15 Facts About Chris Oyakhilome

Chris Oyakhilome is the founder of Christ Embassy, a large congregation with branches in several countries, and the author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities.

Chris Oyakhilome was born on 7 December 1963 to Tim and Angelina Oyakhilome in Edo State, Nigeria.

Chris Oyakhilome is the third child of seven children and the first of two sons.

Chris Oyakhilome has five sisters and all of his siblings play active roles in LoveWorld and Christ Embassy.

Chris Oyakhilome attended Edo College, and on scholarship, gained admission into Bendel State University, which was later renamed Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma where he studied and obtained a first degree in Architecture.

Chris Oyakhilome's ministry began while he was a student on campus at Ambrose Alli University.

In one of his services, Chris Oyakhilome gave an account of how the Vice Chancellor at the time attended his service once on Campus.

Chris Oyakhilome held the largest single-night event in Nigeria in 2006 with claimed 3.5million people in attendance "Good Friday Miracle Night".

Chris Oyakhilome operates an International School of Ministry, which held one of its Ministers' Network Conferences in 2016 with 5,000 ministers in attendance from 145 countries, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In 2015, Chris Oyakhilome was given an honorary doctorate from Ambrose Alli University and Benson Idahosa University.

Chris Oyakhilome has hosted several online programs including five editions of the Global Day of Prayer with Benny Hinn, the first edition published on 27 March 2020.

Chris Oyakhilome operates the Inner City Mission Project, which works to assist orphaned and indigent children in inner cities in several countries.

The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation is one of the major sponsors of the inner city orphanage homes in Africa managed by pushaboo, an organisation spearheading the care of mothers and babies around the world.

Chris Oyakhilome has been accused of preaching the prosperity gospel and using his followers for money, stating that those who donate to his ministry will be rewarded with wealth, health.

Chris Oyakhilome is the author of Rhapsody of Realities, which is distributed monthly in several countries and shared via social media platforms.