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BISHOP DAVID O. OYEDEPO

Founder & President, Living Faith Church Worldwide

Bishop David O. Oyedepo received a call into the ministry through a heavenly vision, where he saw a lineup of battered, beaten, tattered, deformed, groaning for escape, he began sobbing with the. In response to his question, ‘but why Lord?’ God answered, “But from the beginning it was not so, and now the hour has come to liberate the whole world from all oppression of the devil through the preaching of the world of faith and I AM sending you to undertake this task.” Today, he stands as an Apostle of Faith to the nations, the impact of whose ministry has continued to spread across many nations of the world. As an accomplished author, he has written over 100 titles, which circulates both in hard and online stores around the world. A number of these titles have been translated to other major languages of the world including French, Chinese, Spanish and others He is the Founder and President of Living Faith Church worldwide, aka Winners’ Chapel International and presently oversees over 21,000 churches across Nigeria and several thousand across six major continents of the world. He is the founding and Senior Pastor of the Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland Ota, Nigeria, the international Headquarter of the Church, which is reputed to be the largest single congregation in the world As a leader of renown, he has redefined leadership as an evolution of values. Today, he is spearheading a revolution in education across the nation, through his network of primary and secondary across the nation and the establishment of two thriving universities, namely, Covenant university, Ota, Lagos and Landmark University Omuaran, Kwara State, both in Nigeria.
Who is Bishop David Oyedepo?

Early Life & Salvation

  • Born on September 27, 1954
  • Gave his life to Christ: February 19, 1969 (Age 15)
  • Received a call to full-time ministry: May 2, 1981 (Age 26)

Ministry Foundation

  • Launched weekly fellowship ‘Faith Liberation Hour’: May 29, 1981
  • Planted the first Church in Kaduna: December 11, 1983
  • Published first 2 books: The Miracle Seed and The Law of Faith: April 25, 1985
  • Founded Word of Faith Bible Institute (WOFBI): September 1, 1986

Expansion & Establishments

  • Began church planting in Northern Nigeria: May 1987
  • Acquired 13-acre Garden of Faith property in Kaduna: September 1989
  • Moved to Lagos on divine instruction: September 24, 1989
  • Founded Dominion Publishing House: July 1992

Growth & Global Mandate

  • Revival grew Lagos church from ~3,500 to 50,000: 1994–1999
  • Launched Mission to Africa, now in 41+ nations: January 1994
  • Acquired first mission aircraft: September 18, 1996
  • Purchased 530-acre Canaanland in Ota: May 1998

Faith Tabernacle & Shiloh

  • Built and dedicated 50,000-seat Faith Tabernacle in under 12 months: Sept. 1998 – Sept. 1999
  • Started annual global convocation Shiloh: 1999

Worldwide Outreach

  • Launched Mission to the World (Europe, Americas, Asia, Australia, Middle East): August 2000
  • Founded Covenant University: October 2002
  • Founded Landmark University: March 2011

Explosive Growth & Church Planting

  • Church doubled twice in 6 months: May – Oct. 2015
  • Planted over 5,000 churches in Nigeria: 2019
  • Planted over 10,000 churches in Nigeria + 1,200+ globally despite COVID lockdowns: 2020

Home Cell Multiplication

  • Replicated over 21,000 new home cells at Faith Tabernacle in one year: 2021

Further Global Expansion

  • Churches planted in 80 more nations across 4 continents: 2022

The Ark Project

  • Construction of 100,000-seat stadium sanctuary began: March 25, 2021ongoing with speed and divine backing

Mission Statement

Mandate

Our Mandate for ministry was received from the LORD Himself in an 18-hour vision. During this vision, a commission was received from the LORD to liberate mankind in all facets of human existence, to restore broken destinies, and to bring healing to the sick and brokenhearted.
This was the Divine mandate received from the LORD:
The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith, and I am sending you to undertake this task.
Today, testimonies of liberation through our messages, books, tapes, magazines and other periodicals are most humbling. The word of faith is working like fire for the liberation of mankind across the nations.

The 12 Pillars of our Faith

Spiritual Life

  • Faith
  • The Word
  • The Supernatural
  • The Holy Spirit

Abundant Living

  • Prosperity
  • Prayer
  • Healing
  • Wisdom

Kingdom Impact

  • Success
  • Vision
  • Consecration
  • Praise