Biography of Prophet David Olulana Babajide, the 2nd General Evangelist of the CAC

Prophet David Olulana Babajide, the 2nd General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, was born in 1907 at Okemesi-Ekiti in Ekiti State. Before his call, Prophet Babajide was a school teacher of enormous experience.

For several years,he resisted the Lord’s call to full time service in the gospel ministry. Since 1929, the Lord had been urging him but the lure of the teaching profession kept him away. Nevertheless, he gave himself to voluntary service in the Lord’s vineyard.

In 1937, at Ikire-Ile, he finally surrendered and resigned his teaching appointment. That year the Lord manifested Himself powerfully in David Babajide’s life and he was led to Pastor J. S. B. Odusona at Ibadan from whom he had his ministerial training. Pastor Odusona taught him how to listen patiently to the voice of the Lord before taking a step of faith

The following year, 1938, Prophet D. O. Babajide got married and the marriage received God’s blessings evidenced with six children – four males and two females.

Prophet Babajide, nicknamed “the Singing-bird of Jesus,” is widely known for his sweet voice and rich repertoire of gospel choruses and songs. He is an accomplished composer, an accordionist and an evangelist of no mean repute.

He was ordained a Pastor in Christ Apostolic Church in 1949, appointed General Evangelist in 1959 after the demise of Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola, a position he held for 32 years before he retired in 1991 as a Trustee of the church.

This remains the mandate he had with the authority of the church. The Light of the World Society – a society of energetic praying and preaching youth in the Christ Apostolic Church – was his brainchild. This society remains vibrant of until today. He established the School of Evangelists and Prophets at Ilesha where many ministers occupying responsible positions in CAC today received their training.

Some of the miracles performed by him.

1. Miraculous rainfall through his prayer.

The casting out of spirit of guinea worm which lived in the stream and affected people with guinea worm disease in Akoko.

2. Demonic tree withered through Prophet Babajide’s prayer at Modekeke, Ile – Ife.

3. Interpreting the language of birds.

4. Interpreting the language of the little babies.

5. Fruit of the womb for Pastor T.A Iyanda’s mother.

Great miracle through Prophet Babajide’s revival in 1949 in Ibadan to mention just few.

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Prophet David Olu Babajide, the 2nd General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, was born in 1907 at Okemesi-Ekiti in Ekiti State. Before his call, Prophet Babajide was a school teacher of enormous experience.

The following year, 1938, Prophet D. O. Babajide got married and the marriage received God’s blessings evidenced with six children – four males and two females.

Prophet Babajide was used by the Lord to plant many churches and is leading many churches into understanding the mystery behind the gifts of the Spirit. He does not lead to control the churches he planted but let go the assemblies to Christ Apostolic Church without laying claims to any one of them.

Prophet D. O. Babajide is a renowned author and many of his books have been sources of blessings to many people.

FULL STORY…

Evangelist/Pastor/Prophet David Olu Babajide, The second General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, next in rank to the Late Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola was born on 25th February, 1900 at Okemesi-Ekiti in Ekiti State.

Prior to his call to the Ministry, he was a school educator. For quite a lot of years he couldn’t appropriate the need for accepting the Lord’s call to be a full time ministry; after all he believed he had been serving The Lord in the gospel ministry. The call had been persistent on him ever since 1929, but he kept using his profession as an excuse for accepting the call. Nonetheless, when the fullness of time came, he gave himself to voluntary service in the Lord’s vineyard. In 1937, at Ikire-Ile, he finally surrendered and resigned his teaching appointment..

That year the Lord manifested Himself powerfully in David Babajide’s life and he was led to Pastor J. S. B. Odusona at Ibadan from whom he had his ministerial training. Pastor Odusona taught him how to patiently listen to the voice of the Lord before taking a step of faith..

The following year, 1938, Prophet D. O. Babajide got married and the marriage was blessed with six children – four males and two females. Prophet Babajide, nicknamed “the Singing-bird of Jesus,” is widely known for his sweet voice and rich repertoire of gospel choruses and songs. He is an accomplished composer, an accordionist and an evangelist of no mean repute. He was ordained a Pastor in Christ Apostolic Church in 1949, appointed General Evangelist in 1959 after the demise of Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola. In 1991, Papa was fully persuaded by a faction of the Christ Apostolic Church to retire, although to remain as a Trustee but this position though he refuted but could not resist their moved.
Like the Biblical patriarchs, Prophet D. O. Babajide had his own share of trials. His wife, Mrs. Dorcas Adebambe Babajide, rested in the Lord in 1982 while he, too, suffered from a serious illness which for many months kept him out of circulation.

Prophet Babajide has been greatly used of the Lord to plant many churches without laying claims to any of one of them. The Light of the World Society – a society of energetic praying and preaching youth in the Christ Apostolic Church – was his brainchild. He established the School of Evangelists and Prophets at Ilesha where many ministers occupying responsible positions in CAC today received their training, amongst was the late President and Trustee of the Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide; Pastor N. E. Udofia, and the current Deputy General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide; Prophet/Evangelist G.A. Oyelami..

Babajide and his team were going out for evangelism one day and saw a sign board by Ogboni Fraternity just opposite a C.A.C sign board and that caught the attention of Babajide and so he stopped and looked at the Ogboni signboard and gave instruction to his team members to uproot the Ogboni signboard that it is a sign of big disrespect to the Lord to have the signboard of the Church of the Living God stand beside signboard of the devil. He said, it is not allowed.

This action of his did not go down well with the Ogboni Fraternity members and so, Babajide was charged to court that he had sinned against the law of the land that allows for freedom of association and worship. That anyone was free to associate with whomever he wants to associate with and so, who was he to say otherwise? The day of judgement came and everyone concerned were present in the court. Mind you, the Chief Judge was an Ogboni member, the other top ranking officials inclusive.

Babajide was in the charge box, while the plaintiff, an Ogboni member as well had read out the charge sheet and the offences Babajide had committed. Babajide was asked, guilty or not guilty? Babajide, in his white priestly robe, responded by singing a song of praise:Ko si agbara, to da bi ti Jesu Ko si agbara, to da bi ti Baba Ko si agbara, to da bi ti Jesu Agbara, Agbara, Agbara to ju agbara loHe sang it only once, and all of a sudden the Power of God fell on the Chief Judge and immediately, he started to speak in tongues, the plaintiff and all the Ogboni fraternity members in the court began speaking in tongues and the court room became a revival ground for the manifestation of God’s power. The power of God knows no boundary…

Prophet D. O. Babajide was a renowned author and many of his books have been sources of blessings to many people up until date..
Papa has been buried on the 21st April 2012.

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