1. David Olaniyi Oyedepo was born on 27 September 1954 and is a Nigerian preacher, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, and Presiding Bishop of the Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
17 Facts About David Oyedepo
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David Oyedepo is the chancellor of Covenant University and Landmark University, and was named in 2011 by Forbes magazine as being the richest pastor in Nigeria.
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On 27 September 1954, David Olaniyi Oyedepo was born in Osogbo, Nigeria, but is a native of Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
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David Oyedepo's mother, Dorcas, was a member of the Holy Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, a branch of the Aladura movement in Nigeria.
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David Oyedepo 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.
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David Oyedepo studied architecture at the Kwara State Polytechnic Kwara State, North Central, Nigeria.
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David Oyedepo received a PhD in Human Development from Honolulu University, Hawaii, US.
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David Oyedepo worked briefly with the Federal Ministry of Housing, in Ilorin before resigning to concentrate on missionary work.
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David Oyedepo became born again at the age of 15 in 1969, through the influence of his teacher Betty Lasher, who took an interest in him during his high school days.
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Five years later, David Oyedepo was ordained as Bishop by his life mentor, the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa.
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David Oyedepo is an author and publisher who has written over 70 titles apart from periodicals.
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David Oyedepo is the chairman or publisher of Dominion Publishing House, a publishing arm of the ministry.
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In 1998, David Oyedepo claimed he was instructed by God to build a new base for the commission to accommodate the increasing number of worshippers.
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The teachings of David Oyedepo have put him in the category of what is commonly called the Word of Faith Movement.
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David Oyedepo has criticised corruption in Africa as a whole and poor leadership in government.
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David Oyedepo was a critic of Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari.
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David Oyedepo's church operates its own publishing house, called Dominion Publishing House, commissioned on 5 December 1992, which has published over 70 Christian, inspirational and motivational books, mini-books, magazines and other resources.