Rev. Samuel Akinbode SADELA was born in the last Saturday of August, 1900 at Ifon, Ondo State, South-West, Nigeria. His parents were Chief Olomonehin SADELA of Imoru (Second in command to the Olumoru of Imoru) and Princess Adetiye SADELA, a princess in the Adaniker ruling house in Ifon.
It was not difficult for him to remember the year of his birth because it was the year the District Officer (a white man) under the colonial rule assumed duty at Ifon.  Hence he was fondly called “Aboyinbode” (which means born the same year the white man arrived) by his parents, relatives and friends from childhood till he became adult.
Rev. Sadela’s first encounter with God was in 1928 when he was a tax collector. It was a time of great revival in Nigeria led by men of God like Moses Orimolade (Founder of Cherubim and Seraphim Church). It was also the time of the great Evangelist Apostle Ayodele Babalola who had a reputation for the performance of astounding miracles. Rev. Sadela, like Matthew the tax collector, met Moses Orimolade in 1928; Moses prayed for him and predicted he would become a great man of God.
He started his career with The Apostolic Church (TAC), but later pitched his tent with the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC). In 1931, he met Babalola at Oke-Oye, Ilesa. Babalola later became his leader and mentor. With him he commenced the ecclesiastical journey, and together they travelled to most parts of western Nigeria on crusade. As a close associate of Babalola, Rev. Sadela lived with him and shared his travails and his joys. They also fasted together for forty days and nights.