Jimmy, son of the late founding pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya (67), has been announced as his father’s successor and senior pastor of the church.
Jimmy Odukoya is a Nigerian actor who played the role of Oba Ade in the 2022 movie “The Woman King”.
He is the first child of late pastors Bimbo Odukoya and Taiwo Odukoya.
Jimmy was announced as the church’s senior pastor and chairman of the board of trustees by a member of the board during the service on Sunday, monitored by NewsNGR.
“The next day we had a board meeting and we actually decided to follow the Constitution and pastor Jimmy was nominated and unanimously voted for.
” Pastor Jimmy is now our senior pastor and he is the chairman of the board of trustees. We will have an installation service on September 30,” the board member while the church congregation roared in cheers and claps.
Jimmy, who was part of the pastoral team of the church then worked up the stage.
“All glory and all adoration to God,” he said.
He told the congregation that his late father told him he would be his successor.
“Thank you church. I thank God for the grace and strength to chart this new journey. I want to thank the board of Trustees and honouring the wishes of my late father,” he said.
He thanked the church leadership for holding the church together during the transition of his father and also expressed gratitude to the other pastors for being a source of blessing.
Jimmy is an Oral Roberts University graduate.
