Pastor Dare Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Enoch Adeboye has died at the age of 42.
Senior Pastors of the church confirmed that he died in his sleep on Wednesday, shortly after ministration.
He was the third surviving child of the revered cleric.
“It is with a deep and heartfelt sense of loss, we announce the departure of our beloved son, brother, husband and father, Oluwadamilare Temitayo Adeboye, who went to be with the Lord on the 4th of May, 2021,” an RCCG statement said, confirming the death.
“His life was well lived as he served the Lord without reserve, giving effortlessly and leading fearlessly.”
The statement added that he was survive by three children and his wife.
“Though shaken, our anchor remains Jesus Christ in whom we have the assurance that we will one day meet in a place where there is no pain,” the statement said.
“It is the wish of the family to be granted privacy at this moment and that prayers be offered on their behalf.”
‘Righteous Man Is Taken Away’
Leke Adeboye in reaction to the news took to his verified Instagram handle to post pictures of his brother, Dare Adeboye.
He made a scriptural post that reads, “The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.”
His posts gained thousands of comments with many dropping condolence messages.
Meanwhile, the news has sparked huge reactions on Twitter with over 15.6k tweets on Nigerian Twitter trends on Thursday afternoon.
Members of the RCCG and Christians from other denominations have condoled with the Adeboye family praying for the fortitude to bear the loss.
See tweets below…
I’m still believing God For a Miracle that will shake and choke the whole world •••••He knows the best, He can do and Undo
The God of Pastor Adeboye
— De’Favoured_Hairport (@Defavoured_HP) May 6, 2021
The news of Pastor Adeboye losing his son to death, Pastor Dare Adeboye is so sad
May God not allow out parents bury us at their old age
This is very heart wrenching
May God comfort his family
— Best Singu Geh (@Karo9ine) May 6, 2021
God Please comfort Pastor Adeboye and his entire family during this hard time
— MFM Youth Region 2 (@MFMYC_Reg2) May 6, 2021
This is so heartbreaking to hear
I pray God gives Pastor Adeboye and RCCG the strength to scale thru this painful loss
Rest in peace Pastor Dare
— Phenomenal Girl🌹 (@PhenomenalGirl7) May 6, 2021
Putting Pastor Adeboye in my prayers 🙏 No one deserves that.
Pastor Dare died at age 42.
May the Lord comfort his entire house hold. pic.twitter.com/M9hlAOj3Hi
— Mayor of Lagos…. (@MayowaOlubunmi) May 6, 2021
Saddest News💔 for the day, week, month & year ever.
But in all, who are we the R.C.C.G MEMBERS🙏 to question God🙏.
Lord knows best💔🙏.
Our Prayers with the Pastor Adeboye Family 💔🙏.
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