Page 10, AC Phoenix, October 1990
Bishop Idahosa Visits
The Triad
By M.A. Pharr
Bishop Benson
Idahosa, founder of the
Church of God Mission
International Benin City,
Nigeria made a visit to
the Triad on Monday
Octobe'' 15, 1990.
Bishop Idahosa has
pioneered the estab
lishment of about 5,000
chur(;hes with a total
menihershlp of close to
5 million. By faith he laid
the foundation of a
20,000 seat Faith
Center in Benin City.
Today, with the prayers
and support of his part
ners throughout the
world, the complex has
been translated into a
reality.
Dr. Idahosa’s motto is
“Evangelism, our
supreme task."
Caisades play an impor
tant part in Dr. Idahosa's
ministry. He is involved
in some type of caisade
at least once a month.
His goal is to reach all
the the state capitals of
Nigeria and all of the na
tions of the continent of
Africa. As a Black African
the doors of the nations
of Africa are wide open
to him. He has minis
tered in over 70 coun
tries to this date.
Dr. Idahosa is a well-
read brother. He has a
Diploma of Divinity from
Christ for the Nations
Institute in Dallas which
he attended in 1971;
Doctor of Divinify from
Word of Faith College in
New Orleans, 1981; a
Doctor of Laws degree
from Oral Roberts
Bishop Idahosa
University in March
1984. He has obtained
various degrees from
the International
University in Brussels,
Belgium.
He is president of
Roberts University,
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Idahosa came to
Winston-Salem to speak
at an evangelism work
shop which was spon
sored by the New
Covenant Church in
Winston-Salem. “Each
citizen of this country
should look to God for
change In society," said
Idahosa.
Idahosa served as di
rector of the PTL’s nine
officers in Africa. He ac
knowledged that the
problems of Nigeria
(hunger, iTliteracy).
“Officials are none con
cerned with climbing to
the top of their political
ladders than with taking
care of the people they
represent," he said.
"The whole universe is in trouble. It's
not just Winston-Salem."
Idahosa Vv'orld
Outreach, Archbishop
of Church of God
Mission Internaiiuiiai
Inc.; Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of the
Church of God Mission
International; Member of
the College of Bishop of
the Internatiorial
Communion of Christian
Churches; President of
All Nations for Christ
Bible Institute and a
member of the Board of
Regents and Board of
Trustees of Oral
“Nigerians and
Americans must use the
same tactics to fight
their problems," he
added.
Idahosa praised the
efforts of local ministers
for their efforts to fight
crime, drugs and racial
problems in Winston-
Salem. “The whole uni
verse is in trouble. It's
not just Winston-
Salem," he said. “The
church is the final an
swer to the problems of
fhe universe."
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