Isaiah Sakpo

Isaiah Sakpo
Born
Isaiah Ghele Sakpo

(1912-10-12)12 October 1912
Uzere, Isoko South, Delta State, Nigeria
Died2 August 1993(1993-08-02) (aged 80)
Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupations
  • clergyman
  • writer
Years active1927–1993

Isaiah Ghele Sakpo (12 October 1912 – 2 August 1993) was a Nigerian Christian clergyman, evangelist, and writer. Regarded as one of the pioneering fathers of Christianity in Nigeria, he once served as Lagos, Western/Northern Areas (LAWNA) Territorial chairman and vice-president of The Apostolic Church Nigeria.[self-published source]

References

  1. ↑ Latona, Olayinka; Eyoboka, Sam (6 December 2011). "World's largest church inaugurated in Lagos". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 10 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ Israel O. Olofinjana (4 February 2011). 20 Pentecostal Pioneers in Nigeria: Their Lives, Their Legacies. Xlibris Corporation. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4568-6682-2.