Nigerian-Million-Makers (Pastor Bimbo Odukoya)

PASTOR(MRS) BIMBO ODUKOYA            

She was third in a  row of three girls, born on the 12^th of September 1960 to the family of Mr and Mrs Oladipupo Willains of Abeokuta, Ogun state Nigeria. Pastor Abimbola Rosemary Odukoya the co-pastor of the fountain of Life church and the president of single and married ministry had her primary education at St. Mary’s private school Lagos, the holy child college, Lagos, had her ‘A’ level at Federal Government College Ijanikin Lagos where she gave her life to Christ in 1978. she also attended University of Ibadan Nigeria where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Archeology.

After graduation she worked as a curator in the cultural arts department of the National Arts Theatre during her National Youth Service scheme where she was retained as a permanent staff in the centre for black Arts and culture (CBAAC)she worked there for seven years.

She met her husband Pastor Taiwo Odukoya in 1979 courted with him for five years and got married, as a virgin in 1984. She became a full time pastor in 1992.

Pastor Bimbo learnt to priorities her roles as a wife, and minister, running a light schedule. A prolific writer, author, columnist in various National and international newspapers and Magazines, such as Thisday, Sunday Independent, leadership, city people and lifestyle Magazine (UK) amongst many other, she was a national and international speaker, one of the most sought-after at home and abroad, the theme of her message remained: a call to sexual purity and fidelity.

What importantly made her an icon among single and married Christians in many parts of Nigeria is her single and married ministry started in 1993 as an outreach of the fountain of life church with the vision to build the home and thus the nation and to equip the saints for life and ministry. The ministries was to nutured singles on the Christian principles of building a happy home and motivate married couples to uphold the sanctity of marriages as prescribed by God.

She was the producer and host of an international television ministry tagged single and married and also the chairperson of Discovery for women, a ministry dedicated to challenging, motivating and empowering women in their various roles as wives, mothers and leaders.

Pastor Bim as she was fondly called was know to be a generous giver. She gave buses for missionary use, donated to several charity organizations at Koma Hills and others.

She may have gone to glory since December 10, 2005 in the Sosoliso air crash in Port-Harcourt Nigeria, but her legacy still lives on. She touched her generation that not only people of diverse denominations and callings came to register their condolences, but Muslims sending  delegations to the church. Her sermons/Video clips has been committed to the continued airing of single and married programs on 16 television stations, with international viewers in Ghana, Canada and the U.K. as part of the mandate of Pastor Bimbo Odukoya Foundation (PBOF)