Abiodun Babatunde Lawrence
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2016-07, 2016-08/09
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[Abiodun Babatunde Lawrence joined the Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S)
Aladura Movement in 1926 and soon became one of the prominent
leaders. This movement had started in Lagos in 1925 as one of the Yoruba
Aladura or “Owners of Prayer” movements. It began through the ministry of
Moses Orimolade Tunolase with the assistance of a young and energetic
woman, Christianah Abiodun Akinsowon. During the first four years the
movement gained prominence and attracted elites within the Lagos
community. However, from 1929 schisms threatened the unity of the
movement as the principal leaders parted ways in succession. Lawrence,
later nicknamed “Major” Lawrence by Orimolade, was one of the leaders
who broke away and established his own version of the C&S movement,
named the Holy Flock of Christ (HFC) in 1932.]
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