Rt.Reverend Paul Suru
Maforikan was
appointed Pastor and spiritual leader of the Celestial Church of Christ following the death of Rt. Reverend Gilbert
Oluwatosin Jesse in October
2003.
Pastor Maforikan was born
on 19 September 1930 in Ajase,
Benin Republic, where his father had moved from Badagry,South-west, Nigeria.
He was a member of Christ Apostolic Church before joining the Celestial Church of Christ in 1948 shortly after its
foundation.
He followed the Pastor
Founder S.B.J. Oschoffa to Nigeria. He was Oyo State Evangelist
for 10 years before being appointed a Deputy Pastor in December 2002.
He was proclaimed Pastor
of the Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide within two days of the death Pastor
Gilbert Jesse. His
appointment was made by the council of superiors of CCC Worldwide.
Pastor Paul Suru
Maforikan, is unarguably the oldest member of the Celestial family world-wide.
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