The remains of the senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, have been laid to rest.
He was buried in Lagos state today September 9. A funeral mass was held in his church before his body was later interred at a private ceremony attended by his family members and closest associates.
The clergyman died in the US on August 7, at the age of 67. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.
See the video from funeral below;
Mosmedia recalls that Taiwo Odukoya, Senior Pastor of the Fountain of Life Church in Lagos, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2023, the church conveyed the terrible news in a statement on its official social media platforms.
Pastor Odukoya died on August 7, 2023, in the United States, according to the statement. He was 67 years old.
“The Fountain of Life Family, in total submission to the will of God Almighty, announces the passing unto greater glory of our Father, our teacher, a great servant of the Most High God, Pastor Daniel Odukoya, Founding Pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, who passed unto glory on the 7th of August 2023 in the USA. We are in total submission to you Lord!!! We thank the Lord for the gift of a great leader,” the statement read.
The pastor’s late wife, Nomthi, died on November 9, 2021, after a two-year battle with cancer.
The couple were married for 11 years and had two boys.
Before Nomthi, Odukoya was married to Bimbo, his first wife, who died in the 2005 during the Sosoliso plane crash which occurred in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital.
