18th May, 2007: Pastors David Junior and Isaac Oyedepo are ordained into Full-time Ministry. They were ordained by Pastor Kenneth Copeland at Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland Ota. Both of them are the biological children of Bishop David Oyedepo.
18th May 2024: The “Revised Constitution of the Mandate” for Living Faith Church Worldwide is promulgated by Bishop David Oyedepo.
18th May 2019: Adedoyin Oyekan passes on to glory. She was the wife of Gospel Music Minister, Dunsin Oyekan.
18th May 2013: Ohis Muyiwa Ojeikere marries his wife Anwinli. They are the founders of The Winlos and Lead Pastors at The VOTAGE (Voice Of This Age), a Church expression of the Winlos Ministry. Their marriage is blessed with a daughter, Aima Ojiekere.
18th May, 1958: The First Service of Yoido Full Gospel Church is held. The Service took place at Daejodong, Seoul South Korea, in the living room of Pastor Choi Ja-shil. Pastor Choi Ja-shil is the Co-Founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church and the mother-in-law to Pastor David Yonggi Cho, the Founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church.
18th-20th May, 1954: The First General Church Assembly (GCA), now General Church Council (GCC) of the Association of Evangelical Churches of West Africa (ECWA) is held at Egbe, Kogi State, Nigeria. This was after a series of meetings embarked upon by the Sudan Interior Missions (SIM) for the formation of the Association of Evangelical Churches of West Africa (ECWA). ECWA is now known as Evangelical Church Winning All.
18th May, 1917: Dr. Mojola Agbebi goes to be with the Lord. He was the First President of the Yoruba Baptist Association and the Founder of the African Baptist Union of West Africa.
18th May, 1988: Reverend Dr. Charles O. Osueke is elected the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God Church Nigeria. He passed on to glory on 5th May 2021.
18th May, 1834: Sheldon Jackson is born in Minaville, New York. He was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary whose Missionary work was known in Colorado and the Alaska Territory in the United States of America.
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