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God's Kingdom Society
An Overview
"A purely Christian Organisation founded by JEHOVAH, the Almighty God — proclaiming the Kingdom of God with uncompromising truth since 1934."
1934
Year Founded
90+
Years of Ministry
6
Founding Cities
1
Divine Commission
"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Matthew 6:33 · The Guiding Word of GKSThe God's Kingdom Society is purely a Christian Organisation founded by JEHOVAH, the Almighty God through the instrumentality of Saint Gideon Meriodere Urhobo, of blessed memory. Saint G. M. Urhobo, the first President of the GKS, was the instrument — the vessel of honour — chosen by God through Jesus Christ, according to the election of grace, to accomplish His purpose. Matthew 24:31; Acts 15:14–18; 10:9–35; James 1:18.
St. G. M. Urhobo
Founding Instrument · 1st President
His History
From Telegraphist
to God's Freeman
The history of the God's Kingdom Society is linked with the biography of her first President, Brother G. M. Urhobo. He hailed from the Urhobo ethnic group and was the second son of a kind pagan gentleman, the Late Ukoli of Otovwodo, Agbassa in Warri, who was the grandson of Urhobo. He was educated at the Government School Warri and taught in Roman Catholic School as well as the Government School, Warri, in the 1920s.
In June 1930, he joined the Posts and Telegraphs Department as a postal clerk and telegraphist after completing a two-year teacher's training programme in 1929 in Asaba. His strong inclination for divine knowledge fired his interest in the Holy Bible, which he spent most of his time to study. The most significant experience of his life came when he fell into a trance and received the Lord's commission.
"After three and half years diligent and prayerful studies of the Holy Bible, Jesus Christ revealed himself to me in a vision and commanded me to go and proclaim the good news of God's Kingdom to all nations as the only remedy for all human sufferings and woes; to expose all the false doctrines which Satan had used to deceive the people and to keep them in ignorance of God's Kingdom and purpose of creation; and to pronounce God's written judgment against all wickedness." — Saint G. M. Urhobo · His Own Testimony
Under these circumstances, it was virtually impossible for him to continue to serve under the Nigerian Colonial Government. Like St. Paul of Bible fame (Acts 26:12–20), he obeyed the Lord's command and devoted his life wholly to Christ's Ministry as "the Lord's freeman." So, in February 1933, he resigned from Government Service and became a full-time Minister of the Gospel of Christ — fulfilling 1 Corinthians 7:22–23.
Trials & Persecution
Mocked, Stoned,
Yet Unmoved
The resignation of Brother G. M. Urhobo from the civil service gave cause for his relatives and many colleagues and friends to view his sanity with suspicion. It was really difficult for the unspiritual to appreciate his decision — throwing to the winds "for the love of preaching," as some said, such an enviable post in Government Service when men of his social rank were regarded as the elites of society.
Right from the start of his career as a preacher, Brother Urhobo became an object of hatred and reproach — as Christ truly said would happen to the chosen ones (John 15:18–19; 17:14–16). His relatives and friends forsook him. Some said he was mad; others called him a devil and deceiver. Many false reports about him were published and circulated by certain people and the Watchtower Society, warning the people to avoid him because of his teachings, which they considered revolutionary.
His worst antagonists were among members of his family, some members of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, and the Roman Catholic Church. He was driven from his father's house by his elder brother, Augustine Ukoli, who attacked him and tore his clothes. He left and sought refuge in Onitsha for seven months with his family.
Attacked in Every City
Fiercely Opposed
at Every Turn
Before this time, in Warri, he was fiercely opposed, attacked, and stoned by members of the Watchtower, who called him a Judas, thief, debtor, madman, and "withered branch." With these unrelenting attacks, in 1933, he left his homeland for Sapele, about 30 miles from Warri. There, too, it was not all roses — his expository lectures criticising the false doctrines of "churchianity" stirred great enmity among the clergymen against him.
In 1948, Watchtower members assaulted him and his family at 98 Aggrey Road in Port Harcourt. In the fracas, some of his children and members of the GKS sustained severe injuries. It took the intervention of the police to quell matters.
"He that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price: be not ye the servants of men." — 1 Corinthians 7:22–23
Urhobo vs Brown
A Parting of
Doctrines — 1934
In October 1934, Brother Urhobo went to Lagos where, owing to his interest in the publications of the Late J. F. Rutherford — former President of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of America — he came in contact with the Late W. R. Brown, the local representative of the Watchtower Society in Nigeria.
Later, there arose a disagreement over issues of doctrine. Brother Urhobo, in a biblically constructive argument for the purpose of correction (2 Timothy 3:16–17), called the attention of Mr. Brown to certain errors in the teachings of the Watchtower Society about "Marriage," "Jehovah's Organisation," "Selection and ordination of the 144,000 Anointed Christians," "Leadership," "Memorial Supper," "Women Preaching," and their fixing dates for "Armageddon."
Instead of allowing the Spirit of Christ to dominate his reason, Mr. Brown lost his temper. As King Solomon said: "He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly" (Proverbs 14:17). The honourable course open to Brother Urhobo was to part company with Mr. Brown, whose teachings he pointed out were inconsistent with Scripture. It is those doctrinal issues that remain the bases of the vast gulf still existing between the God's Kingdom Society and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
GKS Formed
A Name Born
of Purpose — 1943
It was in Lagos in that same year — 1934 — that Brother Urhobo, through his soul-stirring public lectures, attracted a handful of adherents whom he organised through the Spirit of God into a group of Bible students — calling them the Lagos Division of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Following protests from Mr. Brown that the name was too similar, it was changed to Lagos Company of Christian People in 1939. By 1940, the Church was established in Port Harcourt. By 1942 it became Nigerian Christian Society. By 1943, members in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) called for another change — and the name became, finally and forever: GOD'S KINGDOM SOCIETY (GKS).
"Hail JEHOVAH and Jesus Christ" — the Theocratic greeting introduced by Saint Urhobo in 1943 as a direct response to the prevailing Nazi salute of "Heil Hitler." Saint Urhobo declared that Hitler would not win the Second World War. History proved him right.
— GKS Historical Record
Also in 1943, Saint Urhobo formally adopted his full name: Gideon Meriodere Urhobo — Urhobo being his great great grandfather's name.
Some of Saint Urhobo's
Famous Sermons
01
"The Bible is the only authorized law book of God which contains all the facts about the Creator of the Universe…"
02
"Many persons who now claim to be Jehovah's Witnesses are part and parcel of the false Christs, prophets and teachers mentioned in the Bible"
03
"Facts about Good Friday and the Origin of Easter"
04
"Trinity"
05
"Hell Fire"
06
"Purgatory and Limbo"
07
"Fixing of Dates of the Battle of Armageddon"
08
"Preaching from House to House"
09
"Who are Jehovah's Witnesses?"
10
"Hitlerism must be destroyed, when and by whom?"
11
"Hitlerism is Demonism"
12
"Christmas Exposed"
13
"Unmarried Priests are sinners against God"
Planting the Branches
Six Cities,
One Vision
Prior to the naming of the Society, Saint Urhobo had already established branches of the Church across Nigeria. What started as a single group of Bible students in Lagos grew — city by city, opposition by opposition — into a nationwide movement that would eventually span continents.
This precisely fulfils the Bible: "A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time." — Isaiah 60:22. See also Matthew 13:31–32.
"The success of Brother Gideon Urhobo is no longer in dispute. Today the God's Kingdom Society reflects the glory of God and stands as an everlasting monument, by the grace of God, of Brother Gideon M. Urhobo — an illustrious son of Africa!" — GKS Historical Record
Key Milestones
- 1930The Divine VisionSaint Urhobo falls into a trance and receives the Lord's commission after three and a half years of diligent, prayerful Bible study.
- 1933The Great ResignationResigns from the Nigerian Colonial Government in February. Becomes a full-time Minister of the Gospel — "the Lord's freeman."
- 1934Lagos — First Branch FoundedA small group of Bible students assembled in Lagos. Name: Lagos Division of Jehovah's Witnesses. The seed is planted.
- 1939Name Change IRenamed Lagos Company of Christian People following protests from Watchtower's local representative, W. R. Brown.
- 1940Port Harcourt BranchThe Church established in Port Harcourt in the old Eastern Region by Saint Urhobo himself.
- 1942Warri & Sapele + Name Change IIBranches planted in Warri and Sapele. Renamed Nigerian Christian Society to include Eastern Region brethren.
- 1943GOD'S KINGDOM SOCIETY — Final NameRenamed to include Ghana members. Theocratic greeting introduced. Saint Urhobo formally adopts his full name.
- 1946 – 1948Onitsha & AbaTwo final founding branches complete the six-city network anchoring GKS across Nigeria.
The Four Pillars of Our Mission
Declare God's Kingdom
To declare God's Kingdom of righteousness and peace on earth and to express this doctrine in every conceivable way and form, within the bounds of law, order and human decency — at any time or place, to the best of our knowledge and understanding of Bible interpretations and symbolism.
Vindicate & Admonish
To vindicate, admonish, preach and impart to mankind — irrespective of colour, creed or caste — the wholesome idea of service, fear, adoration and reverence to God Almighty, the Maker of man, the Author of Life, and the Great Ruler and Architect of the Universe.
Ignite Biblical Study
To excite the interest of Africans and all peoples of the earth to the study of the Holy Bible, Christian ethics and theology — and to promote all means and measures conducive to the propagation of this knowledge for the eventual peace, harmony and tranquillity among all people of the human race.
Planted by God
The GKS is planted by God; it is not the work of man. Therefore, anyone persecuting her is "fighting against God." — Acts 5:29–42; Luke 10:16; Mark 9:41–42; Hebrews 10:31; 12:29.
"Yes, the GKS is planted by God; it is not the work of man. Therefore, anyone persecuting her is fighting against God."
Acts 5:29–42 · Luke 10:16 · Mark 9:41–42 · Hebrews 10:31; 12:29Days of Worship
Days of Worship
Watch and Pray — Morning Prayer
7:00 AM (streamed live)
Watch and Pray — Evening Prayer
7:30 PM (streamed live)
Mid-Week Bible Study
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (streamed live)
Sunday Divine Service
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (streamed live)
Notable Dates
Annual Conferences
Laymembers · Youth · Women · Choir · Language Groups
Ministers Conference
Youth Assembly
Freedom Day Celebration
Christian Feast of Tabernacles
A Gallery of Faith
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."Psalm 23:1
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart."Proverbs 3:5
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."Philippians 4:13
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son."John 3:16
Some of Our Sermons
Feast of Tabernacles 2025
Last & Great Day Holy Convocation
December 21, 2025 · 5 hr 20 min
Mid-Week Bible Study
Has This World an End?
June 3, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
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Monday – Saturday
Daily Watch & Pray
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Morning7:00 AM
Evening7:30 PM
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Every Wednesday
Mid-Week Bible Study
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Time5:00 – 6:00 PM
Live Sunday
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Sunday Divine Service
Main Worship Service
Time9:00 – 11:00 AM
Meet Our Leaders
God's Kingdom Society is governed by dedicated leaders who have devoted their lives to advancing the Kingdom of God. Each member brings decades of spiritual service, administrative excellence, and unwavering commitment to the founding vision of GKS.
Founding Instrument
St G. M. Urhobo
The Vessel of Honour Used by God to Establish the God's Kingdom Society
Past Presidents of Blessed Memory
Late Bro. E. T. Otomewo
2nd President · 1957 – 1997
Late Bro. O. E. Aighalua
3rd President · 2001 – 2011
Late Bro. G. O. Ifeacho
4th President · 2016 – 2021
Executive Board Members
Bro. F. E. Adedokun
President
Bro. T. M. Ekiseowei
Vice President
Bro. B. T. Hart
General Secretary
Bro. O. D. Akinwale
Treasurer
Bro. A. A. Erha
Member, Executive Board
Bro. J. N. W. Chukwudi
Member, Executive Board
News & Updates
GKS Conference Reports
Annual Conference Reports 2026
Full reports from the 2026 Annual Conferences — Laymembers, Youth Fellowship, and Women Fellowship. Read highlights, resolutions, and key outcomes.
2026
GKS Upcoming Event
GKS Ministers Conference 2026
Ordained ministers from all branches gather for fellowship, instruction, and strategic planning.
Coming Soon · 2026
GKS Event Highlights
Christian Feast of Tabernacles 2025
Relive the inspiring moments, powerful messages, and joyful fellowship from the Christian Feast of Tabernacles 2025.
December 2025
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