BIOGRAPHY OF REVEREND MRS OLUWAKEMI OLUFUNMILAYO ODEDIRAN

(NEE OGUNLEYE)

Oluwakemi Olufunmilayo Odediran was born on 26th November, 1974 to the family of Pa Ezekiel Bolaji Ogunleye of Ajibode in Ota, Ogun State and Madam Titilayo Apinke Ogunleye (both of blessed memory). She had her Primary and Secondary Schools education at St. Michael Primary School and Our Lady of Apostle Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State respectively. She also attended Wahab Folawiyo High school, Ikoyi, Lagos State.She later proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State where she obtained Ordinary National Diploma(OND) and Higher National Diploma(HND) in Business Administration & Management. She further obtained PGD(Accounting) and Masters in Business Administration at Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho. She is a member of the following professional bodies: National Institute of Management(NIM), Institute of Chartered Economist of Nigeria (ICEN), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN).

She entered the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso in 2014 where she obtained Masters of Divinity in Religious Education (M.DIV RE) in 2017.She ministers along with her husband at First Baptist Church, Offa since she graduated in 2017.

Her Christian Journey and Service

Mrs Oluwakemi Olufunmilayo Odediran gave her life to Christ during G.A Queens Court at Camp young, Ede in 1990 and was baptized at First Baptist church, Ereko Ijebu – Ode Ogun State.

Rev. Mrs Odediran had many Opportunities to serve God which she did truthfully and faithfully, these include:

• Sunbeam, G.A, and Lydia member at the First Baptist church, Ereko, Ijebu – Ode;
• Drama Coordinator and Secretary, B.S.F. Fed. Poly, Ilaro Ogun State.
• Secretary and the First Sisters’ Coordinator, Ogun State Baptist Students Fellowship.
• Assist Secretary NCCF Abia State 1998
• Prayer Chairperson, WMU Ejigbo Baptist Association
• WMU Adviser & Sunday School Teacher all at United Baptist church, Ejigbo Osun state.
• Vice President, Pastors’ Wives Fellowship, Kwara Baptist Conference
• CED Coordinator, First Baptist Church, Offa and Offa Baptist Association
• WMU Adviser, First Baptist Church, Offa.
• Adeola Odutola Group of Companies Ijebu-Ode, Ogun-State. (One Year Industrial Trainning)
• Abia State Ministry of Education(National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
• Osun Sate Ministry of Education (Unity Schools, Ejigbo)
• Ejigbo Baptist High School
• United School Ejigbo
• Ejigbo Local Government Secretariat
• Odo-Otin LOCAL Government Secretariat, Okuku, Osun State.
• Atakumosa East LCDA, Iwara.
• Odo-Otin South LCDA Inisa, Osun State.
• Odo-Otin South LCDA Oyan, Osun State.

On Tuesday, 27th October, 2020, she was ordained into the full gospel ministry of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. Hence, she is being called and addressed as Reverend Oluwakemi OlufunmilayoOdediran.

Rev Mrs Oluwakemi Olufunmilayo Odediran is a strong woman with great and undaunted passion for the ministry.She was a worthy supporter of her husband in the ministry despite the fact that she is a head of department of budget, planning research and statistics in the Local Government service of Osun State.She is a great speaker, a woman ofGod to the core, intelligent, loving and caring. She had always played exemplary leadership roles to the WMU and her divisions; youth, teenagers and Children ministries.Her wisdom and unique strength make her succeed as Member of committees in the church, association and conference. She has received many awards from the convention WMU and Publication departments Kwara Baptist Conference and many other places.

Rev Mrs Oluwakemi Odediran had been ministering together with her husband, Rev. Dr. Abimbola Gabriel Odediran since their marriage in November 1999.These include:

June 15, 1997 – Jan 31, 2009 – United Baptist Church, Ejigbo Osun State.

Feb 1, 2009 till she slept in the Lord- First Baptist Church Offa, Kwara State.

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Family Life

Rev. Mrs Oluwakemi Olufunmilayo Odediran got married to her heartthrob, Rev’d Dr Abimbola Gabriel Odediran on 27th November, 1999 and the marriage is blessed with three biological children Anointed IfeKristi, Blessed AyanfeKristi and Covenant AyoKristi; and many spiritual children.