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House On The Rock Pastor, Paul, Siblings Begin Funeral Of Their Late Mother, Hilda Adefarasin

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The funeral service of the mother of the senior pastor of House on the Rock church, Paul Adefarasin, Hilda has begun.

The service is currently holding at Guiding Light Assembly, where high-profile persons, including clergymen are gathered to commiserate with the Adefarasin family.

Sharing photos from the events, Adefarasin via his Instagram on Friday noted that his siblings were standing near their mum’s coffin and looking set for the funeral.

“For mummy,” he wrote, adding the image of a dove for emphasis.

Adefarasin’s wife Ifeanyi posted on Instagram a picture of Hilda lying in state. “Adieu Mummy,” she wrote, and also added a dove.

The service of songs and night of tributes was held at the Rock Cathedral in Lekki, Lagos on Thursday.

A nurse and women’s rights activist, Mrs Adefarasin (nee Petgrave) died on Sunday, January 5.

The former president of the National Council of Women Societies was aged 98.

She is survived by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.



Chukwuani Victoria is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist who's passionate about storytelling with years of experience in the industry. She holds a BSC in Biology and also obtained a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos. She likes to read, research, hang out with her friends and play scrabbles.