David
Oyedepo
70th Birthday Celebration of Bishop
Born on September 27th, 1954.
Born again – Feb. 19, 1969, at 15.
Received a called to full time ministry –
May 2, 1981 at 26
Born again – Feb. 19, 1969, at 15.
Received a called to full time ministry –
May 2, 1981 at 26
Bishop David O. Oyedepo received a call into the ministry through a heavenly vision, where he saw a lineup of battered, beaten, tattered, deformed, groaning for escape, he began sobbing with the. In response to his question, ‘but why Lord?’ God answered, “But from the beginning it was not so, and now the hour has come to liberate the whole world from all oppression of the devil through the preaching of the world of faith and I AM sending you to undertake this task.” Today, he stands as an Apostle of Faith to the nations, the impact of whose ministry has continued to spread across many nations of the world.
As an accomplished author, he has written over 100 titles, which circulates both in hard and online stores around the world. A number of these titles have been translated to other major languages of the world including French, Chinese, Spanish and others
He is the Founder and President of Living Faith Church worldwide,
aka Winners’ Chapel International and presently oversees over 21,000 churches across Nigeria
and several thousand across six major continents of the world. He is the founding and Senior Pastor of the Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland Ota, Nigeria, the international Headquarter of the Church, which is reputed to be the largest single congregation in the world As a leader of renown, he has redefined leadership as an evolution of values. Today, he is spearheading a revolution in education across the nation, through his network of primary and secondary across the nation and the establishment of two thriving universities, namely, Covenant university, Ota, Lagos and Landmark University Omuaran, Kwara State, both in Nigeria.
Who is David Oyedepo?
Winners Chapel Targets One Million Souls to Celebrate Bishop David Oyedepo’s 70th Birthday!
The Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel International network, is embarking on a number of legacy projects to commemorate the 70th birthday of Bishop David Oyedepo, top of which is the actualisation of one million soul winning globally.
The founder and Presiding Bishop clocks the landmark age on 27th September 2024. Other projects to commemorate the birthday celebration include the construction of a Library/ICT centre in the Nupe community in Kwara State, where Bishop David Oyedepo, as a teacher on relief duty, planted the first church in 1973 at the young age of 19 and was given a parting gift of a prophetic lantern with the prayer that the light he brought to the community would shine to the world.
The one million soul winning global project has started within the church network and will continue till 21st September, both on the foreign and home missions.
Among other projects slated to mark the occasion in Nigeria are the construction of one hundred boreholes and one thousand solar-powered street lights at various locations in the 36 states and FCT.
Other major events beginning this week include the Youth Community Outreach across the church mission for the harvest of souls, which had even started in some stations ahead of the grand finale of the birthday celebrations.
29th September has been tagged as David Oyedepo Caregiving Day, which will feature the distribution of food and other items to church members and the less privileged and massive medical outreach for members of the church.
Other events include the free distribution of branded Bibles to the souls harvested during the various outreaches.
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Awards and recognitions:
Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Education (FNAE)
Award in recognition of Leadership in Enhancing Academic and Research Excellence in Higher Education – Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA (2011).
Distinguished Award for Excellence in Education, Administration and Leadership – Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (2012).
Fellow of the Nigerian Society for Financial Research (FNSFR)
Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Strategic Management (FNISM).
Honorary Doctor of Divinity – Bethel Graduate School of Theology Riverside California
National Honour: A road was named after him by the Federal Government of Nigeria, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (2008).
Listed among 100 most reputable people on earth, 2 times running
Positions Currently held:
Founder and President, Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners’ Chapel International – 1983 till date
President, Word of Faith Bible Institute – 1986 till date
President, Dominion Publishing House – 1992 till date
Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Regents, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria – 2002 till date
Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Regents, Landmark University, Omuaran, Nigeria – 2011 till date
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God commissioned the presiding Bishop of this commission with a Word of Faith ministry to our generation. Remember Paul said, "...if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" (1 Cor 14:8)
As a Commission, we have experienced amazing testimonies ever since this commission was handed down - that is over thirty years now! The Holy Ghost further inspired the servant of God, Dr. David Oyedepo, to classify the Word of Faith He has committed into his hands into the specific areas of emphasis, in direct response to Isaiah 40:6, "The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry?..."
He has named these 12 areas of emphasis as the 12 Pillars of our Commission. We have crossed Jordan into power, bearing the ark of liberation. Here are the 12 stones, after the order of Joshua 4:1-8, 20-24. Having stood firm upon these twelve stones! And they have resulted in breakthroughs - both for the ministry and all that are partakers with us, of the same grace.