John Adegoke

Arrived United Kingdom in 1964

John Adegoke arrived United Kingdom in 1964 and worked as Accountant in Civil Service; in Food Manufacturing and in Engineering Industries; as Administrator in Education and as Project Manager in Community Programmes until his retirement in 2003. He studied Theology part-time and 1978-1980 at Centre for Black & White Christian Partnership and gained Certificate in Theology of the Birmingham University. Upon retirement in 2003, he studied Missiology full time at Birmingham Christian College 2003-2005 when he gained MA (in Mission) of the University of Wales. He has been deeply involved in ecumenical ventures since 1978, with visits and attendances at various ecumenical conferences nationally and internationally.

He represented the Cherubim & Seraphim in the defunct Churches Commission on Mission, Churches Commission for Racial Justice, Church Representatives Committee of the British Council of Churches and is currently in membership of the Enabling Group of Churches Together in England. He was invited and he delivered keynote addresses at the conference of British & Irish Association of Mission Studies in Corrymella, Northern Ireland in 2006 and at the Seminar of Post-Graduate Students in Cambridge University in 2007. He has written and contributed variously to published books and Journals.

James Jide Ayanda

Reverend/Prophet James Jide Ayanda M.Sc; FCIB; M.Inst AM; M.Inst.Pet

Reverend Ayanda had his further education at Canadian private missionary college, where he became a born-again Christian when he vividly received his divine calling. A product of South West London College and University of Ibadan. He retired in 1995 as the Chief Executive Officer of Merchant Banking Corporation Limited, now part of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, after spending 24 years in the Banking sector.

A professional Banker turned to become a priest in September 1995 when he retired to answer his calling into God’s full time Ministry. He founded Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church, Mount Horeb – the Church he has been shepherding since 1996 to date. Reverend Ayanda is an author and some of his writings include: The Biography of the Most Reveend S A Abidoye (2007); The Living Christian (2008); Professional Churches (2010); Districts Network in CSMC (2012); My Calling (2018). Today, he is a consultant in banking, ecumenism and community development services.

He has served the Church In various capacities and in different cities including Omu-Aran, Mokwa, Kano, Bauchi, Idumagbo, Sabo-Oko Oba Lagos, Kaduna and London. He led a team of seven from United Kingdom to represent the whole C&S denomination in Frankfurt, Germany in the World Council of Churches in 1975. Reverend Ayanda is happily married with children and grand-children.

Dr Richard Fasunloye

Special Apostle Dr Richard Fasunloye – D.Min, Msc, Bsc (Hons), MRICS– General Secretary, Unification Council of Cherubim and Seraphim Churches Europe Chapter.

He studied Agriculture at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where he obtained his BSC (Hons) in 1975. In UK, he obtained B.SC (Hons) in Quantity Surveying at Glasgow College of Building in 1983 and M.Sc in Project Management at Herriot Watt University Edinburgh in 1986. He is a Chartered Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and a member of Association of Project Managers. He is the Director of Richards & Associates Group Ltd – a firm of Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers.

He studied Pastoral and Leadership studies for his Doctor of Ministry degree at Canada Christian College and School of Graduate Theological Studies graduating in 2012.

Richard is a Pastor at Salvation of God Ministry Cherubim and Seraphim (C & S) Church located in Dagenham, London since 2002. Richard is married with four grown up children and has a granddaughter. He is Chairman of Celebrate the Comforter Central Working Committee. This is a joint Cherubim & Seraphim Church and Celestial Church of Christ annual event celebrating unity in the Holy Spirit.