Pastor Tola Odutola
By Our Reporter
Popular United States of America based Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor, Tola Odutola, has broken away from the church.
Odutola, the senior Pastor of Jesus House Baltimore, informed his congregation that he was leaving the church after 30 years of service.
Learnt the US based clergyman will be leaving with his wife, Kofo, who is also a pastor of the church. He cited lack of care by the church leaders.
In a viral video, Odutola said his church would now run independently.
In a statement that seems to have given leadership of the church some concerns, he said there are other pastors following him out of the church.
His announcement to the congregation on Sunday was met with standing ovation.
According to the website of Jesus House Baltimore, Odutola was a Chartered Accountant at Peat Marwick, KPMG in Nigeria. He was also at DHL as Treasury Controller and Business Development Manager before being called into full time ministry.
“In addition to being the Senior Pastor at Jesus House Baltimore, Pastor Tola is the Regional Pastor of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCGNA) North America Region 9. (NAR 9).
“He also was the founding chairman of the Redeemer’s Leadership Institute (RLI). RLI is the Leadership arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God North America (RCCGNA) which provides continuous training for Religious Leaders worldwide.
“Pastor Tola is the Chairman of Alpha Leadership Conference (ALC), an organization charged with promoting and teaching leadership skills to all people of all nations.
