Assemblies of God Ejigbo 1, believes in the Pentecostal distinctive of baptism with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
The present Rev. minister in .....Rev. Zaccheaus Oludiji Owolabi.
.........A Man of many Parts.
In every generation, God raises up for himself generals whose ministries stand out. In this generation, one of such men is Rev. Zaccheaus Oludiji Owolabi.
Rev. Z.O. Owolabi was born into a nomimal Christian home in Africa church at Sigo Opalola village in Ewekoro local government council of Ogun State, into the family of late Mr and Mrs Joseph Taiwo and Abigail Owolabi on the 9th of July 1965.
He had his early education at local government primary school between 1972 and 1978 at Sango Otta, Ogun state. Then he proceeded
to Orile Agege Community high school,Orile Agege Lagos State between October 1978 and June 1983. He went to Government Technical College ldi -Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State
from September 1986- November 1989 and came out with Course"B" certificate in Electrical Engineering
He got both his diploma certificate in Pastoral studies in 1998 and Degree in Missions 2013 at Southwest Advanced School of Theology,
Iperu Ogun State. He also proceeded to Baptist College of Theology Lagos, an affiliate School to University of Ibadan, Oyo State for Bachelor of Religious Education between 2005
and 2007. In 2009, he secured admission into Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago- Iwoye for M.A in Christian studies, he deffered the admission for obvious reasons and started again in 2011 and completed it in 2013
It has been the desire of Rev. Z.O. Owolabi to be a great scholar and that has made him not to give up in his pursuit for academics, God willing, the Ph.D academic work at Olabisi Onabanjo University is near completion.
A man of great determination, this servant of God has envisioned himself as a great preacher right from his teens. He met with Christ in October 1978 under Rev. Francis Adebisi Oyelakin of Assemblies of God
Church Agege(now Akowonjo city). His elder brother, Rev. Gabriel Oluwagbemiga Owolabi introduced him to Christ. His earlier encounter
with Christ has helped him as he has remained an ardent Christian for over 40years now.
Before his call to ministry, Rev. Owolabi worked as an Electrical Technician with Hong Kong Synthetic Fibre, Otta Ogun State between 1990 and 1992 and Devon Nigeria Ltd. Ogun State between 1992 and
1994. He later moved to Scan Water Nigeria Ltd, llupeju as Electrical Supervisor, he was transferred to Port Harcourt in 1994 and was there till he resumed for pastoral training in 1996 at Western Bible
College, now Southwest Advanced School of Theology.
He had received a call to raise champions for the kingdom through the preaching and teaching of the word of God. The call to ministry was
actually in August 1987 but response was given in 1994. The training at the Bible college was of importance to the commencement of the ministry in 1996.
Rev. Z.O.Owolabi, by the grace of God has pastored 5 different churches, two in Sango District and three in Lagos District.
In March 1999, this Journey of Grace began as a minister at the
Assemblies of God Church Isale-Odo, AIT Section, Sango District, ln August 2007, he was transferred to Oke- Afa Assembly in Isolo section, Lagos District.
By January 2011 he moved to Agodo Egbe Section and was there till 2012. He came back to Isolo section and resumed office at Assemblies
of God llasamaja 1 on Sunday 4th November 2012 and has remain there till 2015 and was transferred to Assemblies of God Church Ipaja, lpaja section.
He has been the Lagos District Mission Coordinator since April, 2009, a position he held until God elevated him to a sectional leader at lpaja
section from January 3rd 2016 to August 2018. In 2018 he was elected as a Presbyter in Lagos District
Through the grace of God and passion for the youths , he focused his B.A thesis on the youths titled Youth Mobilization for Church growth
which later gave birth to " Youth with Purpose Forum". It is a monthly programme organized to enrich the souls of the youth. He has a monthly programme in the
hurch tagged "Hour of Encounter". It is a programme geared towards reemphasizing the power of God as of old, strengthening the faith of the
brethren, setting the oppressed free and enabling the sincere seeker to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Beside every successful man there is a woman. Rev Z.O.Owolabi got married to his amiable and welll articulated wife Envangelist (Mrs) Elizabeth .O. Owolabi (Nee Ajayi Iree)in July 15, 2000 at Assemblies of
God Church Sango 1and the relationship is blessed with four heaven bound children namely: Edith Ayobami Atinuke Ifeoma Owolabi, Emmanuel Adeoluwa Chimezie Owolabi, Edna Adeola Chioma Owolabi and Eunice Adebola Chisom Owolabi.
One may be wondering why did Rev. Owolabi gave all his children an lgbo name, knowing fully well that he and his wife are not from an Igbo speaking community, the answer is not far fetched. To him having
associated himself with lgbo speaking community for over 40years as a believer and having seen Assemblies of God Church as a multicultural Church he decided to give all his children an lgbo name
If you have an encounter with Rev. Owolabi he would always tell you that what brought him to the ministry is Matthew 6:33 " Seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, every other things shall be added
to you" and he has become a source of inspiration to many as a result of his passion and zeal for the kingdom Expansion. His desire for success for his members and friends is noticed in the slogan " You are not permitted to fail and you will not fail in Jesus name amen.
present to you Rev. Zaccheaus Oludiji Owolabi, the Sectional leader of Ejigbo 1, a Presbyter in the Lagos District
