Read his biography below:
Bishop Onaolapo is the Founder and General Overseer of the Abundant Life Gospel Churches with Headquarters in Agege area of Lagos.
The clergyman lived at ola street at obawole,very close to agege in Lagos state before his death.He was born in July 1957 to Pa, and Mrs. Onaolapo in Erin-Ile, Kwara State. Pa Onaolapo was a business
merchant.
His siblings are Joana Gana, the wife of the late Professor Gana, a university don and first Vice Chancellor of the Birgham University in Nassarrawa
State, Anna Oluyori, wife of the grandson of King of Kabba, Pa. Atikekerejolu Oluyori, Kehinde Onaolapo, a lecturer of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Taiwo Onaolapo, a Business man. He is half-brother to Professor Joshua Onaolapo, a
professor of Pharmacy in Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria.
Kola Onaolapo started his primary school education in African Church Primary School, Erin-Ile. He completed his primary school education in Zaria, Kaduna State in 1968. He later went to Government Secondary School, Patigi in Kwara State.
In 1975 he got admission into Ahmadu Bello
University's School of Basic Studies and later was
admitted into the University's Faculty of Science
where he studied Chemistry.
He started preaching as a student in the university
where he was involved with the Samaru Gospel
Team, a campus crusade, using the Assemblies of
God Church in Samaru. As a student pastor he
preached in many crusades in Zaria. Many people
were not sure if he was a student or a pastor.
After graduating from Ahmadu Bello University in
1980, he was employed by the Plateau State
Government to work as a teacher in Jos. It was
while he was teaching he had an encounter with
God.
Bishop Onaolapo would usually wake up at 3 a.m.
to pray. On this particular day when he woke up to
pray, he heard a voice saying to him, "I will be
calling you to preach the gospel". Two weeks later,
the same voice came asking him to fast and pray in
preparation for a visit from God.
Bishop Onalapo described the visit of jesus to his house as "I lay down to rest after a session of prayer. My
eyes were opened but I was suspended. My door
was open and I saw Jesus walk in. How did I know
him? I just knew. I could not talk. Every movement
was suspended. He walked as far as my bed and
took my hand. I believe he was trying to pass the
anointing into my life. I can't remember how long. I
could not scream. Then he left my hands and
vanished. As he vanished, an audible voice came
speaking, 'Go into all the world and preach the
gospel'"
He later moved to Ilorin where he
started Abundant Life Gospel Church before
moving the headquarters to Lagos,but before moving to headquarters to Agege,lagos,he started the church at Daddy Savage street close to Obawole and Fagba bus stop along Iju road leading to Agege.
He was ordained Bishop by Late Bishop Benson
Idahosa,Founder and President of the Church of
God Mission International Inc Nigeria as the first
Abundant Life Gospel Church bishop. Abundant Life
Gospel Church is a fast growing Pentecostal Church.
Bishop Onaolapo died on October 19, 2012 after
going into coma for three days in the United States.
He was married to Reverend Mrs. Janet Onaolapo, a
Senior Pastor and Host of a Christian TV Program
broadcast on Lagos TV. His children are: Patience
Onaolapo (Female), David Onalapo (Male) and
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