1. William Folorunso Kumuyi was born on 6 June 1941 and is the convener of Global Crusade with Kumuyi, and the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry situated at Gbagada, Lagos, Nigeria.
21 Facts About William Kumuyi
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William Kumuyi is the author of several Christian books and devotionals.
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William Kumuyi completed his secondary school education in 1961 at Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun State, from where he proceeded to the University of Ibadan and in 1967 graduated with a first-class honours degree in mathematics where he graduated as overall best graduating student in that year.
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William Kumuyi subsequently took a post-graduate course in Education at the University of Lagos.
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William Kumuyi became a born-again Christian on Sunday, 5 April 1964 at 23.
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William Kumuyi was influenced by John Wesley, Charles Finney and Charles Spurgeon.
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William Kumuyi's father was a member of the Anglican Church.
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William Kumuyi began teaching mathematics in 1962 at Mayflower School, his alma mater.
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William Kumuyi went on, in the early 1970s, to become a lecturer of mathematics at the University of Lagos.
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In 1973, while a lecturer of mathematics at the University of Lagos, William Kumuyi began a Bible study group with 15 students who had come to him for Bible training.
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In 1975, William Kumuyi was expelled from the Apostolic Faith Church for preaching on the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
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William Kumuyi continued his independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper Life Bible Church.
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The Deeper Christian Life Ministry founded by William Kumuyi has headquarters in Gbagada, Lagos.
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William Kumuyi became one of his Bible study students and a member of his fledging Christian ministry.
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On 13 October 2010, William Kumuyi married Folashade Adenike Blaize in London.
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In January 2025, William Kumuyi was invited by Donald Trump to attend his second inauguration on 20 January 2025.
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William Kumuyi was said to have commended Trump for "his bold commitment to defending Christian values and championing international religious freedom throughout his first term in office".
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In 2018, William Kumuyi received an honorary PhD from the University of Abuja.
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William Kumuyi began conducting a series of Global Gospel Crusades in April 2021, starting in Abuja, Nigeria.
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In January 2025, William Kumuyi was specially invited by the White house chaplain to the US President Donald Trump to attend his second inauguration on 20 January 2025.
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William Kumuyi commended Trump for his commitment to defending Christian values and promoting international religious freedom during his first term in office.