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es of two female PASTORS Bishop Bola Odeleke branches in Nigeria, UK, and an office in USA. She is the Provost of Christ Message Ministry International University, which is affiliated to the Lagos State University (LASU) and she is a constituent member of the International Council of Christian Churches. A mentor, adviser and mother to many priests, pastors and Kingdom workers, both male and female, Bishop Odeleke has given birth to many ministries and churches in her 36 years of active service in the Lord’s vineyard. She also established the Women Institute for Success Education (WISE), an institute to counsel, mentor and bring up young ladies as well as train women for leadership in the society and success at the home front. She is the Matron of the Institute of Christian Theologians of Nigeria. She has 13 churches to her credit. Bola is worth over N200m. She has a lot of properties spread across Lagos and outside Lagos. The land in which Power Pentecostal Church at Oshodi express way Okota- Isolo is located is estimated to be way over N150m. The church edifice at Ejigbo cost more than N15m to complete. She has a huge apartment building at one of the choicest area at Adeniyi Jones in Ikeja worth over N150m. ver the years, Bishop Odeleke has won a number of local and international awards, including the Peace Ambassador Award by Campaign for Peace International. She also has Certificate of Ordination, License and Recognition from ministry of Gospel of Jesus (LOS ANGELES U.S.A) and All Faith Chapel (U.S.A)
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ishop Bolanle Margaret Odeleke was born 19 June 1950 to the family of Aboderin. She had her primary and secondary education before going into business. She got married to late Gen. Lasun James Odeleke and the Lord blessed them with children and grand children. In 1974, Bola received the call to go into full time Evangelical Ministry. She thereupon started her missionary activities, using the name “Lady Evangelist Odeleke and her Crusade Team.” Entering Lagos from the Northern Nigeria, Lady Evang. Bola Odeleke and her team had a famous daily morning and evening for three years crusade
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at CAC Yaba. She was consecrated in 1995 as the Bishop of International Ministerial Council of Great Britain (IMCGB) and Power Pentecostal Church (PPC) Worldwide by Late Archbishop Douglas. The consecration was gazetted in the U.K. She lost her husband, who was a member of the then Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) of President Ibrahim Babangidaled administration, in a motor accident in 1990, but it didn’t stop her from serving the Lord in His vineyard. This is evident in all she has established.
Bola is worth over N200m. She has a lot of properties spread across Lagos and outside Lagos. The land in which Power Pentecostal Church at Oshodi Expressway Okota- Isolo is located is estimated to be way over N150m
woman of many parts, Bishop Odeleke is the President of Christ Message Ministry and Power Pentecostal Church with 13 C M Y K
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