HEROES DIARY
W.F. KUMUYI
(1941-Date)
William Folorunso Kumuyi was born on June 9,
1941 into a
Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State,
Nigeria. He was
born into an Anglican family that knew the Bible
was very
important as the word of God; they would rise up
early in the
morning to sing hymns, read the Bible, and pray.
However,
it was not until he left home to attend high
school in another
part of the region that young W.F. Kumuyi got an
experiential knowledge of who Jesus Christ was,
and what
radical changes He could effect in lives
surrendered to His
lordship.
While teaching mathematics at his alma mater in
1962, after
graduating from high school in 1961, Pastor
Kumuyi was
introduced to the Apostolic Faith Church. He
heard the
Gospel, and believed the word of God on
righteousness,
temperance, judgment to come, and salvation
from sin:
Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi became born
again on
Sunday, April 5, 1964.
In his early Christian days, as he still does many
good
writers, Pastor Kumuyi read John Wesley, Charles
Finney,
and Charles Spurgeon, among others. He got
involved with
the Scripture Union (SU), and he grew spiritually.
Education
Formal education for Pastor William Kumuyi
started in his
home town; he went on to attend Mayflower
School in
Ikenne, near Ijebu-ode, whence he graduated with
a high
school diploma in 1961. After teaching at his
alma mater for
a brief period, Pastor Kumuyi gained admission to
study
mathematics at Nigeria’s premier institution of
higher
education, the University of Ibadan, obtaining a
first class
degree in 1967.
Pastor Kumuyi went back to teaching
mathematics at
Mayflower School, Ikenne, before going for a
postgraduate
course in education at the University of Lagos,
Lagos,
Nigeria. On the completion of his postgraduate
study
program, Pastor Kumuyi became a lecturer in the
Department of Mathematics at the University of
Lagos in
1973.
Ministry
The Deeper Christian Life Ministry along with its
church arm,
the Deeper Life Bible Church, which now has over
one
million members in more than sixty countries
around the
world, started as a fifteen-member Bible Study
group in
Pastor William Kumuyi’s official quarters (Flat 2)
at the
University of Lagos in August, 1973.
While doing his postgraduate work at the
University of
Lagos, some people who knew Pastor Kumuyi as
a member
of the Scripture Union (SU) would approach him
to ask
questions about the Bible and Christian living.
Some of
these enquirers would come at odd hours, so the
Pastor felt
it was better they gather as a group to study the
Bible, on
Monday evenings in his apartment, instead of
spending so
much time dealing with them as individuals.
Soon enough, the time came when Flat 2 could no
longer
hold the Bible Study participants, so they spilled
outside and
occupied the front of the building. In due course,
as more
people came and the Bible Study Group grew, it
became
necessary in 1976 to find a more commodious
place outside
of the university campus. Because the Group was
non-
denominational, people were happy to come from
various
churches to study with Lecturer Kumuyi, as the
Pastor was
still called at that time. Soon, the Bible Study
Group
membership went over 1,500.
By 1988 the congregation had grown to 50,000,
and now
numbers over 120,000 members, making it the
third largest
Christian church in the world. Dr. Johan
Combrinck reports
that the Deeper Life Bible Church not only has an
attendance of 120,000 every Sunday, but has
planted more
than 500 churches in Lagos, and over 5,000 in the
rest of
Nigeria (with an independent estimate of more
than 800,000
members in Nigeria alone), and 3,000 elsewhere
(with
missionaries to 40 countries of Africa) as the
movement
missionary contribution.
“The history of Deeper Life is very much the
personal story
of W.F. Kumuyi. He is a gifted man, clear-thinking
and
humble. He is a dedicated Christian and deserves
the title
‘the man of God,' which his followers have given
him. Since
he was a young man, Kumuyi has devoted his
time to
reading and studying the Bible. He knows the
Scriptures
inside out, and has deep love for the word of God,
so people
have been drawn to him for advice, or simply to
listen. When
he preaches, his message is clear, simple, and
profound.
Poor street traders who can barely read sit next
to university
professors, all equally captivated by the way
Scripture
becomes suddenly relevant to them.
Pastor Kumuyi's own Christian life developed
because he
took the Bible so seriously, and so the Deeper
Christian Life
Ministry has developed in the same way.
His sermons were captivating. In fact, "I would
classify him
as one of the greatest living preachers, giving a
straightforwardBible-based message, his sermons
thorough, and always personally challenging. He
always
gave a wide range of cross-references which were
read in
their context, supporting, clarifying and expanding
his main
points. He spoke clearly and authoritativelyto the
Nigerian
situation.
A Man With a Great Heart For God!
He is not tall, and does not have a larger-than-lif
e character.
He does not dominate, nor has he accrued power
to himself.
He walks slowly, is relaxed, and has a gentle
sense of
humour with a warm smile and a twinkle in his
eyes. He
dresses simply, eats simply... and... could have
assumed
titles to himself. As the Deeper Christian Life
Ministry
developed - most people enjoy the trappings and
regalia of
status which followers gladly give. But he calls
his followers
brothers and sisters, and treats them as
colleagues.
Kumuyi remarried in October 2010 in London
about 18
months after the death of his first.

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DESNAT:
HEROES DIARY
W.F. KUMUYI
(1941-Date)
William Folorunso Kumuyi was born on June 9,
1941 into a
Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State,
Nigeria. He was
born into an Anglican family that knew the Bible
was very
important as the word of God; they would rise up
early in the
morning to sing hymns, read the Bible, and pray.
However,
it was not until he left home to attend high
school in another
part of the region that young W.F. Kumuyi got an
experiential knowledge of who Jesus Christ was,
and what
radical changes He could effect in lives
surrendered to His
lordship.
While teaching mathematics at his alma mater in
1962, after
graduating from high school in 1961, Pastor
Kumuyi was
introduced to the Apostolic Faith Church. He
heard the
Gospel, and believed the word of God on
righteousness,
temperance, judgment to come, and salvation
from sin:
Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi became born
again on
Sunday, April 5, 1964.
In his early Christian days, as he still does many
good
writers, Pastor Kumuyi read John Wesley, Charles
Finney,
and Charles Spurgeon, among others. He got
involved with
the Scripture Union (SU), and he grew spiritually.
Education
Formal education for Pastor William Kumuyi
started in his
home town; he went on to attend Mayflower
School in
Ikenne, near Ijebu-ode, whence he graduated with
a high
school diploma in 1961. After teaching at his
alma mater for
a brief period, Pastor Kumuyi gained admission to
study
mathematics at Nigeria’s premier institution of
higher
education, the University of Ibadan, obtaining a
first class
degree in 1967.
Pastor Kumuyi went back to teaching
mathematics at
Mayflower School, Ikenne, before going for a
postgraduate
course in education at the University of Lagos,
Lagos,
Nigeria. On the completion of his postgraduate
study
program, Pastor Kumuyi became a lecturer in the
Department of Mathematics at the University of
Lagos in
1973.
Ministry
The Deeper Christian Life Ministry along with its
church arm,
the Deeper Life Bible Church, which now has over
one
million members in more than sixty countries
around the
world, started as a fifteen-member Bible Study
group in
Pastor William Kumuyi’s official quarters (Flat 2)
at the
University of Lagos in August, 1973.
While doing his postgraduate work at the
University of
Lagos, some people who knew Pastor Kumuyi as
a member
of the Scripture Union (SU) would approach him
to ask
questions about the Bible and Christian living.
Some of
these enquirers would come at odd hours, so the
Pastor felt
it was better they gather as a group to study the
Bible, on
Monday evenings in his apartment, instead of
spending so
much time dealing with them as individuals.
Soon enough, the time came when Flat 2 could no
longer
hold the Bible Study participants, so they spilled
outside and
occupied the front of the building. In due course,
as more
people came and the Bible Study Group grew, it
became
necessary in 1976 to find a more commodious
place outside
of the university campus. Because the Group was
non-
denominational, people were happy to come from
various
churches to study with Lecturer Kumuyi, as the
Pastor was
still called at that time. Soon, the Bible Study
Group
membership went over 1,500.
By 1988 the congregation had grown to 50,000,
and now
numbers over 120,000 members, making it the
third largest
Christian church in the world. Dr. Johan
Combrinck reports
that the Deeper Life Bible Church not only has an
attendance of 120,000 every Sunday, but has
planted more
than 500 churches in Lagos, and over 5,000 in the
rest of
Nigeria (with an independent estimate of more
than 800,000
members in Nigeria alone), and 3,000 elsewhere
(with
missionaries to 40 countries of Africa) as the
movement
missionary contribution.
“The history of Deeper Life is very much the
personal story
of W.F. Kumuyi. He is a gifted man, clear-thinking
and
humble. He is a dedicated Christian and deserves
the title
‘the man of God,' which his followers have given
him. Since
he was a young man, Kumuyi has devoted his
time to
reading and studying the Bible. He knows the
Scriptures
inside out, and has deep love for the word of God,
so people
have been drawn to him for advice, or simply to
listen. When
he preaches, his message is clear, simple, and
profound.
Poor street traders who can barely read sit next
to university
professors, all equally captivated by the way
Scripture
becomes suddenly relevant to them.
Pastor Kumuyi's own Christian life developed
because he
took the Bible so seriously, and so the Deeper
Christian Life
Ministry has developed in the same way.
His sermons were captivating. In fact, "I would
classify him
as one of the greatest living preachers, giving a
straightforwardBible-based message, his sermons
thorough, and always personally challenging. He
always
gave a wide range of cross-references which were
read in
their context, supporting, clarifying and expanding
his main
points. He spoke clearly and authoritativelyto the
Nigerian
situation.
A Man With a Great Heart For God!
He is not tall, and does not have a larger-than-lif
e character.
He does not dominate, nor has he accrued power
to himself.
He walks slowly, is relaxed, and has a gentle
sense of
humour with a warm smile and a twinkle in his
eyes. He
dresses simply, eats simply... and... could have
assumed
titles to himself. As the Deeper Christian Life
Ministry
developed - most people enjoy the trappings and
regalia of
status which followers gladly give. But he calls
his followers
brothers and sisters, and treats them as
colleagues.
Kumuyi remarried in October 2010 in London
about 18
months after the death of his first.

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Deere Life is where Pharisees are born and raised

Apparently Kumuyi believes hell fire is real. What a nut head.

Apparently Kumuyi believes hell fire is real. What a nut head.

He wears shirt and tie all the time like his slave masters

Judas2013:
Apparently Kumuyi believes hell fire is real. What a nut head.

He wears shirt and tie all the time like his slave masters

Everything you guyz will criticize. That you dont have money to buy yourself a nice suit doesnt mean u talk bad abt people who can afford it.

mostwantedguy:









Everything you guyz will criticize. That you dont have money to buy yourself a nice suit doesnt mean u talk bad abt people who can afford it.

I don't wear suit. I prefer aso oke

A leader in all sense of the word!!!

Judas2013:


I don't wear suit. I prefer aso oke

Some1 that cant afford a bottle of beer will always resort to "beer is bitter thats y i dnt drink it".