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'''Cornelius Adam Igbudu''' (1914–1981) was a Nigerian religious figure known for founding the Anglican Adam Preaching Society (AAPS), an [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] group in the [[Church of Nigeria|Anglican Church of Nigeria]].<ref name="evang">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsngr.com/2023/03/cornelius-adam-igbudu-isokos-greatest-evangelist/|title=Cornelius Adam Igbudu: Isoko's Greatest Evangelist|date=15 March 2023|accessdate=11 May 2023|publisher=NewsNGR}}</ref> He was credited with healing ability.<ref>{{cite web |title=Igbudu, Cornelius Adam |url=https://dacb.org/stories/nigeria/igbudu-cornelius/ |publisher=Dictionary of African Christian Biography}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Founder |url=https://aaps.org.ng/history-of-the-founder/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511160736/https://aaps.org.ng/history-of-the-founder/ |archive-date=2023-05-11 |access-date=2023-05-11 |publisher=Anglican Adam Preaching Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Edeigba |first=Linus |url=https://www.amazon.com.au/Adam-Igbudu-provoked-spirit-commanded-ebook/dp/B0BBQ9JRNQ |title=Adam Igbudu: He got provoked in the spirit and commanded his dead father to come back to life |publisher=Infopedia Publication |publication-date=23 August 2022 |asin=B0BBQ9JRNQ}}</ref>
[[File:Igbudu.jpg|thumb|Cornelius Adam Igbudu]]
'''Cornelius Adam Igbudu''' (1914-1981) was a Nigerian religious figure known for founding the Anglican Adam Preaching Society (A.A.P.S), an evangelical group in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.<ref name="evang">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsngr.com/2023/03/cornelius-adam-igbudu-isokos-greatest-evangelist/|title=Cornelius Adam Igbudu: Isoko's Greatest Evangelist|date=15 March 2023|accessdate=11 May 2023|publisher=NewsNGR}}</ref>
He was credited with healing ability.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dacb.org/stories/nigeria/igbudu-cornelius/|title=Igbudu, Cornelius Adam|publisher=DACB.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aaps.org.ng/history-of-the-founder/|title=History of the Founder|publisher=AAPS.org.ng|access-date=2023-05-11|archive-date=2023-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511160736/https://aaps.org.ng/history-of-the-founder/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1992, Professor Michael Y. Nabofa wrote a book about his life titled: "Adam: The Evangelist".<ref>{{cite book|title=Adam: The Evangelist|last=Nabofa|first=Michael Y.|date=1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YaMnAQAAIAAJ|publisher=Daystar Press|isbn=978-978-122-224-5}}</ref>
In May 1998, Professor Sam U. Erivwo wrote that Cornelius Adam Igbudu was held "in very high regard" by Bishop Agori Iwe, his contemporary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waado.org/biographies/AgoriIwe/Foreword.html|title=FOREWORD|author=Professor Sam U. Erivwo|publisher=Urhobo Historical Society}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
Today, the origin of several existing Nigerian independent churches, such as God's Grace Ministry led by D. D. Mimeyeraye (now known as D. D. MiyeriJesu) and New Glory Revival Ministry led by S. U. Ayanyen, has been traced back to the evangelistic ministry of Cornelius Adam Igbudu in the Nigerian Anglican Church.<ref>{{cite book|title=Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen|last1=Smit|first1=Johannes|last2=Kumar|first2=Pratap|date=2018|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJFyDwAAQBAJ|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-904-740-749-2|page=108}}</ref>
The Nigerian independent churches God's Grace Ministry and New Glory Revival Ministry were traced back to the evangelistic ministry of Cornelius Adam Igbudu in the Nigerian Anglican Church.<ref>{{cite book|title=Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen|last1=Smit|first1=Johannes|last2=Kumar|first2=Pratap|date=2018|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJFyDwAAQBAJ|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-904-740-749-2|page=108}}</ref> Cornelius Adam Igbudu was promoted to the status of a saint, and a church was named after him (St. Adam's Anglican Church at Oghio in the [[Olomu|Olomu area]] of [[Delta State|Delta State, Nigeria]]). A secondary school in Araya (Adam Igbudu Memorial Secondary School)<ref>{{cite web |date=31 October 2017 |title=Foundation Brings Succour To Students In Isokoland, Donates 50,000 Notebooks |url=https://bigpenngr.com/2017/10/31/foundation-brings-succour-to-students-in-isokoland-donates-50000-notebooks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525050133/https://bigpenngr.com/2017/10/31/foundation-brings-succour-to-students-in-isokoland-donates-50000-notebooks/ |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |accessdate=25 May 2023 |publisher=BigPen Nigeria}}</ref> and a bible school in Emevor (Adam Igbudu Christian Institute) were named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dioceseofwarri.com/adam-igbudu-christian-institute-graduates-26-masters-degree-students/|title=Adam Igbudu Christian Institute Graduates 26 Masters Degree Students!|last=Agamugoro|first=Peters|date=12 February 2022|accessdate=25 May 2023|publisher=Anglican Diocese of Warri}}</ref>
In recognition of his evangelistic achievements in the Nigerian Anglican Church, Cornelius Adam Igbudu was promoted to the status of a saint and a church was named after him (St. Adam's Anglican Church at Oghio in the Olomu area of Delta State).
A secondary school in Araya (Adam Igbudu Memorial Secondary School)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigpenngr.com/2017/10/31/foundation-brings-succour-to-students-in-isokoland-donates-50000-notebooks/|title=Foundation Brings Succour To Students In Isokoland, Donates 50,000 Notebooks|date=31 October 2017|accessdate=25 May 2023|publisher=BigPen Nigeria}}</ref> was named after him, including a bible school in Emevor (Adam Igbudu Christian Institute).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dioceseofwarri.com/adam-igbudu-christian-institute-graduates-26-masters-degree-students/|title=Adam Igbudu Christian Institute Graduates 26 Masters Degree Students!|last=Agamugoro|first=Peters|date=12 February 2022|accessdate=25 May 2023|publisher=Anglican Diocese of Warri}}</ref>


The Anglican Adam Preaching Society (A.A.P.S) has not gone defunct along with Cornelius Adam Igbudu in 1981. In fact, it has gained momentum over the years and, according to Professor Sam U. Erivwo, through this movement the Urhobo, the Isoko and the Itsekiri witnessed (and is still witnessing) phenomenal revival.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Urhobo, the Isoko and the Itsekiri: A History of Christianity in Nigeria|last=Erivwo|first=Samuel U.|date=1979|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mio9AAAAIAAJ|publisher=Daystar Press|isbn=978-978-122-139-2|page=139}}</ref>
The Anglican Adam Preaching Society (AAPS) has not gone defunct along with Cornelius Adam Igbudu in 1981.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Urhobo, the Isoko and the Itsekiri: A History of Christianity in Nigeria|last=Erivwo|first=Samuel U.|date=1979|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mio9AAAAIAAJ|publisher=Daystar Press|isbn=978-978-122-139-2|page=139}}</ref> He was said to have had a disagreement with a prominent Nigerian Isoko cleric, Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena, whom he accused of "disturbing his ministry" in the Nigerian Anglican Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/fought-idahosa-anglicans-archbishop-christian-aggrey-apena/|title=Why I fought Idahosa, Anglicans - Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena|last1=Eyoboka|first1=Sam|last2=Abugoh|first2=Gladys|date=1 December 2013|accessdate=29 May 2023|publisher=Vanguard News}}</ref>


In 1992, Michael Y. Nabofa wrote a book about his life, titled ''Adam: The Evangelist''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Nabofa |first=Michael Y. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YaMnAQAAIAAJ |title=Adam: The Evangelist |date=1992 |publisher=Daystar Press |isbn=978-978-122-224-5}}</ref> In May 1998, Sam U. Erivwo wrote that Cornelius Adam Igbudu was held "in very high regard" by Bishop Agori Iwe, his contemporary.<ref>{{cite web |author=Professor Sam U. Erivwo |title=FOREWORD |url=http://www.waado.org/biographies/AgoriIwe/Foreword.html |publisher=Urhobo Historical Society}}</ref>
According to Professor Amos Utuama, the Isoko nation has long been evangelized, noting that as far back as 1950, they had a great Evangelist in the person of late Cornelius Adam Igbudu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200901220119.html|title=Nigeria: We'll Uphold Sanctity of Christianity -Utuama|last=Ahon|first=Festus|date=22 January 2009|accessdate=27 May 2023|publisher=[[AllAfrica]]}}</ref>
He was said to have "visited church after church winning converts and strengthening believers".<ref>{{cite book|title=Selected Themes in The Study of Religions in Nigeria|last1=Onibere|first1=S. G. A|last2=Adogbo|first2=Michael P.|date=2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1UiaWwlEKrUC|publisher=African Books Collective|isbn=978-978-842-224-2|page=72}}</ref>
He was also said to have had a disagreement with a prominent Nigerian Isoko cleric, Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena, whom he accused of "disturbing his ministry" in the Nigerian Anglican Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/fought-idahosa-anglicans-archbishop-christian-aggrey-apena/|title=Why I fought Idahosa, Anglicans - Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena|last1=Eyoboka|first1=Sam|last2=Abugoh|first2=Gladys|date=1 December 2013|accessdate=29 May 2023|publisher=Vanguard News}}</ref>


He was also said to have "left unbeatable legacies in the Christian race in Isoko".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/151415/we-dont-have-influential-pastors-and-musicians-in-isoko-pas.html|title=We don't have influential Pastors and Musicians in Isoko-Pastor Odidi|last=Odidi|first=Godday|date=1 July 2014|accessdate=1 June 2023|publisher=The Nigerian Voice}}</ref>


On 30 October 2023, Cornelius Adam Igbudu's contribution to the spread of [[Christianity]] in [[Nigeria]] was once again recognized and he was also described as one of "Isoko's greatest evangelists".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsngr.com/2023/10/30/cornelius-adam-igbudu-isokos-greatest-evangelist/|title=Cornelius Adam Igbudu: Isoko's Greatest Evangelist|publisher=NewsNGR|access-date=2024-05-06|archive-date=2023-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101013547/https://newsngr.com/2023/10/30/cornelius-adam-igbudu-isokos-greatest-evangelist/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Professor Peter Palmer Ekeh, Founder of Urhobo Historical Society, later wrote in his book: History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta, that "The evangelical movement of Adam's Anglican Preaching Society (A.A.P.S.), which he founded, bestrode the Anglican Communion in the Former Bendel State. It created waves of mass conversions".<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta|last=Ekeh|first=Peter Palmer|date=2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fFdeYB1lIPwC|publisher=Urhobo Historical Society|isbn=978-978-077-288-8|page=220}}</ref>

His enduring legacy continues to be seen today in the proliferation of several existing Nigerian independent churches, notably God's Grace Ministry led by D. D. Mimeyeraye (now known as D. D. MiyeriJesu).<ref name="nigeriantimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nigeriantimes.com.ng/2024/06/exploring-the-life-of-evangelist-cornelius-adam-igbudu/|title=Exploring the Life of Evangelist Cornelius Adam Igbudu|last=Ogedegbe|first=Isaiah|publisher=[[Nigerian Times]]|access-date=2024-06-09|archive-date=2024-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609224326/https://www.nigeriantimes.com.ng/2024/06/exploring-the-life-of-evangelist-cornelius-adam-igbudu/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He was widely eulogised for "his immense contributions to the spread of the gospel of Christ across Nigeria",<ref name="nigeriantimes" /> with tributes describing him as "a reputable evangelistic catalyst for gospel propagation and church growth".<ref name="nggossips">{{cite web|url=https://www.nggossips.com/2024/06/09/exploring-the-life-of-evangelist-cornelius-adam-igbudu/|title=Exploring the Life of Evangelist Cornelius Adam Igbudu|last=Ogedegbe|first=Isaiah|publisher=NGGOSSIPS.com|access-date=2024-06-09|archive-date=2024-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609224848/https://www.nggossips.com/2024/06/09/exploring-the-life-of-evangelist-cornelius-adam-igbudu/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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Other source in Nigerian media equally considered his evangelical group of A.A.P.S. in the [[Church of Nigeria]], [[Anglican Communion]], as being "famous for the spread of the gospel of Christ across Nigeria".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/omoru-passes-on/|title=Omoru passes on|publisher=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation Newspaper]]|access-date=2024-06-09|archive-date=2022-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928165436/https://thenationonlineng.net/omoru-passes-on/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

His impact continues to be seen today as having gone beyond [[religiosity]] of the [[Africa]]n [[indigenous peoples]], as Igbudu's name was also mentioned in 2022 among those "who could be regarded as pioneers" of [[indigenous music|indigenous]] [[music of Africa|African music]].<ref name="music">{{cite book|title=Indigenous African Popular Music, Volume 1: Prophets and Philosophers|last1=Salawu|first1=Abiodun|last2=Fadipe|first2=Israel A.|date=2022|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YNyEAAAQBAJ|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-303-097-884-6|page=157|quote=...the likes of Kafee Don-Momoh, Ekpekuro Omamesiri Jerry, Godwin Tom, Raphael Tedheke and others who are seen to have followed after the steps of the pioneers. Within the Isoko aegis were people like Adam Igbudu, Chief Oguse and Chief Power Asiafa the Ighogboja crony who could be regarded as pioneers. Later were the likes of Evi-Edna Ogholi, Emma Ofano, Israel Uyeh, Solomon Urete, Festus Ejete, Amos Ighaka and Lizzy Ofano.}}</ref>
However, other notable people of [[Isoko people|Isoko]] and [[Urhobo people|Urhobo]] extractions, who seemed "to have followed after the steps of the pioneers", later included [[Evi Edna Ogholi]] and [[Kefee Obareki Don Momoh]].<ref name="music" />

At that time when the style of worship and the mode of music in the mission churches were predominantly influenced by [[western civilization]], which left many Africans with the feeling of spiritual alienation, Cornelius Adam Igbudu came into the scene and caused a change of practice by introducing indigenous [[Isoko people|Isoko]] music to the mission churches.<ref name="commendation">{{cite book|title=Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen|last1=Smit|first1=Johannes|last2=Kumar|first2=Pratap|date=2018|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJFyDwAAQBAJ|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-904-740-749-2|page=105|quote=The gospel music of Adam emerged out of this gloomy situation. The charismatic activities of Adam brought gospel music in Urhobo and Isoko to the foreground... Adam, through his gospel songs, made Isoko and Urhobo hinterland a strong Anglican base... This made E. Onosemuode refer to him as a great musical reformer among Isoko and Urhobo Christians.}}</ref>
It earned Igbudu a commendation from E. Onosemuode, who called him "a great musical reformer among Isoko and Urhobo Christians".<ref name="commendation" />

History has it that Cornelius Adam Igbudu was born in 1914 in a rustic village of [[Aviara|Araya]] to Isoko [[pagan]] parents who then practised [[African indigenous religion]],<ref name="commendation" /> and prior to his conversion to [[Christianity]] in 1927,<ref name="music" /> he was part of a traditional [[dance group]] in [[Uzere]] in Isokoland.<ref name="dacb">{{cite web|url=https://dacb.org/stories/nigeria/igbudu-cornelius/|title=Igbudu, Cornelius Adam|publisher=DACB.org|access-date=2024-06-14|archive-date=2023-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130172718/https://dacb.org/stories/nigeria/igbudu-cornelius/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Shortly after Igbudu left the dance group, in 1938 he founded a [[prayer group]] locally called "Ole-Orufuo" (meaning, "prayer group for cleanliness and purity"), which was later integrated into the Nigerian Anglican Church and formally became known as the Anglican Adam Preaching Society (A.A.P.S).<ref name="dacb" />
His evangelical group of A.A.P.S. in the [[Church of Nigeria]], [[Anglican Communion]], over the years has significantly promoted [[evangelical Anglicanism]] and has also become famous for the composition of Isoko evangelistic songs locally called "Kirimomo" - a word now associated with both Isoko and Urhobo gospel music.<ref name="dacb" />
With the advent of [[Christianity in Nigeria]], Igbudu came to [[Christianity in Africa|Africanize]] [[Anglicanism]] in [[Nigeria]] as well as [[revolution|revolutionize]] both Isoko and Urhobo [[gospel music]] and made the [[physiognomy]] of [[practical Christianity|practical Christian]] expression of African [[spirituality]] real to many Africans, notably the [[Isoko people]] and the [[Urhobo people]] in the present-day [[Delta State]] of Nigeria.<ref name="dacb" />
== Influence on the clergy ==
Cornelius Adam Igbudu still wields enormous religious influence today in the [[Isoko region]] and other parts of the country, as his life continues to inspire "many clergy and church workers who moved out of the church and became great evangelists for Christ".<ref name="dacb" /> It is probably due to his great influence that the religious sky in the [[Niger Delta]] now appears to be strewn with a [[constellation]] of [[list of pastors in Nigeria|Nigerian Christian stars]], who have drawn inspiration from the works of Igbudu.


One of such notable religious figures is the founder of God's Grace Ministry now known as Bishop D. D. MiyeriJesu,<ref name="nigeriantimes" /><ref name="nggossips" /> who claimed that he was called by God in 1984 following an [[evangelistic crusade]] held by A.A.P.S. in [[Ofagbe]] in Isokoland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bishopmiyerijesuworldoutreach.org/founders_profile.html|title=Founders' Profile|publisher=BishopMiyerijesuWorldOutreach.org|access-date=2024-06-16|archive-date=2010-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216034044/http://bishopmiyerijesuworldoutreach.org/founders_profile.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Miyerijesu has been credited with pioneering Anglican Mimeyeraye Preaching Society in the Nigerian Anglican Church,<ref name="dacb" /> before "he broke lose from the Anglican fold" in order to establish a church of his own in [[Warri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saharareporters.com/2011/01/10/jesus-holiness|title=Jesus Holiness|last=Egbejumi-David|first=Michael|publisher=[[Sahara Reporters]]|access-date=2024-06-16|archive-date=2021-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021212155/http://saharareporters.com/2011/01/10/jesus-holiness|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Following several animosities and [[persecutions]] from avowed individuals to hinder his Anglican Mimeyeraye Preaching Society in the Nigerian Anglican Church coupled with the [[schism|religious crisis]] that shook the church at that time, Miyerijesu by divine leading established G.G.M. on 5 November 1993, having been called by God "for no other purpose than to prepare people and make them candidates of Heaven".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ggminc.org/aboutggm.php|title=ABOUT G.G.M|publisher=G.G.M Official Website|access-date=2024-06-16|archive-date=2023-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123204719/https://www.ggminc.org/aboutggm.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Another notable religious figure to whom Igbudu's life was a source of influence is [[Evangelist (Anglican Church)|Evangelist]] S. U. Ayanyen, who later also parted ways with the Nigerian Anglican Church in order to start his independent church called New Glory Revival Ministry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201405300271.html|title=Nigeria: Church Begins Crusade in Ekpan|last=Akadoro|first=Sam|date=29 May 2014|accessdate=16 June 2024|publisher=[[AllAfrica]]}}</ref>

Several Nigerian [[Archbishops]] have been significantly influenced by Igbudu's life, including [[Cyril Odutemu]] whose miraculous birth on 2 May 1972 was made possible by [[divine intervention]] during an [[evangelistic crusade]] held by Igbudu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nigerdeltatoday.com/odutemu-10-things-you-should-know-about-new-archbishop-of-bendel-province/|title=Odutemu: 10 Things You Should Know About New Archbishop Of Bendel Province|last=Emuke|first=Eseoghene|publisher=Niger Delta Today|access-date=2024-06-16|archive-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810083742/https://www.nigerdeltatoday.com/odutemu-10-things-you-should-know-about-new-archbishop-of-bendel-province/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Also, Dr. God-Dowell O. Avwomakpa of Christ's Missionaries Crusaders Church, claimed that Igbudu handed him a [[cross]] in a [[vision (spirituality)|vision]] he saw in early 1968, shortly after God called him from the [[Nigerian military]] to the [[Christian ministry]] and he became part of the A.A.P.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cmccwarri.tripod.com/church/id1.html|title=BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MISSION|publisher=CMCC Warri|access-date=2024-06-16|archive-date=2017-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701090735/http://cmccwarri.tripod.com/church/id1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Implications of his evangelism ==
The consequent impact of [[western civilization]] and the spread of [[Christianity]] in [[Nigeria]] especially by Igbudu's [[evangelism]] seemed to have led to a decline in the practice of several [[traditional African religions]], as many [[Urhobo people]] as well as [[Isoko people]] have now become [[Christians]] and have nothing to do with [[idolatry|idol worship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edoworld.net/HISTORY_OF_URHOBO_PEOPLE.html|title=HISTORY OF URHOBO PEOPLE|publisher=EdoWorld.net|access-date=2024-06-16|archive-date=2023-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927145656/https://edoworld.net/HISTORY_OF_URHOBO_PEOPLE.html|url-status=dead|quote=However, the influence of western civilization and Christianity is fast becoming an acceptable religion in most Urhobo communities.}}</ref>

During his lifetime, Igbudu mostly preached about [[repentance]] or [[renunciation]] of idolatry and, today, others have followed suit; with Professor [[Tanure Ojaide]] in his 2017 book titled: "Literature and Culture in Global Africa", accusing MiyeriJesu of "burning local traditional shrines and destroying not only the emblems of traditional spirituality but the art works in the forms of figures and sculptures".<ref>{{cite book|title=Literature and Culture in Global Africa|author=[[Tanure Ojaide]]|date=2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkgrDwAAQBAJ|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-135-171-119-7|page=47}}</ref>

While proponents of [[western civilization]] and [[Christianity]] like Charles William Hendel viewed [[religious conversion]] as a dispeller of "idolatry which is the bane of our existence",<ref>{{cite book|title=Civilization & Religion: An Argument about Values in Human Life|last=Hendel|first=Charles William|date=1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XxhWAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Rice Institute|page=68}}</ref> opponents like [[Tanure Ojaide]] saw it differently as the destruction of [[African cultures]] by the [[kingship and kingdom of God|kingdom of God]] as well as the undermining of ancestral customs and indigenous practices, which adherents to Christianity may now consider as being [[pagan]] or [[superstitious]].
== Death and burial ==
In spite of being influential,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/151415/we-dont-have-influential-pastors-and-musicians-in-isoko-pas.html|title=We don't have influential Pastors and Musicians in Isoko-Pastor Odidi|last=Odidi|first=Godday|publisher=The Nigerian Voice|access-date=2024-06-23|archive-date=2023-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608052803/https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/151415/we-dont-have-influential-pastors-and-musicians-in-isoko-pas.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> yet it was a humble house Adam lived in and died.

[[File:Adam Igbudu house.jpg|thumb|Adam Igbudu's house]]

Igbudu died on Thursday, March 12, 1981, and was laid to rest on Saturday, April 4, 1981, in [[Aviara|Araya]] in the [[Isoko South]] Local Government Area of [[Delta State]], [[Nigeria]].<ref name="dacb" />

[[File:Adam Igbudu grave.jpg|thumb|Adam Igbudu's grave]]

[[File:Adam Igbudu Christian Institute.jpg|thumb|Adam Igbudu Christian Institute]]

== Immortalization of Igbudu ==
Igbudu was immortalized when the Adam Igbudu Memorial Secondary School was named after him.

[[File:Adam Igbudu school.jpg|thumb|Adam Igbudu Memorial Secondary School]]

Also, Igbudu was immortalized in [[Emevor]] by having a university named after him. Adam Igbudu Christian Institute has now become a university that "was upgraded from being a training ground for Anglican catechists", and is affiliated with the University of [[Port Harcourt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/eulogies-as-delta-community-buries-115-year-old-monarch/|title=Eulogies as Delta community buries 115-year-old monarch|last=Osuyi|first=Paul|publisher=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun Newspaper]]|access-date=2024-06-18|archive-date=2020-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212234622/https://www.sunnewsonline.com/eulogies-as-delta-community-buries-115-year-old-monarch/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The AICI was established and operated by the [[Church of Nigeria]], [[Anglican Communion]], "to enable each student to achieve their potentials within a learning environment that is safe, healthy, positive, respectful, inclusive, and welcoming".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aiciacada.online/about.php|title=About Us|publisher=AICI Official Website|access-date=2024-06-18|archive-date=2024-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615043706/https://aiciacada.online/about.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On Friday, December 9, 2022, the Chairman of the Governing Council, Adam Igbudu Christian Institute, Emevor and the [[Anglican Diocese of Warri|Bishop of Warri Diocese]], [[Christian Esezi Ide]] paid the [[Vice Chancellor]] of the [[University of Port Harcourt]], Professor [[Owunari Georgewill]] a thank-you visit at the VC's office, especially in acknowledgement of "the wonderful relationship between the University and Adam Igbudu Christian Institute, Emevor".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dioceseofwarri.com/bishop-c-e-ide-pays-courtesy-visit-to-university-of-port-harcourts-vice-chancellor/|title=Bishop C. E. Ide Pays Courtesy Visit to University of Port Harcourt's Vice Chancellor|last=Agamugoro|first=Peters|publisher=Anglican Diocese of Warri|access-date=2024-06-18|archive-date=2023-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004175112/https://dioceseofwarri.com/bishop-c-e-ide-pays-courtesy-visit-to-university-of-port-harcourts-vice-chancellor/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Anglican Adam Preaching Society ==
{{See|Anglican Adam Preaching Society}}
[[File:Anglican Adam Preaching Society.jpg|thumb|Official logo of the Anglican Adam Preaching Society]]

In 1938, Cornelius Adam Igbudu formed the "Ole-Orufuo", a [[prayer group]] which later metamorphosed into an evangelical group. After the movement locally became known as the "Ukoko Adamu" (meaning, "Adam's Preaching Society") in 1946, in the ensuing years there was a need to integrate it into Nigerian Anglican Church and the word "Anglican" was formally added to the name of the group.<ref name="dacb" />


According to the A.A.P.S. official website, the Anglican Adam Preaching Society has become "an interdenominational preaching society under the umbrella of the [[Anglican Communion]]. It stands for professional soul winning and being run by self-sacrifice and freewill donations".<ref name="theaaps">{{cite web|url=http://aaps.org.ng/|title=Welcome to AAPS|publisher=AAPS.org.ng|access-date=2024-06-18|archive-date=2023-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814041857/http://aaps.org.ng/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of 2022, the leaders of the A.A.P.S. movement included Evang. F. K. A. Usenu (JP) - National President, Evang. Sir. J. I. Afimoni (JP) - Vice National President, Evang. P. E. Ejovi - National Secretary, and Evang. Emma Ofano (JP) - Music Director.<ref name="theaaps" />
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Anglican Adam Preaching Society]]
* [[Cyril Odutemu]]
*[[Cyril Odutemu]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
*{{cite web|url=https://aaps.org.ng/the-bible-that-fell-from-heaven/|title=The Bible that fell from Heaven|publisher=[[Anglican Adam Preaching Society]]|access-date=2024-10-23|archive-date=2024-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913064341/https://aaps.org.ng/the-bible-that-fell-from-heaven/|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite journal|last=Oseovo-Onibere|first=Simon Godknows Azuwou|date=1990|title=Adam Cornelius Igbudu: an assessment of his evangelisation efforts among the Isoko and Urhobo peoples of South-Western Nigeria, 1914-1981|url=https://ixtheo.de/Record/1638567654|journal=[[Asia Journal of Theology]]|volume=4|issue=1|issn=0217-1244|pages=74–90|access-date=2024-06-23}}
*{{cite web|url=https://isoko.com.ng/history-and-mythology-the-social-significance-of-the-mystery-bible-in-araya/|title=History and Mythology: The Social Significance of the Mystery Bible in Araya|publisher=Isoko.com.ng|access-date=2024-12-01|archive-date=2024-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112235334/https://isoko.com.ng/history-and-mythology-the-social-significance-of-the-mystery-bible-in-araya/|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite book|title=Adam: The Evangelist|last=Nabofa|first=Michael Y.|date=1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YaMnAQAAIAAJ|publisher=Daystar Press|isbn=978-978-122-224-5}}
*{{cite book|last=Edeigba|first=Linus|year=2022|title=Adam Igbudu: He got provoked in the spirit and commanded his dead father to come back to life|url=https://www.amazon.com.au/Adam-Igbudu-provoked-spirit-commanded-ebook/dp/B0BBQ9JRNQ|publisher=Infopedia Publication}}

*{{cite web|url=https://www.nggossips.com/2024/06/24/the-stolen-bible-how-araya-became-a-tourist-attraction-since-1914/|title=The Stolen Bible: How Araya Became a Tourist Attraction Since 1914|last=Ogedegbe|first=Isaiah|publisher=NGGOSSIPS.com|access-date=2024-06-24|archive-date=2024-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624180248/https://www.nggossips.com/2024/06/24/the-stolen-bible-how-araya-became-a-tourist-attraction-since-1914/|url-status=dead}}
== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230814041857/http://aaps.org.ng/ AAPS Missionary website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240615043704/https://aiciacada.online/about.php AICI University website]


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Cornelius Adam Igbudu (1914–1981) was a Nigerian religious figure known for founding the Anglican Adam Preaching Society (AAPS), an evangelical group in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.[1] He was credited with healing ability.[2][3][4]

Legacy

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The Nigerian independent churches God's Grace Ministry and New Glory Revival Ministry were traced back to the evangelistic ministry of Cornelius Adam Igbudu in the Nigerian Anglican Church.[5] Cornelius Adam Igbudu was promoted to the status of a saint, and a church was named after him (St. Adam's Anglican Church at Oghio in the Olomu area of Delta State, Nigeria). A secondary school in Araya (Adam Igbudu Memorial Secondary School)[6] and a bible school in Emevor (Adam Igbudu Christian Institute) were named after him.[7]

The Anglican Adam Preaching Society (AAPS) has not gone defunct along with Cornelius Adam Igbudu in 1981.[8] He was said to have had a disagreement with a prominent Nigerian Isoko cleric, Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena, whom he accused of "disturbing his ministry" in the Nigerian Anglican Church.[9]

In 1992, Michael Y. Nabofa wrote a book about his life, titled Adam: The Evangelist.[10] In May 1998, Sam U. Erivwo wrote that Cornelius Adam Igbudu was held "in very high regard" by Bishop Agori Iwe, his contemporary.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cornelius Adam Igbudu: Isoko's Greatest Evangelist". NewsNGR. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Igbudu, Cornelius Adam". Dictionary of African Christian Biography.
  3. ^ "History of the Founder". Anglican Adam Preaching Society. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ Edeigba, Linus (23 August 2022). Adam Igbudu: He got provoked in the spirit and commanded his dead father to come back to life. Infopedia Publication. ASIN B0BBQ9JRNQ.
  5. ^ Smit, Johannes; Kumar, Pratap (2018). Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen. BRILL. p. 108. ISBN 978-904-740-749-2.
  6. ^ "Foundation Brings Succour To Students In Isokoland, Donates 50,000 Notebooks". BigPen Nigeria. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. ^ Agamugoro, Peters (12 February 2022). "Adam Igbudu Christian Institute Graduates 26 Masters Degree Students!". Anglican Diocese of Warri. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ Erivwo, Samuel U. (1979). The Urhobo, the Isoko and the Itsekiri: A History of Christianity in Nigeria. Daystar Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-978-122-139-2.
  9. ^ Eyoboka, Sam; Abugoh, Gladys (1 December 2013). "Why I fought Idahosa, Anglicans - Archbishop Christian Aggrey Apena". Vanguard News. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ Nabofa, Michael Y. (1992). Adam: The Evangelist. Daystar Press. ISBN 978-978-122-224-5.
  11. ^ Professor Sam U. Erivwo. "FOREWORD". Urhobo Historical Society.

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