BISHOPS David Abioye and Thomas Aremu (Vice Presidents of the Living Faith Church) retired from the Liberation Commission, also known as the Living Faith Church Worldwide, in October 2024 based on the rules of the Mandate, which is the Constitution or operational manual of the Liberation Commission.
Bishop Aremu’s exit service will be held on 15 October 2024, at the Living Faith Church, Bashirun, Ibadan, while Bishop Abioye will be celebrated on 18 October at an event scheduled to hold in Durumi, Abuja.
Bishop Abioye first met Bishop Oyedepo in 1979 and has been his right-hand man since then. He became the youngest bishop in 1993.
He was sent out to pastor one of the 5 pioneer branches in 1987. Furthermore, he was consecrated in 1993 in Garden of Faith, Barnawa, Kaduna, at the age of 32 as the youngest Bishop of a full-fledged church in recorded history.
Bishop Aremu, a former accountant, was consecrated as a bishop in 1999. He is the only one among the 7 Bishops consecrated in November 1999 at Garden of Faith, Kaduna that have remained till date.
It is an epoch-making event as it marks the very first time that pastors who have served meritoriously in the Living Faith Church will be openly celebrated on retirement.
According to the revised Mandate, the new age of retirement, which was formerly 60, is now 58. Bishop Abioye is 63 while Bishop Aremu is 67. Only the Founder will have the privilege of a lifetime of service, after which every future leader of the Commission will serve for one term or a maximum of 2 terms of 7 years, each subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. This thus marks a new phase in the operations of this young Church of less than 5 decades.
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