Rev. Paul Jinadu was born a Muslim in Lagos, Nigeria, before travelling to the United Kingdom as a teenager to continue his secondary education.  He met the Lord during his “A” level studies and abandoned his plan of becoming a medical doctor to answer the call of God into full-time ministry.  He returned to Nigeria in 1966 and worked with 2 church denominations where the Lord used him as an evangelist, church planter and pastor, before returning to the United Kingdom.

As a young minister, Brother Paul had received in his heart, from scriptures, a vision of the pattern of the Church Jesus Christ promised to build, which he constantly shared with his members and disciples whilst in Nigeria.  With considerable difficulty in fulfilling this vision and after being asked to leave by the church authority, some of Brother Paul’s disciples started a fellowship in Ibadan, Nigeria and felt led to invite him back to Nigeria to be their pastor.  Thus, the New Covenant Church was formally inaugurated in Samonda, Ibadan, Nigeria in 1985 while the first branch in the United Kingdom started in London in 1986. The little seed sown over 30 years ago has been blessed by God as New Covenant Church now has over 500 branches in more than 32 countries.

Brother Paul’s passion is to see Christians come to the knowledge of the truth and be discipled; and to train Christian leaders to last the race.  This, the Lord has helped him do in his ministry for over 50 years.  He has been married to Rev. Mrs Kate Jinadu, the International President of the Covenant Women International for over half a century.  They are blessed with 2 sons who are also ministers of God, and 3 grandchildren.

Rev Emmanuel Olasupo Ajao had a Muslim parentage before he met the Lord in 1974.  He worked with Mobil Oil before becoming an Independent Petroleum Marketer with his company owning and running a chain of filling stations in Ibadan, Nigeria before his call into full time ministry.

Shortly after his conversion, he met Rev. Paul Jinadu and has remained his disciple ever since.  A pioneer elder of New Covenant Church in 1985, he coordinated and taught the Believers’ Bible Class at the first branch of the Church in Samonda, Ibadan where many new Christians were given a sound footing in the faith.

Brother Ajao later led the team that pioneered Basorun Centre of New Covenant Church at Ibadan in 1992.  The branch grew to become Basorun Conference, now known as Old Ife Road Conference with many satellite branches.  He also served as Conference Pastor of the Oke Bola Conference.

In 1996, Rev. Emmanuel Ajao became the National Overseer of New Covenant Church in Nigeria.  He served as a Deputy General Overseer from 2008 and became the Associate General Overseer in 2017.

He is married to Rev. Mrs. Abimbola Ajao and they are blessed with children and grand children.

Rev. Michael  Olufemi Oyelade practised as a Chartered Accountant and Management Consultant in Nigeria after a stint in the Academics as a lecturer in two Nigerian Universities before his call into full-time ministry.

Brother Oyelade led the team that pioneered Agodi Centre in 1996 and has been the pastor since then. He is the Deputy General Overseer, in which role he works with the General Overseer in the oversight of New Covenant Church globally.

A teacher of God’s word who is blessed with a shepherd’s heart, Brother Oyelade has a passion to see God’s word transform the believer’s life in its entirety and the multiplication of disciples in all nations.

Olufemi is married to Yemisi who is the Children/Teenage Pastor of Agodi Centre and Coordinator of the New Covenant Church Nursery and Primary School, Agodi Centre and they are blessed with a daughter.

Rev. Abimbola Olubunmi Oladipo, popularly known as pastor Bee, was born on 30 January 1971 to the family of Late His Royal Highness, Oba Michael Eluyefa and Olori Rachel Eluyefa, the Obawara of Iwara-Ife, Ile Ife, Osun State. He was born during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon and started his primary education at All Saints’ primary school in Ile-Ife between 1977 and 1983. He then proceeded to Oduduwa College for his secondary education between the years of 1983-1987. He had his A levels at Oyo State College of Arts and Science before bagging his B.sc. at the Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, also in Ife. Being a Prince, he had access to most of the King’s Council meetings and saw and experienced how decisions over the land were made. This, in a vital way, spurs his interests in leadership and governance, and he desires to be king like his father. He began to put this interest into action when he was admitted into the university. He was part of the executives of the National Association of Ife descendants.

The young Bimbo, though respectful, had several vices with him until he encountered the Lord in the year 1991 in life, when the Lord hijacked him into his kingdom up until now. Even at that, his interest in leadership and governance never wavered. He became the Awolowo Hall pastor. He later became the Head of his Department in his fellowship, where the eye of his understanding was enlightened to see the young beautiful Omorinsola, who became his wife on the 23rd of August 2002. He became the National Overseer on November 17th 2023.