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African Theological Archministry

By keishasiriba
  • Discovery of A.T.A

    Discovery of A.T.A

    The Kingdom of Oyotunji African Village is headed by Oba (King) Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi. He embarked on a quest to recover his African spirituality. After visiting Haiti and Cuba in the 1950s, he incorporated the African Theological Archministry: the Yoruba Temple in Harlem, New York, in 1960.
  • Kingdom Establishment

    Kingdom Establishment

    King Adefunmi I had moved with his family and a handful of followers to rural Beaufort County where they established the Kingdom of Oyotunji African Village
  • Priest Initiation

    Priest Initiation

    King Adefunmi I traveled to Nigeria in 1972 and was initiated into the Ifa priesthood. Ifa is the Yoruba god of fate, and his priests serve as diviners or oracles, consulted on all matters spiritual and mundane.
  • Established in America

    Established in America

    A group of African Americans established an independent Yoruba kingdom at Sheldon, fourteen miles from Beaufort.
  • Religious Archministry

    Religious Archministry

    The directors of the village were granted a state charter in 1980 as African Theological Archministry, Inc. The arch ministry's mission is to remove negative stereotypes of African and African American culture
  • The African Theological Archministry Festival

    The African Theological Archministry Festival

    The African Theological Archministry has created a festival where people can come and visit and learn more about the cultures and books that were written. It has also taken in people from the coast of South Carolina.
  • Igbega Alade Festival (Honoring Oba)

    Igbega Alade Festival (Honoring Oba)

    The Igbega Alade festival will honor the life and legacy of Oba Efuntola Adefunmi. The father of Yoruba culture in America and founder of Oyotunji Kingdom.