PERSONAL DATA:
Names: ODUBENA, Akinwande Godwin Ayonuga,
Level: Venerable Dr.,
Date & Place of Birth: 23/03/1967 {Ode-Lemo, Sagamu, Ogun State}
Marital Status: Married.
FAMILY DATA:
Wife’s Name: Favour Omobolanle Olumuyiwa Odubena, (Nee Paseda)
Level: Deputy Director – Lagos State Min. of Environment & Water Resources
Wife’s Date & Place of Birth: 17/01/1974 {Oru-Ijebu, Ogun State}
Date of Marriage: 26/12/1998,
Number of Children: Three (3)
Name of Children: (1) Dr. Miss Faith Ayomide Odubena 10/10/1999
(2) Miss. Hope Olamide Odubena 10/11/2002
(3) Miss. Love Iremide Odubena 11/01/2005
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Primary School: – St. Paul’s Anglican Primary School, Ijoku Sagamu, 1973 – 1978.
Post Primary: – Sapade Grammar School, Isara Remo, Ogun State, 1978 – 1979
– Methodist Secondary Commercial College, Sagamu 1979 – 1984
– Ogun State School of Basic Studies, Sagamu.
– Muslim High School, Sagamu 1984 – 1985
– Institute of Draugthmanship, Sagamu 1984 – 1987
– Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan 1987 – 1990
– Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife 1993 – 1998
– University of Ibadan, 1998 – 1999
– University of Ibadan, 2006 – 2008
– Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky, USA, 2019 – 2023
QUALIFICATIONS:
Certificate Year
FLSC 1978
WASC 1985
Dip. Draugth. 1987
Dip. Th. 1990,
B.A. (Hons) 1998
M.A. 1999
M.P.P. 2008
D.Min. 2023
ORDINATION: TITLE YEAR Diocese
Deacon: 24/06/1990 Diocese of Lagos
Priest: 23/06/1991 Diocese of Lagos
PREFERMENT: Canon: 03/05/2004 Diocese of Lagos
Archdeacon: 31/03/2007 Diocese of Lagos
Date of Employment: June 1990, by Ordination, Stipendiary.
EXPERIENCES:
Church: Designation Year
St. Michael’s Church, Epe, Curate, June 1990 -June 1993,
St. Paul’s Church, Idotun, Epe, Vicar July 1993-January 1998
St. Jude’s Church, Ebute Metta Curate January 1998 – July 2002
All Saints’ Church, J.M.J. Olodi Apapa Vicar July 2002 – 5th January 2004
St. John’s Church, Aroloya, Lagos Vicar January, 2004-December 2013
St. Paul’s Church, Breadfruit, Lagos, Vicar & The Archdeacon 5th December, 2013-18th
of Lagos, January, 2019
Holy Trinity Church, Ebute-Ero, Lagos – Vicar & The Archdeacon 18th January, 2019-2nd Nov. 2020
of Eti-Osa
St. Andrew’s Church, Aiyetoro, Vicar 2nd November, 2020 Till Date Ajegunle, Apapa Lagos
Other Positions Held:
Chaplain – Ebute-Metta Archdeaconry Sunday School, 1998-2002
Secretary – Directorate of Sunday School, Diocese of Lagos, 2000 – 2005
Assistant Director – Directorate of Sunday School, Diocese of Lagos, 2005- 2007
Director – Directorate of Sunday School, Diocese of Lagos, May 2007- Sept. 2019
Director – Directorate of Hospital Chaplaincy / Medical Commission, Sept. 2019 – Date
Secretary – Eti-Osa Archdeaconry 2004 – 2013
Vicar / Archdeacon – St. Paul’s Church, Breadfruit / Lagos Archdeaconry, December 2013- Jan. 2019
Vicar / Archdeacon – Holy Trinity Church, Ebute-Ero / Eti-Osa Archdeaconry, Jan. 2019 – Nov. 2020
Member – DIVCCON Secretariat & Souvenir Committee 2011 till date.
Head CON Writers’ Group: – Young People & Sunday School Children’s Syllabus – Church of Nigeria 2012 till Date.
Secretary:- Church of Nigeria Business Team in charge of All Publications 2019 till date
Provincial Co-Ordinator:- Province of Lagos Anglican Children Ministry {ACM} 2020 till date.
