Who is the Richest Pastor in the World Today 2020 See Latest Update
Who is the Richest Pastor in the World Today 2020 See Latest Update.
Richest Pastor in the World: When talking about the richest pastor, the first thing that should come into our mind is the net worth, how well the pastor is succeeding, and how he/she made it to the top.
You might be wondering who the richest pastor is, not just in a country but in the world. This is amazing to know. In this article, a brief biography has been revealed about the richest pastor in the world.
It might interest you to know that the richest pastor in the world is Bishop David Oyedepo with a net worth of about $150 million.
Bishop David Oyedepo is a Nigerian, born in September 1954 and is also the founder and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide A.K.A Winners Chapel.
He’s known as Nigeria’s prosperity preacher owing to a myriad of his preachings revolving around being prosperous.
His ministry has grown tremendously since it was founded in the year 1981 in the Northern Nigerian city of Kaduna and is present in over 300 locations in Nigeria and over 45 African nations, including the US, Dubai, and the UK.
His church auditorium, a 50,000 capacity seater, called faith tabernacle located in Canaan land, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria made it to the World Guinness Book of Record in the year 2008 as the largest church auditorium in the world.
He is currently building a 100,000 capacity auditorium to dwarf the former.
Education & Brief Work Experience
Prior to being called by God into full-time ministry, Oyedepo attended the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin where he studied architecture and briefly worked at the Federal Ministry of Housing Kwara State.
He would later be conferred an honorary Doctorate Degree in Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Human Development from Honolulu University, Hawaii, United States of America.
Personal Life
Bishop Oyedepo is happily married to Faith Abiola Oyedepo and they are blessed with four children David Oyedepo Jnr, Isaac Oyedepo, Love Oyedepo Ogah, and Joys Oyedepo.
He was once reported to be in possession of four private jets, a claim he denied and reduced the number to just two which he said were meant for ministry purposes.
He is strong of a crusader of prosperity and also tithing, these days the word prosperity has become akin to the name winners chapel and Oyedepo.
The prosperity is well reflected in his life of affluence and the amount of wealth around him in his Canaan city residence.
Repentance & Receiving the Call
Asides from the Christian Doctrines Deposited in Him by His Grandmother, Oyedepo Through The Help Of His Missionary Teacher Betty Lasher Became Born Again In the year 1969 And Has Been An Ardent Loyalist To God’s Kingdom Principles.
In the year 1981, According To Him, He Found Himself In An 18-Hour Long Vision Where He Clearly Heard God Telling Him To Work For Him And Salvage The World From The Oppression Of The Devil.
That Vision Was Clearly Heard and Clearly Executed By Oyedepo in the Birth of Liberation Faith Hour Ministries Which Later Became Known As Living Faith Church Worldwide In the year 1981.
Winners Chapel, 1981 and the Present
The church started off in Kaduna State, Nigeria in the year 1981 and relocated to Lagos State under divine instructions in July 1989.
Oyedepo and his wife faith were ordained as pastors by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the year 1983, the humble servant of God also commissioned the new church.
From Lagos, the church began to flourish into its golden age, expanding gradually and taking over cities.
Today, with its 50, 000 capacity headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, the church has over 300 mega branches across the 36 states of Nigeria and present in 45 nations of the world including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The Living Faith Church is a colossal entity, sitting on a 5000 acres property that houses the gigantic 50,000 capacity edifice and Covenant University.
It runs on a 24-hour power supply, encompassing every feature of a modern city including banks, guest houses, shops, modern infrastructural landmarks, and lots more.
The church also owns the best private university in Nigeria, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, and Landmark University in his hometown of Omu-Aran, Kwara State.
The church is yet building another university, Crown University in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
This is a brief biography about Bishop David Oyedepo, who has been revealed in this piece to be the world’s richest pastor. I guess his achievement should motivate you to work hard and strive to be successful too and even more, if possible.
CSN Team.
