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Top Influential Pastors In Nigeria by Aiholi(m): 9:11am On Sep 01, 2016
Nigeria is blessed with a lot of Christian pastors. Many are blessed with large congregation and have branches throughout the globe. Christianity is a major religion in Nigeria.
According to a recent Pew study conducted in 2015, Christians form the majority of the nation, comprising 79.8% of the population. Christians are dominant in the southern and central region in Nigeria. Nigeria has the largest Christian population compared to any country with Christians in Africa with more than 90 million persons in Nigeria belonging to the church with
various denominations. They are:


12) Matthew Ashimolowo (born 17 March 1952) is a Nigerian clergyman, the Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London. His Winning Ways programme is aired daily on Premier Radio (London) and Spirit FM (Amsterdam) and on television in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, FaithAfrica (DSTV 341) , the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and Europe on The God Channel and Inspirational Network.

Personal life
Ashimolowo converted to Christianity from Islam at the age of 20 after the death of his father before enrolling with a Bible school. Forbes estimated Ashimolowo's net worth is at between $6-10 million. KICC annual accounts confirmed that he earns an annual salary of £100,000 but the majority of his wealth comes from the sale of Christian literature and documentaries from his media company, Matthew Ashimolowo media. This is consistent with the fact that Ashimolowo subscribes to and teaches success in the vein of Prosperity theology, which in most respects is considered controversial.


you are allowed to put your number 10, 9, 8,7,6,5,4,..... I continue with 3, 2, 1..


3) Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya was born over 50 years ago to Mr. And Mrs. Olukoya, a retired police officer and a petty trader respectively.
Dr. Olukoya had his primary education at Saint John's CAC Primary School, Akure, Ondo State and later moved to Lagos to complete this at Saint Judes Primary School, Ebute Metta. In both institutions, he excelled. He proceeded to Methodist Boys High School, Lagos, where he finished with Grade One Distinction and was the best student of his set. Indeed, this provided a leadway of the academic exploits which Dr. Olukoya eventually unleashed. In his quest for higher education, he preceded to the prestigious University of Lagos (UNILAG) where he studied Micro-Biology and came out with a first class degree honors, the first from the department since the university was established in 1962.

Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya's Profile
Upon return to Nigeria after the completion of his PhD, Dr. Olukoya continued to worship the Almighty God and was engaged in delivering of seminars, preaching, singing, among others, until God gave him the blue print and the vision of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, which took off with some 24 people in his sitting room in Yaba, Lagos in 1989. Against the background of the mighty things God was doing, the church moved from Dr. Olukoya's sitting room to a hall at No 60, Old Yaba Road, Lagos. This, indeed, became insufficient as worshippers flooded major roads resulting in traffic jams following the teeming population that besieged the church.
MFM later moved to its present headquarters at UNILAG second gate in 1994. Since its establishment by God through Dr. Olukoya, MFM has experienced significant demographic spread in the last one and half decades. From its international Headquarters, the church oversees its branches located within and outside Nigeria in geo-cultural milieu. MFM has thousands of branches spread across Nigeria, Africa, Asia, Europe. A huge percentage of branches are also located in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Despite its less than two decades of existence, MFM, which is noted for its unique and powerful prayer style, has enveloped the nation like a colossus and the church's headquarters is the largest single congregation in Africa, with attendance of over 120,000 in single meetings.


2) David O. Oyedepo (born September 27, 1954) is a Nigerian Christian author, preacher, the founder
and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church World Wide, also known as Winners' Chapel, and its affiliated international churches known as Winners
Chapel International, with headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. Oyedepo is the senior pastor of Faith Tabernacle, a 50,000 seat church auditorium,
reported to be the largest church auditorium in the world by the Guinness Book of Records. The Winners' Chapel network of churches is located in over 300 cities, in all states of Nigeria, as well as, in several cities in 45 African nations, Dubai, the United Kingdom and the United States. Oyedepo has been seen as one of the pioneers of the Christian charismatic movement in Africa and has been referred to as one of the most powerful preachers in Nigeria. He is the Chancellor of Covenant University and Landmark University . He was named in 2011 by Forbes magazine as being the richest pastor in Nigeria.
Oyedepo claimed to have received a mandate from
God through an 18-hour vision in May 1981, to
liberate the world from all oppression of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith. This is the inaugural vision that led to the founding of
the Living Faith Church World Wide (LFCWW), first
called Liberation Faith Hour Ministries, in 1981. Two
years later, on September 17, 1983, Pastor Enoch Adeboye , General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, ordained David and his wife, Florence Abiola Akano (known as Faith Abiola Oyedepo) to become pastors and officially
commissioned the new church. Five years later,
Oyedepo was ordained as Bishop. Living Faith Church (AKA Winners Chapel) started in Kaduna but moved to Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria in July 1989, to start a new branch of the church after Oyedepo claimed to have received instructions from God to reach out to the people of Lagos. Oyedepo is the wealthiest preacher in Nigeria with a net worth of over USD $150 million. The church owns four private jets and several buildings around the world, including London and the United States.
Oyedepo is an author and publisher who has
written over 70 titles apart from periodicals. He is the Chairman/Publisher of Dominion Publishing
House (DPH), a publishing arm of the ministry. DPH
has over 4 million prints in circulation to date.
Through Oyedepo Covenant University, Faith Academy and Kingdom Heritage Schools have been established to equip the youth for global
impact. The construction of a third university
named Crown University is already underway, located in Calabar, Cross Rivers, Nigeria.


1) Pastor. E. A. Adeboye
Enoch Adeboye is a famous Nigerian pastor who rose to national and eventually international prominence upon being appointed as the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). Hitherto unknown to the public at large, he began his journey to fame at RCCG where he initially translated the sermons of its then Pastor and founder, Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, from Yoruba into English. With his undying devotion towards the Lord and his commitment towards helping the common man understand the nuances of Christianity, he helped to expand the church which now has branches in over a hundred countries. Prior to his involvement with the church he had been a lecturer in mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin. Even though he had always known that God existed in heaven, it was not until he was a young man that he actually realized the truth about God. He had a revelation in 1973 and received the Lord Jesus as his personal Lord and Saviour. Since then he has dedicated his life fully to the service of God. As a born-again Christian he realized that the purpose of his life was to spread the teachings of Christianity and thus he eventually gave up his prestigious university position to become a full-time preacher.
Major Works
As the General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), he was instrumental in its vast expansion. The church, which was practically unknown when he took over, now has its branches in over a 100 countries all over the world including more than 14,000 in Nigeria.
He was awarded the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the Nigerian President in 2008. In 2009 he was named one of ‘The World’s Fifty Most Powerful People’ by Newsweek Magazine (USA). He is the recipient of several honorary degrees including an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Lagos and an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was presented with the Spiritual Pillar of Nigerian Sports, a National Sports Honor in 2010.
Redeemed church anchors several programmes throughout the year and many are blessed.

Re: Top Influential Pastors In Nigeria by cliquevibes(m): 9:19am On Sep 01, 2016
Where are the rest?

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