REV. TAIYE ‘SHOLA ADEOLA

Rev. Dr Taiye Adeola started his primary school Education at Ijeru Baptist Day School Ogbomosho and later to St. Barnabas Primary School, Ilorin. He attended bishop smith Memorial College and Cherubim and Seraphim College, Ilorin which he completed in 1984. In 1986 he obtained grade five theory of Music from the associated board of the Royal School of Music, London. He proceeded in 1985 to the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where he graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with honours in music. He later obtained a Master of Arts degree in the same field from the same University in 1997.

The same year he entered the Nigerian Baptist Theology Seminary, Ogbomoso for his pastoral Training and graduated with a Master of Divinity in Theology in the year 2002. He proceeded to the Institute of Ecumenical Studies Bossey in Switzerland where he obtained a certificate in Ecumenical Studies and a Masters of Arts in Religious Studies from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife in 2010. He bagged Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Performing Arts with a specialization in Music at the University of Ilorin.

He has worked as a Teacher and Lecturer at various times at the Cherubim and Seraphim College, Ilorin, Kwara State College of Education Ilorin, Baptist Theological Seminary Ogbomosho, University of Ilorin, Temple Praise Music School London. He served as a student pastor in Emmanuel Baptist Church Ilorin between 1997 and 2001, during which he assisted the English Chapel Coordinator and served as the music director for the chapel, he also served as a music minister at the New Covenant Church Woolwich London. He was called to join the Pastoral Team of Emmanuel Baptist Church on May 22, 2004 as the Minister of Youth and Education of the Church which he combines with Lecturing at the Music Unit of the Department of the Performing Arts, University of Ilorin.. Rev Taiye Adeshola Adeola is married to a beautiful and virtuous woman Pastor Fuminlayo Yewande Adeola and blessed with three Godly Boys – Fope, Fiyin and Fola. He is a gifted Musician and a Teacher of the WORD with Evangelistic Unction; he is also the president of The Gospel Proclaimers Music Ministry.