8 May, 1981: The Power House – a spiritual support system of the Liberation Mandate is born. The Power House was a group which engaged in prayers and fastings among other activities in order to actualize the heavenly vision delivered to Brother David Oyedepo on 1st to 2nd May, 1981 – The Liberation Mandate.
8 May, 1968: Pastor Poju Oyemade is born. He is the Senior Pastor and founder, The Covenant Nation (TCN).
8 May, 1828: Henri Dunant is born in Geneva. He is the founder of the Red Cross and the Young Men’s Christian Association, won the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.
8 May, 1845: The Southern Baptist Convention is founded in Augusta, Georgia. It is one of the largest Christian denominations in America.
8 May, 1895: Roman Catholic Archbishop and broadcaster Fulton J. Sheen is born in El Paso, Illinois. With his shows he became the most prominent American Catholic of broadcasting’s golden era.
8 May, 1915: Henry McNeal Turner passed on to glory in Windsor, Ontario. He is the 12th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). Many consider him to be the precursor of black theology for his statement, “God is a Negro.”
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