History of Christ Apostolic Church Men’s Association

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History of Christ Apostolic Church Men’s Association

2023-10-27T09:38:08+01:00

By Marie

The Christ Apostolic Church Men’s Association (CACMA) was set up firstly, with the purpose and good intention to raise the hands of Moses in CAC (Exodus 17:8-13) and secondly, to act like the church in Antioch (Acts 13:1-5).Immediately after the revival at Oke Ooye, the church started to spread widely all over the country. The problems of ministers working in the church became more apparent.In the early stages, the founding fathers used to put people who were interested in God’s work under a senior pastor. they train them as students for a period of three to six months. Afterwards, they could be posted to assume duties in churches. In previous years, such students were called tuule in Yoruba. It translates to learners who are to weed their master’s farm. They also carry the boxes of the fathers. At times, they were called half leaders and after the completion of their studentship course, they will be called leaders.Therefore, the church continued to grow in number and knowledge also increased. The establishment of a standard bible training college became necessary. This provided uniform training for the church ministers. So, the school of prophets and evangelists was established at Ilesa in 1949.Thereafter, Christ Apostolic Church Bible Training College was established at Ede in 1952. Under the leadership of Pastor D.O. Odubanjo. Lectures commenced immediately and all other methods of teaching (three to six-month training) ceased. The only exceptions left were those following the forefathers, especially Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola.Subsequently, church leaders brought the idea to mobilise men in the church to contribute money to run the school’s affairs. They brought together all married men in the name of Christ Apostolic Church Men Association (CACMA).Thereafter, it was charged with the responsibility of contributing one shilling per person per month in each assembly. This was done at the end of each month. for the feeding of students and remuneration of the staff. The money was usually sent to the missionary headquarters at Ibadan for disbursement to the schools.When the schools were brought together to establish the Christ Apostolic Church Theological Seminary at Ile Ife, CACMA continued catering for it. For example, a gigantic hostel was built, completed, and dedicated for the use of the students in 2005. From then, the four phases of fencing the seminary compound were embarked upon and completed except for the riverine side. Another achievement of CACMA was the establishment of the CAC printing press at Agege, Lagos.ALSO READ: Sarah Jakes Robert Bags 2023 Vanguard Award