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Agu Irukwu, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), attended the funeral of Britain's longest-serving queen, Queen Elizabeth II, on Monday, September 19.
Former Chairman of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the United Kingdom, Irukwu
The RCCG Pastor was one of eight Pastors that attended the occasion to represent the churches of England.
This was captured on page 4 of Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral Order of Service.
He will stand down as chairman of the UK RCCG in April 2021.
According to the RCCG UK website, Pastor Irukwu was consecrated as a pastor in August 1993.
He became Senior Pastor of Jesus House in April 1994, just two months after it was founded.
He is a University of Warwick law graduate, a Barrister, and a former investment banker.
Irukwu also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Head of the Executive Council of RCCG UK, which supervises 600 parishes in the United Kingdom.
He is also the Chairman of the Festival of Life's organizing committee.
Asides being appointed the Pentecostal President of Churches Together in England (CTE) for October 2017-September 2021, the Pastor was also conferred with the inaugural Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness by the Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace in 2016.
The award was after St. Alphege the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1006 to 1012. The Archbishop was reputed for his simplicity, wise and holy counsel, as well as care for the poor.
It was also stated that he is dedicated to building men of integrity who will be role models.
The RCCG Pastor who participated in the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth is the son of Prof Joe Irukwu, a foremost insurance expert and he’s married to Pastor Shola Irukwu; they share three children together.
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