Pastor Samuel Olusegun Oladele is in the category of leaders who made positive and unquantifiable impacts in their generation, particularly in the lives of people. The majority of well-known ministers of God in CAC this day passed through him when they were in Seminary. He thought most of them.

He is well known for his teaching prowess and ability to dish out the undiluted word of God in a unique way. He is easily identifiable when teaching due to his command of English language and fluent Yoruba intonation

Pastor Oladele was born on Tuesday, the 30th of August, 1955 at about 9.50 am in the small village of Alagbagba in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State to Late Pa Gabriel and Madam Alice Oladele.

The CAC president attended CAC Primary School, Alagbagba and at a very tender age of 14 entered into the ministry by training locally under the late Pastors J. B.  Akande and J. O. Ogundiran respectively. He went to the CAC Bible Training College in Akure and graduated in 1974, having trained under the late Mrs. O. O. A. Pearce and Pastor M. O. Faloye.

Upon the completion of his studies, he was retained on the staff list of the CAC Bible Training College where he worked as a tutor until 1977 when he left Nigeria for the United Kingdom where he attended The International Bible Training Institute in Burgess-Hill, West Sussex.

The Cleric returned to Nigeria in 1980 to join CAC Theological Seminary as a tutor until 1983 when he left for the United States of America.

While in the USA he trained further in the following schools:

(i)Berean Bible College, San Diego, California

(ii)St. Louis Christian College, Florissant, Missouri

(iii)International Bible Institute and Seminary in Plymouth, Florida where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Theology.

(iv)Haggai Institute for Advanced Leadership Training in Singapore.

He had worked as an Assembly Pastor at:

(a)CAC  Oke-Imole, Ijeshatedo under Itire DCC, Lagos.

(b)CAC Agbokojo in Ibadan.

Promoted a District Superintendent in November 1991 and served in that capacity at:

(i)CAC Sanngo District, Ibadan.

(ii)CAC Oke-Igbala District, Efon-Alaaye

(iii)CAC Eleta District in Ibadan.

Promoted as an Assistant General Superintendent in 1996 and became a Chairman in 2002.

Posted to CAC Oke-Ado DCC as Chairman in January 2004 where he remained till his promotion as the General Superintendent elect, CAC (Worldwide). Married to Mrs. Susanna Kehinde Oladele (Nee Olawade) and blessed with four sons.

Pastor Oladele was appointed as the President of CAC Worldwide on Thursday, October 15, 2020, and resumed officially on January 1st, 2021.

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