According to the statistics, David Oyedepo is the riches pastor in the Nigeria. But there plenty other interesting things you should know about the “Papa”. A founder and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church can be a more interesting person than you thought
1. Records
His church Living Faith Church World Wide, also known as Winners’ Chapel, in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. Oyedepo has a 50,000 seat church auditorium, and 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 over 63 cities in 32 African nations, Dubai, the United Kingdom and the United States.
2. Rich not only mentally
In 2011 Forbes named him the richest pastor in Nigeria. And up to now nobody beat his records. 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.
3. Family
In 1982 he married Florence Abiola Akano (now known as Faith). They have four children together: David Jr, Isaac, Love and Joys. David Jr and Isaac Oyedepo were ordained as Pastors in May 2007 by Kenneth Copeland. David Jr pastors the London Branch of the Church with His wife, Kemi while Isaac Oyedepo is the present Resident Pastor of Winners’ Chapel International, South Africa.
4. Scholarships
David and his organization founded over 100 educational institutions for primary, secondary and tertiary stages of formal Education. Covenant University was opened to students on October 21, 2002 and was adjudged to be the best private university in Nigeria as of 2005. On March 21, 2011, Landmark University, Omuaran Kwara State (another educational institution founded by the Ministry) officially opened for the first students.
5. Christianity is on the first place
Rumors say that once David refused to help his half-sister, who was poor, only because she is not Christian. Alhaja Saratu Bello is a Muslim, she lives in povetry in Lagos.
6. “Exorcism”
During a “deliverance” service at Otta, in Ogun state in 2011, “Bishop” David Oyedepo, general overseer of Winners’ Chapel, slapped the girl with considerable force. Oyedepo suggested to his kneeling victim that she was involved in witchcraft. She denied this, saying instead she was “a witch for Jesus”. The cleric shouted that Jesus has no witches, but when she insisted, the furious Oyedepo called her “a foul devil”, slapped her violently across the face, and shouted:
“You can go and burn in hell.”
7. He is not banned from UK
In the end of summer 2014 there were rumors that the UK Home Office has barred multi-millionaire Nigerian preacher David Oyedepo from entering the United Kingdom. But David Oyedepo claimed that this information was false:
“It’s nothing but a blatant lie and falsehood”