Highly respected Pastor Bolaji Idowu is not the regular Pastor, people see around. Besides being a preacher he maintains a very cordial relationship with his members and treats them like family, thereby making them share a special bond.
He is a leader, coach, founder and Senior Pastor of the Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC). He leads one of Lagos fastest growing churches attraction thousands of youths to its service.
His church services are always power filled, with different branches all over, the newest of them all, Alimosho Branch is always filled with youths despite having two different services every Sunday.
Many have always wondered why are youths so crazy about Pastor Bolaji Idowu? the answers are not far-fectech.
Many youths are tired of the old ways of worship. Yes, they want to be themselves and the same time worship God and also have a personal relationship with their creator.
They don’t want to just go to church every Sunday, without experiencing any positive changes in their life.
They want to grow spiritually, mentally and financially.
All these and more, Pastor Bolaji Idowu has provided for the youths and this is the major reason, it is known as they Youths Number One Worship Centre in Lagos and Nigeria. With worship centres also in Gbagada, Ikeja, Anthony, Lekki and Abuja.
Pastor Bolaji is a philanthropist and due to this, the church coordinates the Harvesters Skill Acquisition Programme (HSAP) held every quarter since 2017 with over 10,000 persons who have been successfully trained and hundred becoming employers of labour.
Many youths are also very comfortable with his teachings because he has a liberal approach to Christianity a trait which has proven to be a fertile ground for the youth, who do not conform to the conservative method of the older generation but are encouraged to worship God, as they are while empowering them with skills.
He also have other outreach which includes The Prison Ministry, which was established to restor hope in inmates and grant them any sort of assistance, be it legal, spiritual, or educational.
There is End Hunger Initiative to tackle the challenge of hunger in Nigeria, and the goal is to ensure no family goes to bed hungry.
There is Harvesters African Empowerment Foundation (HAEF), which is a non-profitable establishment which provides help for the less privileged in Africa in the areas of education, entrepreneurship support, feeding programmes and support for IDPS.
The Harvesters has remain a fertile ground for youths who are willing to achieve things in life, and Pastor Bolaji makes it a point of duty to help a lot of youths by nurturing their dreams and helping them attain their greatest height in life, through moral support and spiritual supports.
It is also a known fact, that no matter your situation in life once, you start going to the Harvesters and believe solely on God Almighty, and with the help of Pastor Bolaji Idowu’s teachings your life can never remain the same.
Besides youths who are crazy about the church, a good number of showbiz stars don’t also joke with Pastor Bolaji Idowu, most of them refers to him, as their spiritual father, while many such as wave-making music star Oludipe Oluwasanmi David popularly known as Spyro can not talk about his success without mentioning Pastor Bolaji Idowu’s positive impact.
Also popular celebrity Fashion Designer, Victoria James, popularly known as Veekee James is another celebrity he has impacted positively.
What about Hilda Baci, the current holder of the Guinness World Record for Marathon Cooking. She is among the young and hardworking youths who made it big in life from nothing to something in life through Pastor Bolaji teachings and mentorship.
Just few months ago, popular Rapper, Chinko Ekun shared his experience on how he was able to deal with depression through the help of Pastor Bolaji. The musician lost everything from his house, car and record deal and even had to start squatting with a friend, stepping on the floor of the person’s house.
How his life went from grace-to-grass within the space of months after he fought with his record label YBNL owned by Olamide Baddo he got depressed and frustrated with life that he started considering committing suicide. He almost considered jumping into the lagoon and just ending his life when God intervened in his life within the space of three months, things completely turned around and he is doing well now. He even shared his testimony at the Harvesters Church in Lekki.
What about star actress, Lilian Esiro, who also shared her story through a live interview with Pastor Bolaji Idowu. She shared her healing and recovery from depression story with Pastor Bolaji to encourage other people going through similar or the same challenges. She opened up on her battle with depression post divorce and steps she took to conquer it. According to her “in my depressed state, I thought my life was entirely over. What more could I do? My acting career how long can it sustain me? I just have a lot of things in my head…”
Besides these mentioned celebrities, over 30 notable celebrities in the industry worship at the Harvester, and takes Pastor Bolaji as their spiritual father. He has helped many youths make it big in life.
Pastor Bolaji also hosts several life transforming TV and Radio Programme, which air on major radio stations and Cabel Channels across the African Continents.
For over 2 decades now, this young Pastor has been motivating young people to live their dreams and attain maximum potentrals in life by leveraging the supernatural power of God. He is also the convener of one of Africa’s prayer gathering online, Next Level Prayer, which holds every weekday.
He is presently running a programme he tagged “21 Days Of Confession And Thanksgiving” which he started June 1st, 2023.
Pastor Bolaji Idowu is young and he is able to understand issues from many’s perspective due to his age.
He is the founder and senior Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Church, one of the feastes growing churches with thousands of youths drawn to his services.
He started his ministry while studying Accounting at the University of Lagos and spread the word of God worldwide. He has been able to impact the world of God with his deep message and teaching from preaching the sermons on the alter to offering philanthropic service.
He is indeed a vibrant Pastor and frequent speaker on religious matters who started his ministry on 13th of December, 2003, and he has been able to prove that with faith determination, focus and the right team, anything is possible.
He is happily married to Pastor Omowunmi Idowu, who is a Company Secretary/Legal Adviser. She works as a legal practitioner with extensive legal experience in litigation, dispute resolution, project finance, real estate, corporate governance, infrastructure and employment law.
A graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, and also obtained a Masters of Law degree in International Business Law from the University of Hull United Kingdom. Together they are bless with 3 adorable children.
– Biodun Alao
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