Founder
The Great Commission Fulfillment Ministries, came into existence through Pastor Esther Akinladenu by the grace of God. After several years of hearing the calling of God with confirmation from so many ministers on different occasions, the calling became stronger in 2001 that she had no choice than to quit her job as DMA (Document management analyst) in 2001. There was unusual frequent transfer from one city to another without any reasonable reason( 3 different cities within four months) she realized it was due to her response to the acceptance of total surrender and full time minister of the gospel according to type of assignment given to her. She was not ready at that time she wanted to work for some more time, but the owner of the assignment wanted her to start away. She said ‘yes’ to the calling of God with condition and as she and her husband decided to start a business in order to sustain the ministry, the profit yielding business surprisingly collapsed within a year. God’s ways are not our ways. She finally yielded herself completely to the will of God in 2004.
Pastor Esther received divine visitation of God in a very powerful way during the fasting and prayer days. She was commissioned for a gospel ministry of the Great Commission. Mark 16:15-16, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38, Acts 4:32-35. It was a unique one with warning against secular job. It was the type of ‘follow me and I will make you a fisher of men’. The wilderness experience was a tough one and full of ups, downs, discouragements and temptations. It takes the person that directly hears the voice to fully understand the situation. Thanks be to God for the strength and grace. The Lord made a way in April 2006 and the first missionary journey to Africa started in June 2006 to January 2009. Churches were planted, thousands of people became followers of Christ and 70% of them got baptized by water with 50% who received Holy Ghost baptism. Followed with sign’s, wonders and miracles. In partnership with her husband, Pastor Ebenezer Akinladenu, the first fellowship started in Dallas Texas, USA March 2009 with few members which later grew to multitudes. The ministry is marching forward fulfilling the great commission and equipping people to become fishers of men, to make positive impacts in the world and get prepared for the Lord’s coming