Prophet David Olulana Babajide, the 2nd General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, was born in 1907 at Okemesi-Ekiti in Ekiti State. Before his call, Prophet Babajide was a school teacher of enormous experience.
For several years,he resisted the Lord’s call to full time service in the gospel ministry. Since 1929, the Lord had been urging him but the lure of the teaching profession kept him away. Nevertheless, he gave himself to voluntary service in the Lord’s vineyard.
In 1937, at Ikire-Ile, he finally surrendered and resigned his teaching appointment. That year the Lord manifested Himself powerfully in David Babajide’s life and he was led to Pastor J. S. B. Odusona at Ibadan from whom he had his ministerial training. Pastor Odusona taught him how to listen patiently to the voice of the Lord before taking a step of faith
The following year, 1938, Prophet D. O. Babajide got married and the marriage received God’s blessings evidenced with six children – four males and two females.
Prophet Babajide, nicknamed “the Singing-bird of Jesus,” is widely known for his sweet voice and rich repertoire of gospel choruses and songs. He is an accomplished composer, an accordionist and an evangelist of no mean repute.
He was ordained a Pastor in Christ Apostolic Church in 1949, appointed General Evangelist in 1959 after the demise of Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola, a position he held for 32 years before he retired in 1991 as a Trustee of the church.
This remains the mandate he had with the authority of the church. The Light of the World Society – a society of energetic praying and preaching youth in the Christ Apostolic Church – was his brainchild. This society remains vibrant of until today. He established the School of Evangelists and Prophets at Ilesha where many ministers occupying responsible positions in CAC today received their training.
Some of the miracles performed by him.
1. Miraculous rainfall through his prayer.
The casting out of spirit of guinea worm which lived in the stream and affected people with guinea worm disease in Akoko.
2. Demonic tree withered through Prophet Babajide’s prayer at Modekeke, Ile – Ife.
3. Interpreting the language of birds.
4. Interpreting the language of the little babies.
5. Fruit of the womb for Pastor T.A Iyanda’s mother.
Great miracle through Prophet Babajide’s revival in 1949 in Ibadan to mention just few.
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