foursquare Gospel Church’s General Overseer.

Badejo was a member of the Nigerian Foursquare Gospel Church from 1999 to 2009.

He died in the early hours of Saturday, August 7, 2021, after a brief illness. He was 74 years old at the time.

6. John Okwok

John Paul OKWOK

Apostle John Okwok was a well-known man of God in Nigeria. He was the general overseer of the Ministry of Life International, popularly known as the City of Life Miracle Centre. He was born on 3rd August 1960 and died on May 3, 2021, at the age of 60.

7. Rev. Stephen Akinola

Rev. Stephen Akinola of Redemption Ministries

Rev. Stephen Akinola was another well-known pastor who died in 2021.

He was the General Superintendent of Redemption Ministries, Worldwide.

He passed away on June 6, 2021, aged 61, at the headquarter of the Church is located in Port Harcourt.

8. Pastor Odukoya

Taiwo Odukoya was a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor. He was the senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos with a membership strength of over 8,000 people. He was reported dead via the official page of the church saying he died in United States Of America on August 7, 2023

Peoplesmind