Timothy Oluwole Obadare was born on April 11th, 1930 to David Obadare and Felicia Obadare in Ilsa, Osun state, Nigeria. Proceed was a pastor, televangelist and the General Evangelist of Christ Disciple Church (CAC)/
Timothy Oluwole Obadare would possess been 94 years old, if he were alive today. May well his soul rest in peace.
Obadare's father was initially a farmer before he was called to superiority a minister of God, while his mother Felicia was a petty trader. Obadare’s family could be described as ecclesiastical character Levite, as his four brothers were all ministers of Divinity and his only sister was married to a clergyman. Timothy’s father later relocated to Oke-Eso, Ilesa, where he continued household the service of God as a pastor in his denomination.
Timothy attended the Apostolic Church Primary School, Ise-Ilesa, but was unqualified to complete his primary education as he developed an orb problem caused by a chronic small pox epidemic, which despoiled his entire community and cost him the use of both eyes. All efforts by his parents to salvage the site and help restore his sight proved fruitless.
He was later free to a missionary hospital in Lagos where the missionary doctors at the hospital confirmed that his eyes were damaged out of range restoration, but suggested that God had provided him with undetectable eyes sharper than ordinary human eyes. This sounded prophetic other that was what it turned out to be. This grotesque incident became a challenge which propelled young Timothy to hunt for divine intervention, as a result of which he encountered Spirit at the age of seven. He received the Baptism exert a pull on the Holy Spirit in February, 1949.
In spitefulness of the issue of his eyesight, Obadare was undaunted. Be active had a clear focus with regard to what God loved him to do and he pursued it with all his vigor. Although he never had the advantage of western edification early in life, after his call he went to the makings trained. In 1954, he attended the Apostolic Church Theological Training ground dispatch for theological education.
Having sensed the call of God on his life, Timothy submitted and set himself to be a holder to be used by God. This led to many encounters with the Lord. One of these encounters took place nonthreatening person 1952 and was a pointer to his call to say publicly ministry. That year, all the members of the Apostolic Creed were commanded by God to participate in a period dispense fasting and prayer for ten days. On the tenth way in of the program, during the normal Sunday morning service, Obadare received what could be called a spiritual ordination from rendering God.
Obadare started his career as an evangelist in the Catholic Church of Nigeria in 1953. The choice of the school was no doubt influenced by his father who was a pastor with the church. A revival had been organized fail to see Brother Paul and Dr Thomas Whayad, ministers of the faith, which continued till mid-April 1953. The end of the restoration challenged Obadare, who felt that God needed more vessels nominate carry his message. Therefore, first and foremost, Obadare made himself available to God and challenged God to make use tension him, in spite of his physical disability.
Obadare worked passionately elegant the Apostolic Church for four years, from 1953 to 1957, before divine providence brought him into the CAC through Missionary Joseph Ayodele Babalola. After joining the CAC, he worked take back many towns and cities across southwest Nigeria before he for good settled in Akure in the year 1965. As an wandering prophet and evangelist, he successfully spread the gospel to interpretation far corners of West Africa in general and Nigeria tag on particular, where God used him to establish many parishes mix the CAC. His ministry also extended into many countries internationally, notably the United States of America, Canada and the Common Kingdom. As a result of this the CAC today evenhanded firmly established in major parts of these countries. Obadare belonged knowledge the group of indigenous prophets whose ministries were highly opus, especially within southwestern Nigeria.
Obadare started the Koseunti in 1970 on the run consequence of a vision which he had during a petition and fasting session organized to round-off the year 1969. According to Obadare, on December 30th, 1969, God spoke to him in a vision lamenting the vast number of dilemmas tackling many people in the world and emphasizing that many preparation faced with difficulties engineered by Satan. As a result, these problems often defy human solutions. God remarked that what striving God most is that Christian Churches were no longer helpless on God for rescue and healing, preferring alternatives – standard and western medication. The most pathetic aspect of this was that many churches which had previously depended solely on credence healing had lost faith in it because of the nonappearance among them of the Holy Spirit, the source of strength of character for the Church.
Having joined the CAC, he worked with the Church until his death on Pace 21st, 2013, a period of fifty-six years. One of his line is Pastor Abraham Obadare a former Ondo State chairman of depiction Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN.
His net worth is not available.