ANCIENT OF DAYS PROGRESSIVE PALACE MINISTRY, NIGERIA, popularly known as AAFIN ARUGBO OJO, began its journey in 2001 through the divine calling and ministry of its Founder and General Overseer, BISHOP (DR) DEBORAH OLUWAKEMI AHAMBA, Ph.D (JP), Mama Arugbo Ojo Omo Iya Akede, General Overseer.
Before the establishment of the ministry, the General Overseer had served as a civil servant at the Oyo State Secretariat. However, beyond her professional career was a divine calling that had been upon her life from birth. Her journey into ministry began through her mother, who served as an Evangelist and was ordained by Prophet M. O. Olowere under the ministry of Agbala Orisun Iye. She was later ordained as a General Evangelist under Prophetess Emily Jojolola, who was once the General Women Leader of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC). She was subsequently ordained primarily as a Prophetess by Papa S. B. J. Oshoffa, the Founder of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Worldwide. Although the prophetic gift had been evident in her life from birth, these different stages of spiritual development and ordination further strengthened her calling and prepared her for the assignment God had destined for her..
The ministry officially began at the family house of Pastor R. O. Adedeji. What started in a humble family setting gradually became a place where people gathered to seek God, pray, worship, receive prophetic ministration and experience the power of God. With time, the work continued to grow. Through God's mercy and divine provision, the ministry eventually moved from its humble beginning at the family house to its present and permanent site, where the ministry continues its assignment today. The journey from the family house to the present location remains one of the testimonies of God's faithfulness to the ministry.