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Crawford University is a private Christian university in Igbesa, Nigeria, owned by the Apostolic Faith Mission. It was established in 2005 by Paul Akazue, the then leader and third Overseer for the Apostolic Faith work across Africa. Rev. Paul Akazue was the Proprietor and the first installed Chancellor of the Crawford University, before his death in May 2010. ==Apostolic Faith Mission== The Apostolic Faith Mission was founded by the late Rev. (Mrs) Florence Louise Crawford in 1906 in the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon. A branch of the church was founded in Nigeria in 1944 by the late Rev. Timothy Gbadebo Oshokoya. The church has its international headquarters in Portland, with regional headquarters in Europe, Asia and Africa. In Africa, the church is headed by the Africa Overseer (or Superintendent for Africa) who is based in Lagos, Nigeria. The present Africa Overseer is Reverend Emmanuel Adebayo Adeniran, who is also the proprietor of Crawford University. The Africa headquarters, situated at Anthony Village, Lagos, is responsible for the administration of all branch churches in the continent. Each country, where the church exists, is headed by a country overseer (or district superintendent). Any country or branch church within the country is financially self-supporting. The Apostolic Faith is a fundamentalist, trinitarian and evangelistic church. The church's mission is to pray, preach and publish and thereby enable millions of lost humanity know Christ and His redemptive power. The church is a non-profit organization financed through voluntary tithes and offerings from members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crawford University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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