List of Top Men of God due for Retirement
Mike Okonkwo, TREM
Dr. Mike Okonkwo MFR the
Presiding Bishop of TREM was born on September 6, 1945 to the family of
Pa and Ma Okonkwo of Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra
State.
He started his primary
education at Salvation Army Primary School Enugu, but later moved to
Ijero Baptist Primary School in Ebute Metta, Lagos.
He, however, completed
his primary education at St. Marks Primary School, Offa in Kwara State.
He started his secondary education at Mayflower College, Ikenne and
completed it at Merchants of Light Grammar School, Oba Anambra State in
1963.
During the war, he
underwent the military training but had no opportunity to practice what
he had learnt because the war ended the very night he was deployed to
the warfront. After the war, he continued with his banking career at the
Ogbete road branch of ACB where he was a pioneer staff.
After receiving a call
from God into full time ministry, he was consecrated the Bishop of The
Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) on the 7th of May 1988. He has
clocked 28 years as the head of the ministry.
Bishop David Oyedepo, Winners Chapel
Born September 27, 1954,
in Osogbo, present day Osun Stata, Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo,
Nigeria was raised in a mixed religious family. His father, Ibrahim, was
a Muslim healer. His mother, Dorcas, was a member of the Eternal Order
of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (C&S), a branch of the Aladura
movement in Nigeria.
He was raised by his
grandmother in Osogbo, who introduced him to the virtues of Christian
life via early morning prayers which she attended with him. She also
taught him the importance of tithing.
Oyedepo got born again
in 1969, through the influence of his teacher, Betty Lasher, who took
special interest in him during his high school days. He studied
Architecture at the former Kwara State Polytechnic, now Kwara State
University and worked briefly with the Federal Ministry of Housing in
Ilorin before resigning to concentrate on missionary work. Oyedepo
received a Ph.D. in Human Development from Honolulu University, Hawaii,
United States.
Oyedepo claimed to have
received a mandate from God through an 18-hour vision in May 1981, to
liberate the world from all oppression of the devil through the
preaching of the word of faith.
This is the inaugural
vision that led to the founding of the Living Faith Church World Wide
(LFCWW), first called Liberation Faith Hour Ministries, in 1981. Two
years later, on September 17, 1983, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, former General
Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, ordained him and his
wife, Florence Abiola Akano (known now as Faith Abiola Oyedepo) to
become pastors and officially commissioned the new church.
There were insinuations
few years ago that Oyedepo was planning for his retirement following his
decision to redeploy his son, David Oyedepo Junior from London to
pastor Cannaland, the headquarters of his church. By September this
year, he would be 34 years as the presiding bishop of the ministry.
William Folorunsho Kumuyi, Deeper Life
Pastor William
Folorunsho Ikumuyiwa, otherwise known as W.F Kumuyi was a former
Anglican who joined the Apostolic Faith Church after his baptism. In
1975, he was expelled from the church for preaching without credentials.
He continued his independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper
Life Bible Church. By the early 1980s that small group had grown to
several thousand, at which time Deeper Life Bible Church was formally
established.
The church has spread
throughout sub-Saharan Africa and then to the United Kingdom, from where
branches were developed in western Europe, Russia, India, and North
America. Already, the soft-spoken preacher has spent 35 years as leader
of the church.
Dr. Obiora Ezekiel, Christian Pentecostal Mission International
He is the general overseer of Christian Pentecostal Mission International, with headquarters in Lagos Nigeria.
Dr. Ezekiel, though visually impaired is a called evangelist, a pastor and a teacher of the word.
He has preached the gospel of Christ for about 30 years with record of miracles, signs and wonders following his ministry.
CPM Int’l was founded by
Rev. Dr. O. Ezekiel (The General Overseer) and Rev Dr (Mrs) Mercy
Ezekiel over 30 years ago. Both have been leading the ministry ever
since.
Sam Adeyemi, Day Star
Pastor Sam Adeyemi is a
Nigerian pastor, multivational speaker with special focus on positioning
people for success and leadership qualities.
He is the founder of
Daystar Christian center, president of Success Power International. Born
on February 3rd 1967, a native of Yagba in Kogi state of Nigeria.
Pastor Sam Adeyemi personify the saying that behind every success and achievements lies plenty stories to tell.
Daystar Christian center
was on November 18, 1995 inaugurated at 4th floor of Eko Chinese hotel
on Allen Avenue, Ikeja Lagos. For over 23 years, he has been in charge
of the ministry.
Tunde Bakare, The Latter Rain Assembly
Pastor Bakare attended
All Saints Primary School, Kemta, Abeokuta and subsequently Lisabi
Grammar School, Abeokuta, after which he studied law at the University
of Lagos between 1977 and 1980. He was called to the Bar in 1981 and
following his NYSC, he practiced law with Gani Fawehinmi Chambers,
Rotimi Williams & Co and Burke & Co, Solicitors. He established
his own law firm Tunde Bakare & Co (El-Shaddai Chambers) in October
1984.
In May 1988, at the peak
of his legal career he was called into ministry and he founded The
Latter Rain Assembly (End-Time Church) on 1 April 1989 and is currently
the Serving Overseer of the church for 28 years now.
Daniel K Olukoya, Mountain of Fire and Miracles
He established Mountain
of Fire and Miracles in 1989 (27 years ago). Pastor D.K. Olukoya founded
the Mountain of Fire Ministries in July 1989 in his sitting room with
only 25 people in attendance. Today the church has had a massive growth
and expansion with thousands of members and branches spread all over
Nigeria and Europe and Africa. Pastor Olukoya has written many spiritual
books and composed over 70 Christian songs.
Taiwo Odukoya, Fountain Of Life Church
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya is
the senior pastor of the Fountain Of Life Church, Lagos, Nigeria – a
church with a membership in excess of 8,000.
He holds a degree in
petroleum engineering and worked for 12 years with the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) until his voluntary retirement in 1994 (23
years) to concentrate on the ministry god had committed to him.
Ayo Oritsejafor, World of Life Bible Church
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor
is a dynamic preacher. He is a Pastor, Evangelist, Teacher, Prophet,
Apostle and an Author, with a unique anointing of God upon his life. In
1972, the Lord saved and miraculously delivered him during a crusade.
Almost immediately, he felt the call of God upon his life and enrolled in the New Covenant Bible Institute, Benin City, Nigeria.
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