Happy Birthday Pastor Paul Adeolu Adefarasin

Respected preacher and the founder of House On The Rock Cathedral Pastor Paul Adeolu Adefarasin is a year older today. He is an author, a social transformer and also the convener of  “The Experience Lagos” which is one of the biggest musical gospel concert in the world.

Pastor Paul Adefarasin is widely regarded as a visionary leader and bridge-builder. His ability to transcend race, tribe and creed with his unique approach to ministry has helped in many strategic relationships between the church and secular communities in Africa. He has a burning passion to see the rehabilitation of his generation, his nation and his continent.

Pastor Paul is married to Pastor Ifeanyi Adefarasin, and together, they have three lovely children.

PROFILE

Born in 1963 to a Nigerian father with an illustrious legal career that saw him retire as Chief Justice of Lagos state, and a Jamaican mother, who was once president of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS).The last of 5 children, pastor Paul attended Igbobi College, Yaba, Haileybury College, Hertfordshire, and obtained a Bachelors degree in Architecture from the University of Miami, Florida, practised briefly in the US, then abandoned all, for the higher calling of Ministry. He would subsequently obtain a Diploma in Christian Ministry from the International Bible Institute of London, after which he shepherded his first pastorate at the Action Chapel, London.

On his return to Nigeria from the UK, he eventually started House On The Rock from his mother’s living room in Lagos in 1994, with just 7 people in attendance. That small gathering has today metamorphosed into a vibrant, multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic congregation with over 80 daughter churches in Nigeria, Africa and Europe.

Renowned author, Motivator and Conference speaker, he is well known for his clear message of hope, healing and empowerment for the fulfilment of purpose. He is a Pastor of pastors; a visionary leader; Bridge-builder, social reformer and the Metropolitan, Senior Pastor of House on the Rock, a church headquartered in Lekki, Lagos. He leads a congregation of over 8,000 worshipers.

He is both founder and President of the Rock Foundation, and PETRA Coalition, for pastors and their ministries. He presently serves as the National Vice President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, an umbrella body to which a wide majority of Pentecostal churches in Nigeria are affiliated.

Pastor Paul is the convener of “The Experience,” the largest musical event in Africa, which holds annually in Lagos, and in 2007, he portrayed the Old Testament voice of God in Zondervan’s award winning audio bible “The Bible Experience,” reputedly the largest selling audio book in world history.

Pastor Paul Adefarasin lives in Lagos with his beautiful wife, Pastor Ifeanyi, and their three lovely children, Hilda Adebola, Alvin Adegboyega and Alexander Adekunle.