CAC Nigeria and Overseas at the Crossroads of Truth: A Call to Correct History, Restore Covenant, and Rekindle Apostolic Fire
By Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola
The Christ Apostolic Church Nigeria and Overseas stands today at a decisive crossroads. The choices made in this season will determine whether the Church rises into its prophetic destiny or sinks further into the quagmire of historical distortion, administrative rebellion, and spiritual compromise. CAC was born in revival, shaped by covenant, and sustained by truth. Any attempt to redefine its history, dilute its authority, or manipulate its heritage is not merely an administrative error—it is a spiritual violation. The Church must now confront its past with honesty, its present with courage, and its future with covenant fidelity.
Correcting the Historical Record: 1918 Is Not Our Birth Year
The recent attempts to anchor CAC’s centenary in 1918 are historically misleading and spiritually dangerous. The year 1918 is indeed significant, but it marks the rise of the Precious Stone Society in Ijebu‑Ode, a precursor movement that prepared the soil for what would later become the Christ Apostolic Church. It was a reference point, not a covenantal foundation. The Precious Stone Society was a spiritual awakening, but it was not yet the Christ Apostolic Church Nigeria and Overseas, One Fold One Shepherd.
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To equate 1918 with the birth of CAC is to confuse heritage with covenant, precursor with foundation, and history with constitution. The Christ Apostolic Church, One Fold One Shepherd, with Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola as the first General Evangelist, emerged through the fire of revival, the authority of the 1943 Articles of Association, the legal identity of the 1985 Certificate of Incorporation (No. 147), and the apostolic mantle that shaped its prophetic identity. These are the covenantal pillars upon which CAC stands. Therefore, the true centenary of CAC Nigeria and Overseas is 2030, and this is precisely what the Supreme Council stands for and with. Any deviation from this truth is a distortion of history and a betrayal of covenant identity.
False Centenary: A Monument of Misrepresentation
It was on 24 November 2018 that the General Executive Council publicly staged what they called the “Centenary Celebration” of the Christ Apostolic Church. Yet this event was not a celebration of covenant truth but a monument of misrepresentation—an opium of deception designed to pacify the public and consolidate undue domination. The celebration was premature, historically inaccurate, and spiritually misleading.
Scripture warns against such distortions: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” (Isaiah 5:20). To celebrate prematurely is to call darkness light. It is to substitute deception for truth. It is to mislead the faithful into false remembrance. CAC must not build monuments upon misrepresentation. Revival cannot be sustained by false milestones. The Church must return to the old paths of truth, holiness, and covenant fidelity, not invent new paths of deception.
Truth Versus Threats: The Battle for CAC’s Soul
Those who resist truth have not produced evidence—because there is none. Their claims collapse under scrutiny. Their narratives evaporate before documentation. Their arguments crumble before Scripture and covenant history. Instead of repentance, they have chosen intimidation. Instead of evidence, they have chosen noise. Instead of truth, they have chosen threats.
But Scripture is clear: “If we say we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth.” (1 John 1:6). And again: “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” (Isaiah 8:20). When men cannot produce evidence against truth, the Bible concludes that there is no light in them. This is not my verdict. This is not CAC’s verdict. This is the verdict of the Word of God. Those who resist truth must either produce evidence or repent. If they cannot produce evidence, repentance is their only path to light.
The Folly of Fading Numbers
Those who fight truth continue to rely on their numbers and influence—but these are already fast fading. Scripture warns: “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help… but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel.” (Isaiah 31:1). Numbers without righteousness are vanity. Influence without truth is emptiness. Power without covenant is futility. The fading influence of rebellion is proof that God is dismantling false altars, exposing divided hearts, and calling His Church back to covenant obedience.
The Witness That Cannot Be Denied
The most compelling testimony in this saga is the repentance of the principal architect of the rebellion. Before his passing, he issued a public press release and swore to an affidavit, confessing the truth of the rebellion and acknowledging the error of their uprising. His repentance dismantled decades of false narratives, exposed fabricated doctrines, vindicated the Supreme Council, and confirmed CAC’s constitutional history. His confession stands as a divine witness that truth ultimately prevails, for as Scripture declares: “For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.” (2 Corinthians 13:8).
Creative Redemption: Hosea’s Prophetic Pattern
Hosea teaches that prosperity without obedience breeds false altars, divided hearts, and misused blessings. Yet God overturns idolatry with judgement, heals divided hearts with covenant truth, and transforms misused blessings into restored obedience. This is the pattern CAC must embrace today: from distortion to truth, from rebellion to repentance, from divided hearts to restored obedience, and from misused heritage to renewed covenant faithfulness. Revival is never sustained by monuments or majority opinion. It is sustained by obedience, holiness, and truth.
Reformed Renewal Theology: Returning to the Covenant of Light
Reformed renewal theology insists that revival is not a human invention but a divine intervention. It teaches that God restores His people when they return to covenant obedience, embrace holiness, and walk in truth. The Old Testament declares: “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” (Proverbs 14:34). The New Testament affirms: “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2). Renewal is therefore both moral and spiritual, both doctrinal and experiential. It requires repentance, truth, and obedience. CAC must embrace this theological foundation, recognising that revival cannot be engineered by committees, celebrations, or monuments. It is birthed by the Spirit of God and sustained by covenant fidelity. The Church must return to the light of Christ, for He alone is the source of true renewal. As Jesus declared: “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12). CAC must walk in this light if it is to fulfil its prophetic destiny.
Conclusion: The Covenant Shall Stand
The Christ Apostolic Church was born in revival. It must be restored in truth. And it will be sustained by the Lordship of Jesus Christ. The premature celebration of 2018 cannot alter covenant history. The misleading use of 1918 cannot redefine CAC’s identity. The true centenary of CAC Nigeria and Overseas is 2030, and the Supreme Council stands firmly with this truth. Those who resist truth must either produce evidence or repent. If they cannot produce evidence, repentance is their only path to light. If they refuse repentance, Scripture itself declares that there is no light in them.
May the Lord grant CAC Nigeria and Overseas courage to stand for truth, humility to embrace repentance, and grace to walk in the light, so that the Church may rise again in purity, power, and prophetic integrity under the eternal Lordship of Jesus Christ.
JESUS IS LORD.
General Evangelist, Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Nigeria and Overseas