IMESI CHURCH

THE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, IMESI-EKITI

By the help of God, the Seventh-Day Adventist church started in Imesi Ekiti through the relentless effort of the family of Elder & Mrs. Jacob A. Popoola. Mrs. F. M. Popoola was posted to Imesi Ekiti as a health worker in the year, 1999. On getting there, she discovered there was no Adventist Church in the community. Then the family began to study with people around them. Neighbours, co-workers and other categories of people were having Bible study with them; even on Sabbath day, they worshipped together, though this family were the only Adventists in the community.

Not too long, God blessed their effort by having others, Mr. Adeyemi and Popoola Akintayo, strong men in Adventist faith who came together every Sabbath to worship in Mrs. Popoola F. M.’s seating room.

When the number of worshippers increased and the seating room could no longer accommodate them, they went out to hire a classroom at Olufumilayo Nursery and Primary School, Imesi Ekiti, through the assistance of Late Pastor Ojo, who was the District Leader of Omuo District.

An outreach was conducted and some people joined the church. Some of them were: Mrs Adeyemi, Mr. Ade Robinson, Mr. Adejumo. The first evangelist to pioneer the church was Brother Olajide Olatunde now Pastor Olajide Olatunde. The church is still waxing strong in the Lord till today