James Tanimola Ayorinde
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James Tanimola Ayorinde, more well known as J.T. Ayorinde, (died 1970s) was the first Nigerian General Secretary (and chief executive officer) of the Nigerian Baptist Convention
, in the 1960s. Ayorinde served as General Secretary from 1962 until his retirement in 1970s
Rev. Dr. Ayorinde was married to Mobola Ayorinde, who was President of the Women's Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.
Ayorinde was a national delegate of Nigeria
, along with his fellow Baptist clergyman, Solomon Adeniyi Babalola
, to the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization
, Lausanne
, Switzerland
.
Nigerian Baptist Convention
The Nigerian Baptist Convention is the second largest Baptist convention affiliating with the Baptist World Alliance, and the third largest in the world after the Southern Baptist Convention, USA, and National Baptist Convention, USA...
, in the 1960s. Ayorinde served as General Secretary from 1962 until his retirement in 1970s
Rev. Dr. Ayorinde was married to Mobola Ayorinde, who was President of the Women's Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.
Ayorinde was a national delegate of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, along with his fellow Baptist clergyman, Solomon Adeniyi Babalola
Solomon Adeniyi Babalola
Rev. Dr. Solomon Adeniyi Babalola is a retired Nigerian Baptist pastor. Born in Oke-Ila, Nigeria, he graduated in December 1949 from the three-year theology course of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomosho...
, to the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization
International Congress on World Evangelization
International Congress on World Evangelization may refer to:*The First International Congress on World Evangelization held in 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland*The Second International Congress on World Evangelization held in 1989 in Manila, the Philippines...
, Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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