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CACGWA Worldwide

How It Started

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 of CACGWA are:

  1. Dorcas Olufunmilayo Adebule (Lagos DCC) – Leader 
  2. L. J. Sanni (Kano DCC) – Assistant Leader
  3. V.I. Adeyinka (Ibadan DCC) – Secretary
  4. H.T. Makanju (Ekiti DCC) – Assistant Scretary\
  5. E.A. Ige (Ogo Oluwa Zone) – Treasurer
  6. Helen Menta (Warri DCC) – Financial Secretary
  7. D. Fanibe (Osogbo DCC) – Public  Relations Officer
  8. D.O. Awojobi (Osi zone) – Prayer Leader
  9. J.O. Fagbemi (Oke Isegun DCC Ondo) – Secretary, Planning Committee

At present, the good women national conference is zoned into three sections of the nation.

  1. Babalola International Memorial Ground, Ikeji Arakeji section for Benin Republic, the South-West and South-South states in Nigeria
  2. Abuja section for the Northern states in NIgeria
  3. Port Harcourt section for some South-Suth and South-East states

Some of the functions of the good women association are to 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. 

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

CACGWA Oke Igbala Ketu

Brief Overview

The Good Women Association in Ketu Assembly came into existence in 1988.

The authority of the church grouped women for prayers and special programmes. Pastor Olasehinde who was the Assembly Pastor at that time directed Mrs. Efunkoya (Iya Ijebu) to lead the women. In 1989, the Good Women Association came into full operation.

Mrs Efunkoya became the first leader of the association. Since then, the association have been having leaders who have progressively taken up responsibilities at the Assembly, District and Districts Co-ordinating Council levels.

Those who have coordinated the association after Mrs. R.  Efunkoya are Deaconess F. F. Olabinjo, Deaconess Ibukun Felix, Deaconess E. M. Oladeji and now, it is being led by Deaconess Grace Adegbesan. 

Achievements

  • Purchase of the first Good Women 14-seater Bus in the year 2000
  • Purchase of the 14-seater Bus in the year 2013 with the support of the Board of Elders.
  • Good Women School project at Omusoko, Ogun State where God-fearing children will be raised for our society. The programme was initiated by Good Women and it was taken over by the Board of Elders. The project is progressing.

The Good Women of this Church have produced many women of God (Evangelists/Prophetess) and they are doing well in their respective assemblies.

Among them are:

  1. Evangelist (Mrs.) E. O. Adeniran
  2. Prophetess Mary Alarape
  3. Evangelist (Mrs.) Ajimati
  4. Evangelist (Mrs.) Ajileye
  5. Evangelist (Mrs.) Okelola
  6. Evangelist (Mrs.) Owolabi
  7. Evangelist (Mrs.) Ajileye
  8. Evangelist (Mrs.) Ayejuyone

The Good Women Association has since been impacting positively the growth of the Church at the National, Regional, DCC, District and Assembly levels. To the Glory of God, the Association is waxing stronger.

Cleaning and Decoration of the Church

The general cleanliness, decoration and beautification of the Church ambience is being handled by Good Women.

The cleaning takes place every Saturday, while routine cleaning exercises also take place immediately after the One Hour with God programme every Tuesday. Women also carry out the decoration and beautification of the Church interiors during anniversaries and special programmes.

Leadership

On 8th May 2022, new executives were elected into the Good Women Leadership structure in the Assembly. They are:

  • Deaconess G. F. Adegbesan – Assembly Good Women leader
  • Deaconess E. T. Onaderu – Secretary
  • Deaconess R. O. Oyediran – Treasurer
  • Mrs. A. O. Omodele – Financial Secretary

Members of the Working Committee are:

  1. Deaconess O. Adepoju
  2. Deaconess E. O. Odusanya
  3. Mrs. Nike Banwo
  4. Deaconess B. A. Dada
  5. Deaconess E. O. Oyebode
  6. Deaconess A. Asaolu
  7. Mrs. B. A. Ogunduyi
  8. Mrs. F. Akinmejiwa
  9. Mrs. H. M. Adeniyi
  10. Deaconess E. Dada
  11. Deaconess A. Ojulari

Activities

(A) Wednesday Weekly Prayer Meeting/Monthly Vigil

The women meet on Wednesdays and every third Wednesday of the month for morning prayer meetings and night vigils respectively to pull down the stronghold of Satan. The inter-denomination programme has become a model for other Churches to emulate. Many participants gave testimonies to the glory of God.

b) 7 Wednesdays Yearly Vigil

This is an annual programme, which is held the last Seven Wednesdays of the year. Participants are from C.A.C. and other denominations. It has been a source of blessings to the participants and the Church of God at large.

Good Women Choir

Good Women Choir of Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Igbala, Ketu started in the year 1988.  Mrs. F. Olasehinde groomed some women to use their talents in singing, worshipping and praising God. The total number that started the journey was 25, and God has been using them to propagate the gospel in the Assembly, the District and the District Coordinating Council (DCC) levels.

The Good Women Choir is also waxing stronger numerically and has currently increased in number to 35 members.  They have appeared in the yearly Good Women Convention at Ikeji, Arakeji more than 10 times and the occasions were all glorious participations.

The launch of their first Album titled O TO GBEGA took place on 1st November 2015.

The Good Women Choir Patrons and Matrons are:

  1. Evangelist J. A. Adelakun (Baba Ayewa)
  2. Elder Segun N. Olatunji
  3. Deaconess F. Olabinjo
  4. Deaconess Labake Mould

The Executives of Good Women Choir to date are:

  1. Deaconess E. M. Oladeji – Leader
  2. Mrs. H. M. Adeniyi – Secretary
  3. Deaconess A. Ojulari – Treasurer

Good Women Tuck Shop

The mini supermarket was established in 2004 when the Board of Elders erected the building and requested the women in the Church to provide financial support for the purchase of consumable items for sale in the shop.  The mini supermarket was set up to prevent children from crossing the main road to buy groceries and other items. Similarly, the Tuck Shop also avails Church members the opportunity to buy water (sachet and bottled) during special (prayer) programmes.

The mini supermarket is managed directly by the Executives of the Good Women in the Assembly.

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