Friends there is a man making my life overly worthwhile, i was moved to share a brief history of this incredible man of God with you..... He is Pastor W.F Kumuyi, my father and my mentor.Enjoy his glossy images then go through his brief profile.
ContentsLifePastor W.F Kumuyi was born into a Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria. He completed his secondary school education in 1961, and in 1962 started teaching mathematics at Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun-State, from where he proceeded to the University of Ibadan and in 1967 graduated with a first-class honours degree in mathematics.[9][10] He became a born-again Christian in April 1964.[11][12][13]Kumuyi remarried in October 2010 in London, about 18 months after the death of his first wife, Abiodun Kumuyi whom he married in 1980.[14] In April 2013, Kumuyi was named as one of the "500 most powerful people on the planet" and Deeper Christian Life Ministry named as "the World's largest Megachurch" by Foreign Policy magazine (FP).[15] See alsoReferences
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Pastor William Kumuyi | |
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The General superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry
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Born | William Folorunso Kumuyi June 6, 1941 Erin-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation | Pastor, Author, Televangelist |
Known for | Holiness preaching |
Website | www.williamkumuyi.org |
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Life
Pastor W.F Kumuyi was born into a Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria.
He completed his secondary school education in 1961, and in 1962
started teaching mathematics at Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun-State,
from where he proceeded to the University of Ibadan and in 1967 graduated with a first-class honours degree in mathematics.[9][10] He became a born-again Christian in April 1964.[11][12][13]
Kumuyi remarried in October 2010 in London, about 18 months after the
death of his first wife, Abiodun Kumuyi whom he married in 1980.[14]
In April 2013, Kumuyi was named as one of the "500 most powerful
people on the planet" and Deeper Christian Life Ministry named as "the
World's largest Megachurch" by Foreign Policy magazine (FP).[15]
See also
References
- Korieh, Chima Jacob (2005). Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria: essays in honor of Ogbu U. Kalu. University Press of America. p. 242. ISBN 0-7618-3139-8.
- Melton, J. Gordon (2005). Encyclopedia of Protestantism. Sonlight Christian -M. p. 181. ISBN 0-8160-5456-8.
- Anderson, Allan (2001). African reformation: African initiated Christianity in the 20th century. Africa Research & Publications. pp. 172–173. ISBN 0-86543-884-6.
- Neumann, Mikel (1999). Home Groups for Urban Cultures: Biblical Small Group Ministry on Five Continents. William Carey Library. p. 9. ISBN 0-87808-281-6.
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