Editing Church of the Lord (Aladura) (section)

== History ==
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=== (Ositelu) Disciples on 27 July 1930===

Josiah Olunowo Ositelu founded the church in 1925, inaugurated in 1930 in [[Ogere Remo]], [[Ogun State]], [[Nigeria]].<ref name=":0" />

Ositelu was born on 15 May 1900 at Ogere, Ijebu-Remo, Ogun State in Nigeria.<ref>''African Instituted Churches'', {{ISBN|3-8258-6087-6}}, LIT-Verlag Muenster-Hamburg-London, 2002, page-119</ref>

Titus Olatunde, Joseph Aromuti, Benjamin Afolabi (from [[Faith Tabernacle]] Church, [[Ijebu Ode]]), Layide Akinyele, etc.

The first Tabieorar Festival was 10–22 August 1937.

=== Evangelism – (Cities Olunowo Ositelu pioneered)===

Ogere (the Fountain), Ibadan, [[Abeokuta]], Sabongidda Orra (where the Hymn "Ati 'Segun de Isegun", and "Angel Ollusegun" derived – (i.e. "from Vic-to-ry unto Vic-tory"), Ijebu Ode, Aiyepe, Sagamu, Ijebu Igbo, Sobe, etc.

Ositelu went on missionary journeys throughout Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana and Sierra Leone.

Supporters claim that Ollunowo Ositelu demonstrated God's Powers through miracles, healing, the Gospel, as well as victory and power over Satan and evil powers.

===Owoade Adeleke Adejobi===

Emmanuel Owoade Adeleke Adejobi succeeded Ollunowo Ositelu as the Head of the Church of the Lord (Aladura) on 7 May 1967.

During the Mount Tabborrar Festival on 22 August 1945, Ollunowo Ositelu read a message he claimed to have received from God on 18 August 1945:

"Adeleke Adejobi is the Gbolahan (Torch Bearer) of the Church of the Lord Aladura".

Ollunowo Ositelu also promoted and appointed Adeleke Adejobi prophet and apostle on the Mount on the same day, and pronounced that Adeleke Adejobi would be his successor.

In January 1966, presiding over the first International Churches Assembly at Ogere, Ollunowo Ositelu read again in his address his vision of 18 August 1945 in which he said God told him that Adeleke Adejobi was to be his successor.  Ositelu confirmed before the house his implicit faith, confidence and trust in Adeleke Adejobi, and declared him his successor.

Josiah Ollunowo Ositelu died in July 1966.

On Sunday, 7 May 1967, Adeleke Adejobi was inaugurated as the second Primate of the Church of the Lord Aladura.