In July of 2012, Apostle Emmanuel Adewusi had a dream. In the initial part of the dream, Apostle Emmanuel was among a group of people whose hands and feet were bound. As he started contemplating how that might have happened, suddenly, a group of what looked like cult members walked in through the door of the warehouse-like structure where they were bound. The leader of the group instantly gave orders to his followers to kill the bound prisoners, starting with Apostle Emmanuel. Before the execution began, Apostle Emmanuel started praying in his understanding but nothing happened. He even started praying in tongues, but still nothing happened.

Then, as if cued to transition, a praise song he had known a long time ago suddenly came to his mind. Without hesitation, he began to sing: “Covenant keeping God, there is no one like you; Alpha and Omega, there is no one like you.” Miraculously, his chains fell off and he proceeded to rebuke the cult members. Instantly the danger disappeared and he turned around to loosen all those who were bound in the warehouse.

In the days and weeks that followed, while still serving as a youth pastor in his previous church, Apostle Emmanuel contemplated the significance of the dream. It was during this time that the Lord spoke to him to find a quiet place where He could talk to him.

In response, Apostle Emmanuel undertook a fast to seek the Lord’s face. During this time, the Lord told him of his call to ministry that involves a new church movement. This new church is tasked to partner with the Lord in bringing to realization the prophecy in Isaiah 35 & 62. It was to start in 2014, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and is not affiliated with the Church of God denomination.

The Lord’s word was confirmed through Apostle Emmanuel’s father, Apostle V.A. Adewusi during his visit to Edmonton in October 2012. Apostle Adewusi prophesied that the first service for the new church would commence on December 7th, 2014.

In the mean time, Apostle Emmanuel remained faithful to his commitments and relationships in his previous church. Recognizing the authority over him at the time, he kept his pastor informed of the development of his calling. By November of the same year, the Lord revealed the name of the church to Apostle Emmanuel: “Cornerstone Christian Church of God.”

As the signs of the calling became progressively clearer, Apostle Emmanuel recognized the need for further training in the word of God. He enrolled in the Oral Roberts University Bible Institute on July 24th 2013. He has since graduated with a diploma. Subsequently, he was instructed, like Abraham was, to transition from the ministry where he was serving as the youth pastor immediately after the December 31st, 2013 crossover service. His former pastor and leaders, having been made aware of this, anointed and prayed over Apostle Emmanuel and his wife, Ibukun, on December 22nd, 2013 before they released them to pursue the path of their new calling.

The instruction from the Lord that followed was to engage in prayers for the first 3 months, to be accompanied with bible studies for 6 months, and then commence the Sunday services thereafter. On June 7th, 2014, the bible studies commenced, initially as a home study, and later moved to a rental facility in Whyte Avenue, Edmonton. To God’s glory, Cornerstone Christian Church of God’s first Sunday Service started on December 7th, 2014 at Yellowbird East Community League, Edmonton.