The Christ LivingSpring Apostolic Ministry is purely a prayer and outreach Apostolic Ministry with a mission to win souls through crusades and word-based apostolic prayers with the core value of fervent prayers, absolute obedience to God, uncompromising righteousness, relentless soul winning and consistent support for individuals and other ministries. The Ministry started as a result of a vision given by God to the set man, Pastor Wole Oladiyun, an insightful teacher of God’s Word with an unusual grace for intercession, to harvest souls globally.
CLAM was commissioned on the 2nd of April, 1998 and commenced operations at the premises of Dansol High School, Wempco Road, Ogba, Lagos. Attendance that day comprised seven adults and three children, among whom were Pastor Wole Oladiyin, his wife; Bukola Oladiyun, Pastor Kola Oluwarinde, Pastor and Pastor (Mrs) Davies and Evangelist J. B. Ayo-Rotimi. The Church grew and later moved to the premises of the Solid Rock Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Ojodu, Lagos. The church is presently at CLAM Close, behind Tejumola House, Omole, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos. It is a multi-purpose Church with a 1,000-seater capacity multi-purpose hall, administrative blocks, schools and hospital on a large expanse of land. The Ministry registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and as a member of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has 25 departments to accelerate the operations of the church.
CLAM have an evangelical orientation through an apostolic display of God’s power to draw souls into the kingdom of God and in the deliverance of people from the bondage of Satan. They are best known for going to dreaded villages for outreaches in form of crusades and fervent prayers to conduct deliverance sessions, pray and preach the raw undiluted Word of God to the villagers, thereby drawing people to Christ. The Church has and still hopes to continue positively affecting the lives of many people through its deliverance services, crusades, youth empowerment and welfare programmes which caters for the needs of people and provide various services to the body of Christ, and to build a Ministry that will be the archetype of how the Church can re-build a nation, effectively serve humanity and empower Christians.
As the church grew, it became pertinent to have a structure created for administration to achieve orderliness and effectiveness. Therefore, the management team is made up of Pastor Wole Oladiyun as Senior Pastor; Pastor (Mrs.) Bukola Oladiyun, Director of Family Life; Pastor Dapo Adeleke, Director of Administration; Mrs. Bukola Aderibigbe, Director of Finance; Pastor Riches Unubum heads the Pastorate and the Director of CIA is Pastor Tony Uche. The structure created has made it possible for the church to grow both in strength and numerically. Each Director oversees departments within the Church.
Among the service groups, the Family Life Department ranks top. In a large congregation, people face challenges because it is difficult to meet with Pastor Oladiyun, popularly known as Baba Aladura. Therefore, the Family Department takes absolute charge and is anchored by his wife, Pastor (Mrs.) Bukola Oladiyun. This department also caters for everything that concerns family life. The widow and widowers group is very pronounced in CLAM. The group provides spiritual leadership and counseling for widows and widowers of the church. The unemployed widows and widowers are also encouraged to learn skills and are empowered. The department also liaises with the welfare department to provide succor for members by providing them with cash, foodstuffs and clothes. The welfare department operates in collaboration with the Family Life Department. Aside providing physical and material succor to members in need, they also arrange skill acquisition programmes for the unemployed and those facing financial travails. They also work with the Evangelism Department to provide support for converts and visits to orphanages and hospitals. The Media and Publications Department handles the publishing of Pastor Wole’s books. The Sound Department handles the audio, video and DVD production of messages by Pastor Oladiyun. The Department also runs an international academy. The Ministry actualizes its main vision of winning souls through its evangelical arm which is known as Christ Living Spring Apostolic Ministry Global Outreach (CLAMGO). The Ministry has a director of outreaches who coordinates the programmes under the supervision of the Senior pastor. CLAMGO blesses the people by giving them food, clothes, Bible, Christian literature, musical instruments and money.
The Church, under Pastor Wole Oladiyun Foundation (PAWOF) provides health care services and quality education to the less privileged and provides grant for research and development. The Ministry has prayer centres located in Lagos and Abuja. It has an app through which it connects to audiences all around the world. From that small beginning in 1998, today CLAM records a minimum of 6,000-strong roll-call of worshippers in its flagship services.
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