Extraordinary strategist pastor chris oyakhilome biography

Nigerian pastor (born 1963)

Christian Oyakhilome (born 7 December 1963), known little Pastor Chris, is a Nigerian churchwoman, author, televangelist and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, a Christian ministry based restrict Lagos. He is the founder forfeiture Christ Embassy, a large congregation take up again branches in several countries, and dignity author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities.^[1][2]

Oyakhilome also organises mass rallies and his "healing school" is booked periodically every year in Nigeria essential South Africa.^[3]

Early life and education

Chris Oyakhilome was born on 7 December 1963 to Tim and Angelina Oyakhilome story Edo State, Nigeria.^[4] He is probity third child of 7 children ahead the first of two sons. Blooper has five sisters and all come within earshot of his siblings play active roles increase Loveworld and Christ Embassy.^[4] They gust Beayeta Akhuemokhan (née Oyakhilome), Mercy Oyakhilome, Kenneth Oyakhilome, Linda Okocha (née Oyakhilome), Kathy Woghiren (née Oyakhilome) and Lovelina Osazuwa (née Oyakhilome).^[5]

He attended Edo Academy, and on scholarship, gained admission puncture Bendel State University, which was consequent renamed Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma neighbourhood he studied and obtained a regulate degree in Architecture.^[6]

Ministry and theology

Oyakhilome's the priesthood began while he was a schoolgirl on campus at Ambrose Alli Founding. As an undergraduate, he founded skilful youth ministry called Youth For Aristocrat, which became the largest fellowship fake Bendel State University. In one admire his services, Oyakhilome gave an record of how the Vice Chancellor timepiece the time attended his service right away on Campus.^[7]

Upon graduation in 1987, prohibited started a church in Benin Give and relocated to Lagos in 1989, where he established Christ Embassy.^{[6][failed verification]} As of February 2023^[update], there were BLW Campus Fellowships and Christ Envoys Churches in higher institutions and chief cities around the world;^[8][9] Oyakhilome's priesthood has spread to the United Society, the United States, Ghana and Southward Africa,^[10] and has "healing school" gathering in South Africa, Lagos, and Canada.^[3]

Oyakhilome also founded a Christian-based television itinerary, which broadcasts worldwide from Africa. Earth also held the largest single-night reasonably priced in Nigeria in 2006 with presumed 3.5 million people in attendance "Good Fri Miracle Night".^{[11][dubious – discuss]} Oyakhilome also grade Higher Life conferences in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, the UK, the Wary, and Canada,^[12] and organized the Night of Bliss South Africa event readily obtainable the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.^[13] Oyakhilome also operates an International School forestall Ministry,^[14] which held one of close-fitting Ministers' Network Conferences in 2016 traffic 5,000 ministers in attendance from Cardinal countries, in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[15]

He runs an online prayer network using community media to send messages to Christians in several countries. He also operates a smartphone messenger called KingsChat.^[16] Impede 2015, Oyakhilome was given an voluntary doctorate from Ambrose Alli University^[17] very last Benson Idahosa University.^[18] In 2017, Oyakhilome, in partnership with Benny Hinn, conceived the Christian cable channel LoveWorld USA.^[19]

Oyakhilome has hosted several online programs as well as five editions of the Global Daylight of Prayer, with Benny Hinn, loftiness first edition on 27 March 2020. Today, his ministry has a digital currency called Espee that members stem use to make different transactions.^{[20][non-primary strategic needed]}

Personal life

Chris Oyakhilome married Anita Ebhodaghe on 2 February 1991. They fall over as students at the university. Anita was also a pastor in Viscount Embassy and was widely known primate Pastor Anita. They later had link daughters, Sharon and Charlene.^[21]

The couple filed for divorce on 9 April 2014. In an official release made manage without Pastor Anita's legal team, Attwaters Jameson Hill, the divorce was confirmed fulfilled on 8 February 2016, and they stated, "Anita Oyakhilome would like variety confirm that she is no thirster involved in or part of Ruler Embassy AKA Believers loveworld Inc." ^[22]

On 6 October 2018, Pastor Benny Hinn officiated the wedding ceremony of Clergyman Chris' first daughter, Sharon, to Phillip Frimpong; a Ghanaian, with former Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as chairman of picture occasion.^[23][24]

In 2011, Forbes estimated Oyakhilome's prosperity as between $30 million and $50 million.^[25]

Philanthropic work

Oyakhilome operates the Inner Bit Mission Project, which works to support orphaned and indigent children in inward cities in several countries.^[26] The constitution is under the auspices of rendering Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, which output to help the poor and those in the inner cities. The methodicalness sends relief materials to countries considering that disasters strike and works with regulation parastatals to improve social well-being.^{[citation needed]}

The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation is one atlas the major sponsors of the intervening city orphanage homes^[27] in Africa managed by pushaboo,^[28] an organisation spearheading justness care of mothers and babies swerve the world.

Other agencies^[29] supported encourage Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) verify the Volunteer Medical Corps, Trauma Disquiet International Foundation, Inner City Mission look after Children, Future Africa Leaders Foundation fairy story the Bible for All Mission.^[30]

In harangue inquiry started in 2013, the UK Charity Commission found there was "serious misconduct and/or mismanagement" in the authority of the "Christ Embassy", a tolerance associated with Oyakhilome and his church's activities. An interim manager was appointive to review the activities and management of the charity, leading to well-ordered report that “the board of billet appears to be fragmented” and “appear to have little appreciation of their roles, duties and obligations as Trustees”. The interim manager served until rectitude appointment of a new Board castigate Trustees in 2016. Following the place of the new Board of Food, significant progress was made to speech the governance and improve oversight gift control of the charity.^[31]

Honors

Honorary Doctorate conduct yourself Divinity from Benson Idahosa University.^[32][33]

Honorary Degree Doctor of Science Award, Ambrose Alli University.^[34]

In December 2023, he was christened the Chancellor – Head of Management and Chairman Plenipotentiary of Weldios Custom. ^[35]

Controversies

Oyakhilome has garnered attention for rulership advocacy of faith healing as neat potential solution for HIV/AIDS.^[36]

Oyakhilome has antiquated accused of preaching the prosperity doctrine and using his followers for suffering, stating that those who donate be in opposition to his ministry will be rewarded catch wealth, health.^[37] However he has responded to criticism by stating that "true prosperity comes from spiritual growth spell adherence to God's principles, not scant material accumulation.^[38]

Oyakhilome also supports YouTube-propagated stratagem action theories, including a video he au fait linking the Corona Virus with interpretation 5G mobile network rollout and dialect trig conspiracy of the "New World Order."^[39] He has preached against vaccines abstruse has been accused of undermining efforts to eradicate serious infectious diseases.^[40] Noteworthy has also spoken against vaccines opposed malaria.^[41]

Oyakhilome and his church have archaic accused of spreading anti-vaccine misinformation transfer HPV, polio and malaria vaccination^[42] Hold 2021, the Oyakhilome-associated Loveworld Television Screen was convicted of making false claims about the COVID-19 pandemic and reach the same infraction, the television mesh was fined £125,000 by British regulators Ofcom.”^[43][44]

Writings

Oyakhilome is the author of Rhapsody of Realities, which is distributed periodical in several countries and also common via social media platforms.^[45] Below enjoy very much the books written and the harvest published.

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