On September 27, 1954, Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo, a native of Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria, was born in Osogbo into a religiously mixed family. His father, Ibrahim, was a Muslim healer, while his mother, Dorcas, was a member of the Eternal Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (C&S), a branch of the Aladura Movement in Nigeria.

He was raised by his grandmother in Osogbo, who inculcated in him the virtues of Christian life through the early morning prayers which he attended with her. She also taught him the importance of tithing and other basic Christian virtues.David Oyedepo was “born again” in 1969 through the influence of his former teacher, Ms. Betty Lasher, who took special interest in him during his high school days. He studied Architecture at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin and worked briefly with the Federal Ministry of Housing in Ilorin before resigning to concentrate on missionary work.

David Oyedepo also earned a Ph.D. in Human Development from Honolulu University, Hawaii, United States of America.David Oyedepo received a mandate from God in an 18 hour long 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 after, on September 17, 1983, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, ordained David Oyedepo and his wife, Florence Abiola Akano (now known as Faith Abiola Oyedepo) as pastors and also officially commissioned the newly started church.

Five years after, David Oyedepo was ordained a Bishop.Living Faith Church (AKA Winners Chapel) started in Kaduna, but David Oyedepo moved to Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria in September 1989, to start a new branch after receiving an instruction from God to reach out to the population in Lagos. This Church in Lagos grew to become the International headquarters of Living Faith Church, with a constantly increasing flow of crowds spilling over to adjacent roads, and on decks of uncompleted buildings nearby, compelling people to stand for hours to listen to his teachings. This led to the building of the renowned Faith Tabernacle, as instructed by God.David Oyedepo is an acclaimed author and publisher who has written over 70 titles apart from periodicals. He is also Chairman/Publisher of Dominion Publishing House (DPH), a publishing arm of his ministry. DPH has over 4 million prints in circulation to date. Through God’s grace upon him, Covenant University, Landmark University, Faith Academy and Kingdom Heritage Model Schools have been established to equip the youth for impact.

She is the wife of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide a.k.a. Winners’ Chapel, and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria. She joined the ministry after her graduation from University.

The mandate that culminated into this ministry was received in 1981. She has a ministry to families and homes, which she has dedicated her life to, by showing people the perfect will of God for their homes and relationships. She also has a divine call to make her shoulders available, and enrich the lives of singles in a unique way.

She propragates the Good News of Jesus Christ along with her husband, in numerous nations of the world, with a mission to liberate the oppressed.

She is endeared to many all over the world, especially for her endless work in strengthening the family unit. She has written several books, and maximized various avenues of communication, such as media outlets, to become an authority in the area of family, youth, and women empowerment, as well as marital success.

Bishop David O. Abioye is a Pastor of long standing experience under the ministry of his life-time mentor, Bishop David Oyedepo who is the President of the Living Faith Church, worldwide (aka Winners Family), and also Pastor Faith Tabernacle – the largest church auditorium in the world.

Bishop David Abioye is presently the Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church, Goshen City, Km 26 Abuja-Keffi Road - Nigeria, West Africa.

Apart from focusing on the core messages of the church, which include Faith, Prosperity and Signs and Wonders, he is also gifted in motivating the saints of God towards spiritual stewardship, victorious Christian living and developing intimate relationship with God. All of these, you will find in the simple, practical and life applicable teachings presented on this site, which will undoubtedly produce notable proofs in your life.

He is joyfully  married to Mary A. Abioye, who is also an ordained minister. They are blessed with three children; David Jnr., Ruth and Daniel.

Under Bishop David Oyedepo’s direction, Bishop Thomas Aremu serves as Vice President (Foreign Missions) of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners Chapel). He is the Ibadan Church’s senior pastor at the moment.
On March 18, 1957, Bishop Thomas Olayiwola Aremu was born in Oyo Town, Oyo State. He attended basic school from 1963 to 1969 and secondary school from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976, he worked as a typist, account clerk, and college bursar at Notre Dame Girls Secondary School in Oro, Kwara State.
In May 1994, Bishop Thomas Aremu joined Living Faith Church Worldwide as a full-time pastor. He served as the first pastor of Living Faith Church in Ibadan, which under his leadership grew to 10,000 members in just four years. He has also had the honor of serving as Senior Pastor and Regional Overseer at a number of Living Faith Church locations, including those in Accra, Ghana; Ilorin; Kaduna; Port Harcourt; Johannesburg, Nigeria; and Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Pastor Onyedikachi Onwuzurike Chriswealth is a Nigerian by Nationality. He has by privileged pastor other stations outside Sierra Leone before running the position of the resident pastor of the ever growing and vibrant Makeni church. He is an ordained teacher of the word of God.

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