Under the Holy Word of the great Creator, Olodumare, we at Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifa Temple opened our doors in March 1999 to invite the community to be a part of the Ifa Temple’s spiritual mission. Our spiritual mission is to uplift people to a proper and righteous relationship with the destiny given to them by Olodumare. Since that time, many people have answered the call and joined the Ifa Temple in support of fulfilling our collective destiny.

The mission of the Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifa Temple (Ifa Temple) is to establish, build, cultivate, develop and educate an Ifa community of people with good character and integrity. The name Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifa Temple means “the home where men and women work together to ‘make it done’ under the guidance of Ifa”.

The name and the mission of the Ifa Temple reflect the importance of both men and women working together as a collective to build an Ifa community. It also reflects the will of the Great Creator, Olodumare in that one group cannot be successful without the strength and support of the other.

Building strong families is a challenge within contemporary society. Many women have taken on the roles of mother, father, protector, and nurturer, as well as provider of spiritual and emotional strength in order to care for their families. The Ifa Temple seeks to strengthen and uplift worm so they may be able to balance the daily challenges of life with raising a family.

In traditional Ifa practice, the roles of men and women are geared toward the development of families, where marriage and children are considered blessings of prosperity. Under the guidance of YeYe Mama Tunde Awosemo, Chief Priestess of the Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifa Temple, women learn how to balance work, motherhood, family, and spirituality. Similarly, under the leadership of Chief Ifalade Awosemo, men learn how to develop their spirituality to better support women and to protect their families.

The Ifa Temple supports and encourages the building of positive relationships between men and women and the development of supportive relationships between women. These relationships are not based upon intimacy, but are built on a foundation of common purpose and collective support. Members of the Ifa Temple become extended family to other members. Men provide strong role models to children to help them develop good character. Women provide emotional and spiritual support to one another; helping each other build or re-build their self-esteem and learn the strength and power of working together. In this fashion, the Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifa Temple is developing a community of families where children are cared for, where women are respected and supported as an integral part of the Ifa Temple, and where men are seen as fathers, leaders and protectors.