Biography
Pastor Tobi Adegboyega: Biography, Career, Marriage, Net Worth, Source of Income, Achievements and Controversy
By Balogun Kamilu Lekan
Biography
Pastor Tobi Adegboyega is the leader of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed church (SPAC), also known as the NXTION Family.
Tobi was born on the 11th of November 1980 to Pastor and Mrs C.A Adegboyega in Sango, Ibadan
His church has been described as the fastest-growing church in the UK.
Career
Pastor Adegboyega founded his pentecostal ministry, SPAC Nation, in 2008, primarily with youth members. The church takes pride in feeding its flock more than just the gospel but bringing them from the abyss to the pinnacle of life.
It was previously located in Croydon, South London..
The church holds its Sunday services in opulent hotels and Conference suites, giving the impression of a rap concert rather than a traditional church gathering.
Mr Adegboyega stepped down as Lead Pastor of SPAC Nation on May 20, 2020, and was succeeded by Samuel Akokhia and Damy Balogun.
In addition to his ministerial responsibilities, he invested in cryptocurrency and a chain of African food businesses in 2016.
Marriage
Pastor Tobi is married to Tosin Otedola.
Net worth
Pastor Tobi has an exquisite taste for luxury, as he frequently dresses from head to toe in superfluity designer wear from Guchi, Wesvetton, and Dior. He also wears high-priced jewellery.
Aside from his fashion sense, he also has a penchant for luxury automobiles. He owns a Rolls Royce and a Lamborghini with a customized license plate.
He acquired a 2.5 million pounds eight-bedroom apartment with a swimming pool on a private estate in Soho, London, in 2017.
Pastor Tobi also works in property development, buying old and dilapidated houses and renovating and reselling them.
His net worth is valued at an estimated $20 million
Achievements
Pastor Adegboyega houses over 20 young homeless black ex-convicts in London. He also has other luxurious apartments throughout London where he provides various aids for vulnerable young people, which his pastors oversee.
Pastor Tobi is also an advocate of youth empowerment, and he has a group of young pastors under the age of 30 who work with him in his church.
Controversies
Pastor Tobi runs an unconventional church which has been a talk of several controversies.
In a BBC Panorama investigation, Mr Adegboyega and other church leaders were accused of financially exploiting church members.
Panorama spoke with members who accused the church and suggested Adegboyega be held accountable.
SPAC Nation was accused of pressuring youths to sell blood once more in 2019.
Croydon North MP Steve Reed accused his church of financial exploitation and fraud in January 2020, but the police said they would not launch a criminal investigation as of February 2020.
Many allegations of financial misappropriation, fraud, domestic violence, and sexual abuse have been levelled against his church, SPAC Nation, and church pastors.
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