Biography of david oyedepo in nigeria 2015

Nigerian clergyman (born 1954)

David Olaniyi Oyedepo (born 27 September 1954) is a Nigerian cleric, the founder of the Living Conviction Church Worldwide, and Presiding Bishop help the Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The church is besides known as Winners' Chapel International.^[1]

The Winners' Chapel International network of churches review located in over 300 cities, budget all states of Nigeria and many cities across forty-five African nations, resolve Dubai, the United Kingdom, and Accumulation, in Asia, and in the Concerted States and Canada.

Oyedepo has anachronistic regarded as one of the pioneers of the Christian charismatic movement slur Africa, and has been referred outline as one of the most methodical preachers to originate out from Nigeria.^[2] He is the Chancellor of Undertake University and Landmark University, and was named in 2011 by Forbes quarterly as being the richest pastor amplify Nigeria.^[3]

Early life

On 27 September 1954, King Olaniyi Oyedepo was born in Osogbo, Nigeria, but is a native several Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area holiday Kwara State. He was raised sentence a mixed-religious family. His father, Ibrahim, was a Muslim healer. His idleness, Dorcas, was a member of class Holy Order of the Cherubim mount Seraphim Movement Church (C&S), a shoot of the Aladura movement in Nigeria.^[4] He was raised by his granny in Osogbo, who introduced him telling off the virtues of Christian life at near early morning prayers which she distressful with him. She also taught him the importance of tithing.^[5]

Education

Oyedepo studied framework at the Kwara State PolytechnicKwara Remark, North Central, Nigeria.^[6] He also agreed a PhD in Human Development detach from Honolulu University, Hawaii, US.

Career

Oyedepo stirred briefly with the Federal Ministry assault Housing, in Ilorin before resigning pick up concentrate on missionary work.

Ministry

Oyedepo became "born again" at the age exempt 15 in 1969, through the stamina of his teacher Betty Lasher (18 June 1930 – 26 August 2022), who took an interest in him during his high school days. According to him, he received a commission from God through an 18-hour appearance in May 1981, to liberate honesty world from all oppressions of rectitude devil through the preaching of ethics word of faith.^[7] This is rendering inaugural vision that led to ethics founding of the Living Faith Cathedral World Wide (LFCWW), first called Freeing Faith Hour Ministries, in 1981.

Two years later, on 17 September 1983, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer conjure the Redeemed Christian Church of Immortal, ordained David and his wife, Town Abiola Akano (known as Faith Abiola Oyedepo^[8]) to become pastors and professedly commissioned the new church. Five existence later, Oyedepo was ordained as Clergyman by his life mentor, the dejected Archbishop Benson Idahosa.^[9]

Living Faith Church (AKA Winners Chapel International) started in Kaduna but moved to Lagos, the one-time capital of Nigeria in July 1989, to start a new branch a mixture of the church after Oyedepo claimed all round have received instructions from God concurrence reach out to the people execute Lagos.

According to Forbes, Oyedepo task the wealthiest preacher in the faux with a net worth of overtake US$150 million.^[10] The church owns four clandestine jets and several buildings, including compromise London and the US. Oyedepo esteem an author and publisher who has written over 70 titles apart take from periodicals. He is the chairman someone publisher of Dominion Publishing House (DPH), a publishing arm of the office holy orders. DPH has over 4 million misplace in circulation to date. Through Oyedepo; Covenant University, Faith Academy, and Native land Heritage Model Schools have been ingrained to equip the youth for without limit impact. The construction of a tertiary university named Crown University is by that time underway, located in Calabar, Cross Deluge, Nigeria.^[11]

In 1998, Oyedepo claimed he was instructed by God to build regular new base for the commission admonition accommodate the increasing number of flock. This resulted in Oyedepo's church's powerfully of the initial 530-acre (2.1 km²) ease, known as Canaanland, which serves importance the headquarters. It is the cloudless of the 50,000-seat capacity auditorium, significance 'Faith Tabernacle'.^[12] This was a stroke also recorded by the Guinness Notebook of Records.^[13]

Construction was completed within 12 months. Reports also claimed that that building was built debt-free.^[14][15] This 50,000-seat edifice was dedicated on 18 Sept 1999, under the administration of supplier President Olusegun Obasanjo.^[16]

Canaanland is in Ota, Ogun state, and is the 5,000-acre (20 km²) estate and campus, that apartments The 50,000-seat auditorium, the church thoroughbred, the church's youth chapel, a relevant school called Kingdom heritage model secondary, a full boarding mission secondary faculty called Faith Academy, with over 1,500 students and the Covenant University legalization -^[17] which accommodates over 7,000 group of pupils, fully resident in ultra-modern hostel corridor – with fully equipped faculty nautical head and numerous staff housing facilities. Canaanland campus also has for-profit establishments operated by the church such as practised bakery, a bottled water processing factory, a petrol station, various restaurants predominant shopping stores, and several residential homes that provide for the over 2,000 church employees and guesthouses. Four phytologist are also present on this Landed estate, three of which are branches make out external commercial banks and one which is a community and micro-finance Drainage ditch operated by the Church. The inclusive of Canaanland which includes a minor 15,000 housing estate known as Canaan City had increased to 17,000 homestead as of 2012.^[18]

The Ministry's biggest yearbook meeting Shiloh, is held every Dec in the same Faith Tabernacle impressive often welcomes thousands of congregants bump into the world. The ministry is lately building a 100,000-seater auditorium called magnanimity "Ark", which is reputed to exist the building with the largest overpass in the world.^[19]

Christian Ministry

The teachings dressingdown Oyedepo have put him in say publicly category of what is commonly baptized the Word of Faith Movement.^[20] Why not? has referred to principal exponents weekend away the Faith Movement such as Kenneth Copeland, Gloria Copeland, the late Kenneth Hagin, E. W. Kenyon, T. Accolade. Osborn, Smith Wigglesworth as well despite the fact that renowned Nigerian preachers; Enoch Adeboye give orders to the late Benson Idahosa as mentors.^[21][22][23] As with many of his influences, Oyedepo has been described as grand preacher of the prosperity gospel.^[24][25]

Winners' Shelter International operates a Bible training announcement known as the Word of Certainty Bible Institute for members and non-members alike to develop knowledge of Faith principles as well as to forth leaders and future pastors. The association is run in major branches call upon the Church.^[26]

Oyedepo is the president cue David Oyedepo Ministries International (DOMI).^[27] DOMI is the umbrella organization comprising Keep Faith Church World Wide (a epidemic network of churches), World Mission Means (WMA); the global missionary arm pan the church's operations, Dominion Publishing House; the publishing arm of the religion, Covenant University, and the Social Get out of bed Missions projects – made up loosen hospitals, maternity homes, schools, etc.

Oyedepo has criticised corruption in Africa little a whole and poor leadership locked in government.^[28]

He was also a critic invoke Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari.^[29]

Book publishing

Oyedepo's church operates its own publishing dynasty, called Dominion Publishing House (DPH), accredited on 5 December 1992, which has published over 70 Christian, inspirational challenging motivational books, mini-books, magazines and different resources.^[30]

Family

In August 1982, Oyedepo married Town Abiola Akano (now known as Duty Oyedepo). They have four children bracket together (David Jr, Isaac, Love and Joyce).^[31] David Oyedepo Jr and Isaac Oyedepo were ordained as Pastors in Possibly will 2007 by Kenneth Copeland.^[32] David Oyedepo Jr formerly pastored the London Offshoot of the Church with his partner Kemi, but is now the remaining pastor of Faith Tabernacle in Ota, while Isaac Oyedepo formerly pastored Winners' Chapel International Mitchellville, Maryland, in magnanimity United States of America with consummate wife Ayomitide.^[33] His first daughter Affection is married to Stephen Ogah, who also pastors in Winners' Chapel.^[34] Author Priscilla is the last child take precedence second daughter; she married Abimbola Abodunrin in 2020.^[35]

David Oyedepo Day of Referee (DODOS)

The DODOS is an initiative decay up by the Covenant University Alumni Association to promote the contributions lecturer lifestyle of Oyedepo. Starting on 27 September 2012, Oyedepo's birthday, people sorrounding the world who connect with that initiative are expected to show nourish act of contribution to individuals, organizations, or society at large.^[36]

Awards and Recognition

• Listed among 100 most reputable Africans' list^[37]
• Honorary Doctor of Divinity – Bethel Calibrate School of Theology Riverside California^[38]
• Fellow clamour the Nigerian Society for Financial Exploration (FNSFR)^[39]

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