CACGWA Worldwide
Brief Overview
Christ Apostolic Church Good Women Association (CACGWA) is one of the three major units of the Church where membership is exclusively adult females.
It was founded in the year 1960, during the church’s national convention held in Ile-Ife.
The foundation leaders were, D.T. Ajayi from Ijebu, S. Johnson, V.A. Oshun (both from Lagos). Brown from Agege, Odewumi from Ebute-Meta, Martha Rotimi, the mother of Joseph Ayo Babalola from Odo-Owa.
The present executives
- Dorcas Olufunmilayo Adebule (Lagos DCC) – Leader
- J. Sanni (Kano DCC) – Assistant Leader
- I. Adeyinka (Ibadan DCC) – Secretary
- T. Makanju (Ekiti DCC) – Assistant Scretary\
- A. Ige (Ogo Oluwa Zone) – Treasurer
- Helen Menta (Warri DCC) – Financial Secretary
- Fanibe (Osogbo DCC) – Public Relations Officer
- O. Awojobi (Osi zone) – Prayer Leader
- O. Fagbemi (Oke Isegun DCC Ondo) – Secretary, Planning Committee
We work to welcome those who are new to the church while growing the found to maturity with the goal of reaching the lost for Christ and subsequently honouring Jesus Christ through worship and prayer and developing an effective prayer life thus obedience to His words. As brothers in Christ, it is a vital part of our goals to help each other in our effort towards becoming spiritually uplifted individuals in our homes, neighbourhoods and society; using Christ as our model.
We believe that it is a blessing; to know Him and to have Him in our lives and by His grace we will achieve yet another goal, of becoming a blessing unto others in our communities resulting in transformation of lives and soul winning to His glory
At present, the good women national conference is zoned into three sections of the nation.
- Babalola International Memorial Ground, Ikeji Arakeji section for Benin Republic, the South-West and South-South states in Nigeria
- Abuja section for the Northern states in NIgeria
- Port Harcourt section for some South-Suth and South-East states
Some of the functions of the good women association
- Teach her members useful practical house chores, mentor the young females, fund the education of female children, and philanthropic works within the nation and abroad as well as teach their members how to assist their husbands in the church ministry. Examples of schools founded by the association are: The Babalola Memorial Girls Grammar School Ilesa, established in honor of Joseph Ayo Babalola in 1960; the Midwifery College (formerly known as CAC Faith Home) Ede, founded in July 1959 with D.A. Oladiran as the matron. CAC Women Bible College Ede was established by CAC Prophetesses/ Lady Evangelists Association led by Prophetess Emily Oladoyinbo Jojolola with the active cooperation and support of Prophet Samson Ola Akande (a.k.a. Baba Abiye Ede) in 1986.
In January 1996, the Church authority inaugurated a new executive committee to pave the way for the society’s re-organization. The inauguration was done by the then C.A.C President, Pastor J. D. Obafemi (deceased). The society was finally renamed the ‘C.A.C Good Women Association.’
The good women association is organised from local assembly level up to the national level. They have choral groups, welfare units, and prayer bands at the same levels. The association organises programmes at the local levels where they are taught about their spiritual, financial, and family responsibilities from time to time; health programmes where elementary medical issues are also handled from time to time by medical personnel.