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Pastor John Oluwatimilehin
Chairman of Bethel Fellowship USA
Born in Nigeria where he gave his life to Christ in 1975. He went to Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he obtained a Doctorate degree in Geography. He was called to the ministry in 1978, mentored and disciplined by many leaders in Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) and ordained as a pastor in 1989 after a short training in the CAC Seminary.
He served as Associate Pastor in CAC Bethel, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria before relocating to the United States of America in 1993. He is the current Superintendent of all CAC (Bethel) DCC in USA and Canada.
Pastor John is a man with great passion for prayer and a belief in the limitless power of God and His Words. That is the bedrock of his faith and leadership.
He's married to Lady Evangelist Susan Oluwatimilehin and are blessed with four children and three grandchildren.
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Pastor Bolu Olowomeye
District Superintendent/Assembly Pastor (Glenn Dale)
Pastor R. Bolu Olowomeye is a devoted servant of the Lord who accepted Christ on Friday August 23, 1973. Pastor Olowomeye has served the Lord in various capacities in Anglican Church, Scripture Union (SU), Christian Union (CU) in the Universities, and as General Secretary, Vice President, President, Member of National Board and National Treasurer in African Christian Fellowship in United States. He obtained his Ph. D degree (Development Planning) from Howard University in 1987 and a D. Min. (Church Administration) from Newburgh Theological Seminary, Newburgh, Indiana in December 9, 2013. By God's grace Pastor Olowomeye joined Christ Apostolic Church, Bethel Fellowship Maryland in 1993 and was ordained a Pastor on the 11th of May 1996. Pastor Olowomeye served as Bethel District General Secretary, Bethel Family Retreat Chairman, Bethel District Family Pastor, Assembly Pastor and is currently the District Superintendent, CAC Bethel Maryland District. Pastor Olowomeye has also served the Lord in different capacities under Christ Apostolic Church North America (CACNA). He has been a member of the CACNA Executive Board, currently a member of CAC Village Development Council, and the Director of CACNA Professional Department.
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Pastor George Ude
Pastor (Glenn Dale)
Pastor George Ude received God's mercy for salvation on June 10th, 1987 at the University of Ife, Nigeria. He was ordained a minister of the gospel in 2002, was appointed the General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, Bethel Fellowship Church in USA and Canada in 2003, and became a Pastor in 2007. His passion and pioneer work with the youths and young adults in the early life of CAC Bethel in the USA contributed to the foundation of what is now called the youth and singles ministry in the Zone. Pastor Ude is the coordinator of the youths and singles ministry of the CAC Bethel Zone, USA/Canada. His calling and passion is in evangelism and deliverance.
He is the National Director of the Bethel Campus Fellowship Inc., which is an interdenominational and international evangelical campus ministry for leading students to Christ and training them to become reliable men and women that God can entrust with his word for the next generation. This ministry offers college and high school students the opportunity to grow their faith and to proclaim Christ Lord on their campuses.
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Pastor Ogbeide Oniha
Pastor (Glenn Dale)
Pastor (Dr.) Ogbeide Oniha is a Pastor with the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) – Bethel Fellowship, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Pastor Oniha has been a faithful member of the CAC Bethel Fellowship, Glenn Dale, Maryland, USA, since the inception of the Church in 1993, and under the leadership of Superintendent Pastor (Dr.) John M. Oluwatimilehini. He was ordained a Pastor in CAC, Latunde Region, the United States of America, on August 5, 2006. He gave his life to our Lord and Savior Jesus in Nigeria at a crusade when he heard Pastor W. F. Kumuyi preach a message on "Where Art Thou" (Genesis 3:9) in 1983 and later received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Oniha is an anointed preacher with an apostolic calling, devoting his time to prayer and the ministry of the Word. He is a gifted, energetic, resourceful teacher with a zeal for the work of God. His love for the unreached people groups led Pastor Oniha to undertake several short-term mission trips to Uganda, Sudan, and South Sudan. His passion is to empower and transform people through the power of the Holy Spirit to bring the good news of the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus to souls.
Pastor Oniha is an entrepreneur and a minister in the marketplace. He is a mentor and leadership coach with a global reach providing leadership and capacity development training to individuals and organizations. In addition, he is a financial and management consultant providing financial advisory services and counseling to children of the Kingdom. Pastor Oniha holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Organizational Leadership. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Government Financial Manager, a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and a Financial Adviser. He is a former Examiner/Grader of CPA examinations for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Pastor Oniha worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers in Nigeria and the United States, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), and he is currently a Director in one of the Federal government agencies in the United States.
Pastor Oniha is married to his beautiful wife, Lady Evangelist (Dr.) Gloria O. Oniha, and blessed with miracle babies: the Oniha quadruplets (Bethel Miracle Babies) – Osezenoria, Irabonoise, Obehiaghe, andOseikhuemen. When Pastor Oniha is not ministering, he enjoys reading, spending time with his family, embarking on short-term mission trips, and watching documentaries on great leaders and biblical events and histories.
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Pastor Henry Okonofua
Assembly Pastor (Baltimore)
Pastor Henry Okonofua was born and raised in Nigeria, where he obtained his first
degree from the University of Benin in Sociology and Anthropology. He completed his
National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) in Kano in 1984 at Nigeria’s oldest indigenous firm – Deloitte and Touche. He was retained after his national service, trained as an
accountant in Deloitte and was later seconded to Nigerian Oil Mills as their senior
accountant, a position he held till his coming to the US. He gave his life to our Lord and Savior Jesus in Nigeria and during a crusade – in Kano in September 1988.
Pastor Okonofua has been a member of the Christ Apostolic Church, Bethel Fellowship, Glenn Dale, Maryland, USA, since 1995, and under the leadership of Superintendent Pastor John M. Oluwatimilehin. Pastor Okonofua was appointed the first Church secretary in Bethel Maryland in 1996 and engaged in church administration, teaching and coordination of the church Bible Studies, Tarry Night and Dominion weekend activities and other assigned pastoral duties. He was engaged in teaching the new members’ class and conducting church workers training for the church. He was ordained as an elder in the church in 1998. In 2007, he was recommended for pastoral training at the International Seminary Bible School where he obtained a diploma in Practical Theology and subsequently another diploma in Advanced Practical Theology.
Pastor Okonofua was ordained a Pastor in Christ Apostolic Church, Latunde Region, in
the United States of America, on July 31, 2010. When CAC Bethel Fellowship Maryland, opened its first branch in 2012, Pastor Henry was commissioned as the Assembly Pastor. At the church in Baltimore, he has been keenly engaged in teaching, mentoring, counseling, and preaching in the church. Since the inception of the church in 2012, it has recorded over 250 students graduates and over 15 doctoral graduates who have moved on to other locations for employment purposes. He has a vision for the spiritual and numerical growth of the congregation and its various ministries. A passion for direct missions/ministry in and beyond the local community.
Pastor Okonofua was promoted to the position of District Superintendent of Christ
Apostolic Church Worldwide (CAC Bethel Fellowship - Baltimore South District) on
January 1, 2021.
While tending to the Lord’s sheep and vineyard, he continued his education. He studied as a computer engineer and obtained a master’s degree in information technology from UMBC. He obtained his Ph.D. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. He is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC). He has worked in several multinational organizations such as Lockheed Martin Information Technology (LMIT), and Science Application Information Corporation (SAIC), and Accenture Federal Services (AFS) as lead auditor to several Federal Government Agencies. He is Chief Technology Officer at HOD Consulting LLC and the Compliance and Certifications Lead in Cloud Management Platform Services (CMPS) in Accenture. He is a senior member of the Advisory Cloud and on the board of two Cloud Services management companies. Pastor Okonofua is an Adjunct Professor at Bowie State University at the Computer Technology and Security department where he is utilizing Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, AWS Educate to lecture on emerging technologies, Artificial Intelligence and IoT and Smart Integrated Systems to students.
Pastor Okonofua is married to his beautiful and accomplished wife Lady Evangelist/Dr.
(Mrs.) Deborah Okonofua. She worked with the National Institute of Health (NIH) before establishing her Clinical Practice at College Park and later opened another branch office at Providence Hospital in Washington DC. Dr. Deborah Okonofua has a lifelong passion for taking care of the sick. Pastor and Lady Evangelist (Dr.) Okonofua are blessed with four children – Sandra, John, Joshua, and Joseph.
Pastor Okonofua enjoys spending time with family and friends, motivating and
counseling in various capacities. He loves reading and watching sports in his spare
time.
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Pastor Osajele Ehikhamenor
Assembly Pastor (Upper Marlboro)
Pastor Osajele Ehikhamenor was ordained in July, 2010 as a pastor in Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide. He is an anointed man of God who has accepted the mandate given in Isaiah 61 to preach the good news to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, set the captives free, and proclaim the name of Jesus Christ to all. His passion is for the deliverance and freedom of God's children from any form of oppression.He teaches the word of God with simplicity, passion and much assurance, and is known for his distinctive messages on Kingdom identity, freedom, deliverance, and power.
In 2014, Pastor Osajele received a PhD in Christian Counseling from Northwestern Theological Seminary in Port Richey, Florida. Prior to that, in 2008, he received a Diploma in Advanced Practical Theology from International Seminary in Plymouth, Florida.He is an astute manager, with MBA in Marketing from Southeastern University, Washington DC. A Board Certified Pastoral Counselor by the International Board of Christian Care, (IBCC) and a Presidential Member of American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC).
Pastor Osajele has served as a pastor under the leadership of Pastors John Oluwatimilehin (Chairman)and Bolu Olowomeye (MD District Superintendent) at Christ Apostolic Church Bethel Fellowship in Glenn Dale, Maryland. There he taught Sunday School and was much involved in the ministry of prayers, counseling, and deliverance, leading the counseling and deliverance team. In 2014 he was commissioned to start another branch of CAC Bethel Fellowship in Maryland. He is currently the Resident Pastor of Christ Apostolic Church Bethel Fellowship in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where he continues to be involved with teaching, prayers, counseling and deliverance.
Pastor Osajele and his wife, Minister Betty Ehikhamenor, are blessed with three lovely children, Ihide, Itoya, and Enayemen.
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Pastor Femi Ogunleye
Pastor (Glenn Dale)
Pastor Femi Ogunleye is a remarkable individual who has devoted his life to serving as an ordained pastor and teacher within the Christ Apostolic Church (Bethel Fellowship) since 2015. His unwavering commitment to his faith and the ministry has earned him great respect within the community.
In 1990, Pastor Femi Ogunleye completed his undergraduate studies at the prestigious University of Lagos, where he obtained a degree in Surveying. Recognizing the importance of continuous education, he pursued further academic achievements and, in 2005, successfully earned his Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Bowie State University in the United States.
Alongside his spiritual calling, Pastor Ogunleye has made significant contributions in the field of Information Technology. He currently holds the position of Director of Information Technology at Manekin LLC and Manekin Construction LLC, two prominent Development and Construction Companies located in Columbia, Maryland. His expertise and leadership in this sector have undoubtedly contributed to the company's success.
As a lifelong learner and advocate of theological education, Pastor Femi Ogunleye obtained an Advanced Diploma in Practical Theology from the International Seminary, located in Plymouth, Florida. This qualification further enhances his understanding of the scriptures and equips him with the necessary tools to effectively minister to his congregation.
Pastor Ogunleye's approach to studying the Bible is characterized by his deep passion and unwavering dedication. He approaches his studies with a profound passion, constantly seeking a deeper understanding of God's truths. His guiding principle is to not only know God personally but also to facilitate others in truly knowing Him. As he often states, his goal is to "truly knowing God and making HIM truly known." With unwavering dedication, he adheres strongly to the principles laid down in Isaiah 28:13 and 2 Timothy 2:15, allowing these scriptural foundations to guide his ministry and personal life.
Beyond his professional and spiritual accomplishments, Pastor Femi Ogunleye cherishes a fulfilling personal life. He is blessed to be married to his beloved wife, Lady Evangelist Keji, whose unwavering support has been a source of strength throughout his journey. Together, they have been blessed with three wonderful children who bring joy and happiness to their household.
In summary, Pastor Femi Ogunleye exemplifies a true servant of God, leading by example through his extensive theological knowledge, professional achievements, and dedication to his family. His commitment to deepening his understanding of the scriptures and faithfully serving the church of Christ sets him apart as an inspirational figure within the Christ Apostolic Church (Bethel Fellowship) and the broader community.