IWOROKO CHURCH

 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, IWOROKO EKITI

          The Seventh Day Adventist Church started at Iworoko Ekiti in the year 2003. Before her establishment, Adventist members in Iworoko Ekiti were traveling to Ifaki-Ekiti (a neighouring town, about 9km away) to worship on Sabbath days. On a particular Sabbath, members trekked to Ifaki but on getting to the place of worship, they could not find any member and there was no information about their whereabouts or where the service was holding. They had to treck back to Iworoko and it was along the way that they took a positive decision to have a branch at Iworoko Ekiti.

          They started worshipping at Iworoko in a room in January 2003 with seven members in attendance. About six months later, they moved to Mr. J. A. Akinwumi’s house where they continued to worship in the sitting room.

          Later, some members from Ado-Ekiti were coming to worship with them, especially Elder E. A. Adedoyin and Elder (Dr.) Tunde Omole and their families who contributed immensely to the growth of the church teaching members the right doctrines of the church. With the help of God, Mr J. A. Akinwumi gave a portion of his land to the church on which a small church building has been erected. Members have been worshipping in this church building for the past nine years.

          The foundation members of the church include

1.       Deacon J. B. Akinwumi (now the church leader)

2,    Late Akoni Yinka Akande (died in April 2009) who was the   Sabbath School Superintendent 

3.       Miss Funke Akinwumi

4.       Late Madam Beatrice Akinwumi

5.       Miss Kehinde Comfort Akande, now Mrs K. C. Omotoso

6.       Mr Akinwumi Iwalewa-Sabbath School Teacher

7.       Miss Damilola Akinwumi – Sabbath School Superintendent

          The history of the church will not be complete without mentioning some other people whom the Lord had used to contribute to the growth of the church both spiritually and physically. Among them were Elder J. B. Fasusi, elder David Ajayi (Davies Binder), Deacon Biyi Oyinloye, Mrs. Olanrewaju and their families and many students of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.