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Cornelius Adam Igbudu

Cornelius Adam Igbudu (1914–1981) was a Nigerian religious figure known for founding the Anglican Adam Preaching Society (AAPS), an evangelical group in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.[1] He was credited with healing ability.[2][3][4]

Legacy

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The Nigerian independent churches God's Grace Ministry and New Glory Revival Ministry were traced back to the evangelistic ministry of Cornelius Adam Igbudu in the Nigerian Anglican Church.[5] Cornelius Adam Igbudu was promoted to the status of a saint, and a church was named after him (St. Adam's Anglican Church at Oghio in the Olomu area of Delta State, Nigeria). A secondary school in Araya (Adam Igbudu Memorial Secondary School)[6] and a bible school in Emevor (Adam Igbudu Christian Institute) were named after him.[7]

The Anglican Adam Preaching Society (AAPS) has not gone defunct along with Cornelius Adam Igbudu in 1981.[8] He was said to have had a disagreement with a prominent Nigerian Isoko cleric, Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena, whom he accused of "disturbing his ministry" in the Nigerian Anglican Church.[9]

In 1992, Michael Y. Nabofa wrote a book about his life, titled Adam: The Evangelist.[10] In May 1998, Sam U. Erivwo wrote that Cornelius Adam Igbudu was held "in very high regard" by Bishop Agori Iwe, his contemporary.[11]

In 2023, Cornelius Adam Igbudu was acknowledged as one of "Isoko's greatest evangelists".[12] The evangelistic activities of the Anglican Adam Preaching Society (A.A.P.S.), which he [Igbudu] founded, seem to have led to a decline in the practice of several traditional African religions, as many Urhobo people as well as Isoko people have now become Christians and have nothing to do with idol worship.[13]

Professor Peter Palmer Ekeh, Founder of Urhobo Historical Society, later wrote in his book: History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta, that "The evangelical movement of Adam's Anglican Preaching Society (A.A.P.S.), which he [Igbudu] founded, bestrode the Anglican Communion in the Former Bendel State. It created waves of mass conversions".[14]

According to Professor Amos Utuama, the Isoko nation has long been evangelized, noting that as far back as 1950, they had a great Evangelist in the person of Cornelius Adam Igbudu.[15] He was said to have "visited church after church winning converts and strengthening believers".[16] He was also said to have "left unbeatable legacies in the Christian race in Isoko".[17]

His proteges

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Bishop D. D. MiyeriJesu of God's Grace Ministry was said to have regarded himself as one of the proteges of Cornelius Adam Igbudu in the Anglican Adam Preaching Society. MiyeriJesu, formerly known as Mimeyeraye, was one of the religious figures in the Anglican Diocese of Warri,[18] who started the Anglican Mimeyeraye Praying and Fasting Society when he was there.[19]

Following after the steps of Cornelius Adam Igbudu, MiyeriJesu "went around some Urhobo villages and hamlets and razed to the ground their native shrines and other sundry places of idol worship".[18] However, MiyeriJesu has been criticized by Professor Tanure Ojaide for "burning local traditional shrines and destroying not only the emblems of traditional spirituality but the art works in the forms of figures and sculptures".[20] He has also been criticized for calling himself "The Bishop of the Whole World".[18]

Another protege of Cornelius Adam Igbudu is Evangelist S. U. Ayanyen, who later also parted ways with the Nigerian Anglican Church in order to start his independent church called New Glory Revival Ministry.[21]

Several Nigerian Archbishops have also been proteges of Cornelius Adam Igbubu, notably Cyril Odutemu whose miraculous birth on 2 May 1972 was made possible by divine intervention during an evangelistic crusade held by Igbudu.[22]

Also, Archbishop Dr. God-Dowell O. Avwomakpa of Christ's Missionaries Crusaders Church, a protege of Cornelius Adam Igbudu once claimed that Igbudu handed him a Christian cross in a vision he saw in early 1968, shortly after God called him from the Nigerian military to the Christian ministry and he became part of the Anglican Adam Preaching Society.[23]

Commendations

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E. Onosemuode commended Cornelius Adam Igbudu for being "a great musical reformer among Isoko and Urhobo Christians".[24] While Isaiah Egedegbe eulogised Igbudu for being "a reputable evangelistic catalyst for gospel propagation and church growth".[25][26]

 
Isaiah Egedegbe

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cornelius Adam Igbudu: Isoko's Greatest Evangelist". NewsNGR. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Igbudu, Cornelius Adam". Dictionary of African Christian Biography.
  3. ^ "History of the Founder". Anglican Adam Preaching Society. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ Edeigba, Linus (23 August 2022). Adam Igbudu: He got provoked in the spirit and commanded his dead father to come back to life. Infopedia Publication. ASIN B0BBQ9JRNQ.
  5. ^ Smit, Johannes; Kumar, Pratap (2018). Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen. BRILL. p. 108. ISBN 978-904-740-749-2.
  6. ^ "Foundation Brings Succour To Students In Isokoland, Donates 50,000 Notebooks". BigPen Nigeria. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. ^ Agamugoro, Peters (12 February 2022). "Adam Igbudu Christian Institute Graduates 26 Masters Degree Students!". Anglican Diocese of Warri. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ Erivwo, Samuel U. (1979). The Urhobo, the Isoko and the Itsekiri: A History of Christianity in Nigeria. Daystar Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-978-122-139-2.
  9. ^ Eyoboka, Sam; Abugoh, Gladys (1 December 2013). "Why I fought Idahosa, Anglicans - Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena". Vanguard News. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ Nabofa, Michael Y. (1992). Adam: The Evangelist. Daystar Press. ISBN 978-978-122-224-5.
  11. ^ Professor Sam U. Erivwo. "FOREWORD". Urhobo Historical Society.
  12. ^ Ogedegbe, Isaiah. "Cornelius Adam Igbudu: Isoko's Greatest Evangelist". NewsNGR. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  13. ^ "HISTORY OF URHOBO PEOPLE". EdoWorld.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ Ekeh, Peter Palmer (2007). History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta. Urhobo Historical Society. p. 220. ISBN 978-978-077-288-8.
  15. ^ Ahon, Festus. "Nigeria: We'll Uphold Sanctity of Christianity -Utuama". allAfrica. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  16. ^ Onibere, S. G. A.; Adogbo, Michael P. (2010). Selected Themes in The Study of Religions in Nigeria. African Books Collective. p. 72. ISBN 978-978-842-224-2.
  17. ^ Odidi, Godday. "We don't have influential Pastors and Musicians in Isoko-Pastor Odidi". The Nigerian Voice. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  18. ^ a b c Egbejumi-David, Michael. "Jesus Holiness". Sahara Reporters. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  19. ^ Smith, Johannes; Kumar, Pratap (2018). Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen. BRILL. p. 108. ISBN 978-904-740-749-2.
  20. ^ Tanure Ojaide (2017). Literature and Culture in Global Africa. Taylor & Francis. p. 47. ISBN 978-135-171-119-7.
  21. ^ Akadoro, Sam. "Nigeria: Church Begins Crusade in Ekpan". allAfrica. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  22. ^ Emuke, Eseoghene. "Odutemu: 10 Things You Should Know About New Archbishop Of Bendel Province". Niger Delta Today. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  23. ^ "BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MISSION". CMCC Warri. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  24. ^ Smit, Johannes; Kumar, Pratap (2018). Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen. BRILL. p. 105. ISBN 978-904-740-749-2.
  25. ^ Ogedegbe, Isaiah (9 June 2024). "Exploring the Life of Evangelist Cornelius Adam Igbudu". Nigerian Times. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  26. ^ Ogedegbe, Isaiah (9 June 2024). "Exploring the Life of Evangelist Cornelius Adam Igbudu". NGGOSSIPS.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.


 
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