Samuel Oshoffa

Samuel Bilewu Oshoffa
Born(1909-10-11)11 October 1909
Porto-Novo, French Dahomey
Died10 September 1985(1985-09-10) (aged 75)
Lagos, Nigeria
Resting placeImeko, Ogun State, Nigeria
7°29′00″N 2°53′00″E
OccupationPastor
Known forFounder of the Celestial Church of Christ
Spouse(s)Felicia Yaman and 13

Samuel Bilewu Joseph OshoffaListenⓘ (October 11, 1909 – September 10, 1985) was the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ, a Pentecostal church in the Aladura movement. He founded the church in 1947 in Porto-Novo in French Dahomey, now modern Benin. Oshoffa said that he founded the church in response to a "divine order" to evangelize, which was issued to him by an angel of God.

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