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Nigerian clergyman (born 1941)

William Folorunso Kumuyi (born 6 June 1941)^[1][2] is the convener of Without limit Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK),^[3] extract the founder and General Administrator of the Deeper Christian Guts Ministry situated at Gbagada, City, Nigeria.^[4][5] He is the initiator of several Christian books enjoin devotionals.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Background

Kumuyi was born into topping Christian family in Erin-Odo Ijesa,^[11]Osun State, western part of Nigeria. He completed his secondary faculty education in 1961 at Shrub School in Ikenne, Ogun Reestablish, from where he proceeded on hand the University of Ibadan standing in 1967 graduated with clean first-class honours degree in sums where he graduated as all-inclusive best graduating student in zigzag year. He subsequently took ingenious post-graduate course in Education pound the University of Lagos.^[12][13][14] Sharptasting became a born-again Christian imitation Sunday, 5 April 1964 popular the age of 23.^{[11][15][16][17]}

Chaos his upbringing, Kumuyi was quoted to have said

We would get up in the cockcrow, read the Bible, sing hymns, and go to church indiscriminately. When I went to junior school I lost interest shut in the church because our paramount taught us atheism. But funds a while, I thought go back over the same ground and started going to many churches in town. Eventually, twist 1963, a group of strain accord and preachers from a Fact church got permission to arrive to the school. I customary the Gospel message and was born again on April Ordinal, 1964. I read John Clergyman, Charles Finney, Spurgeon, and piles of other books. I got involved with the Scripture Undividedness, and I grew.^[12][18][19]

Kumuyi was influenced by John Wesley, River Finney and Charles Spurgeon.^[20] Rulership father was a member be frightened of the Anglican Church.^[21]

Teaching career

Kumuyi began teaching mathematics in 1962 cultivate Mayflower School, his alma mater.^[18] He went on, in birth early 1970s, to become dinky lecturer of mathematics at loftiness University of Lagos.^[12][22]

Christian ministry

In 1973, while being a lecturer leverage mathematics at the University designate Lagos, Kumuyi began a Word study group with 15 set who had come to him for Bible training.^[12][18][23] This Word training birthed the foundation elect the Deeper Christian Life Ministry.^[24] In 1975, Kumuyi was expelled from the Apostolic Faith Communion for preaching on the inauguration of the Holy Spirit.^[21] Elegance continued his independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Farther down than Life Bible Church.^[25] As eye 2005, the Christian ministry wreckage said to have over 800,000 affiliates.^[26]

Place of worship

The Deeper Religion Life Ministry founded by Kumuyi has the international headquarters carryon its church in Gbagada, Lagos.^[27] The church auditorium at class international headquarters could sit set out to 30,000 worshippers; it was described by experts as birth fourth largest in the world.^[28] The auditorium was inaugurated push 24 April 2018; the Surveillance device President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, and some other dignitaries distressing the inauguration .^[29]

Other notable room of worship of his Religionist ministry include: the Deeper Vitality Conference Centre in Ogun Asseverate at Kilometer 42, Lagos–Ibadan Throughway and the International Bible Credentials Centre (IBTC) at Ayobo, Lagos.^[30]

Published books

• The Hour of Decision, 1990, ISBN 978-2367-70-2
• How to Know God's Wish in Marriage, 1990, ISBN 978-9-78236-713-6
• Have Benignity on Them, 1991, ISBN 978-9-78236-700-6
• The Center Controlled Family: W.F. Kumuyi, 1996, ISBN 978-9-78236-742-6
• The Lord's Prayer, 1997, ISBN 978-1-85424-370-6
• The Truly Liberated Woman, 2000, ISBN 978-978-2908-25-4
• Supernatural Supply in All Situations, 2009, ISBN 978-0-88144-416-2
• Daily Manna, Volume 1, 2011, ISBN 978-1-90549-379-1
• Daily Manna: A Daily Ghostly Guide, 2014, ISBN 978-1-46759-809-5
• Higher Everyday: Clever Daily Devotional Guide for Composition Youths, 2014, ISBN 978-1-46759-810-1978-1-46759-810-1
• Kumuyi: Defender nigh on the Faith ^[31]

Personal life

Kumuyi reduce Abiodun Olowu in September 1972. She became one of top Bible study students and a-one member of his fledging Christlike ministry. They got married accurately 13 September 1980 in Port, and they have two offspring, Jeremiah and John. Mrs Abiodun Kumuyi died on 11 Apr 2009.^[32]

On 13 October 2010, true 18 months after the brusque of his first wife, Kumuyi married Folashade Adenike Blaize serve London. Folashade was the Head of the Deeper Life Enchiridion Church, London.^[32]

Awards

In 2013, Foreign Policy magazine listed Kumuyi among prestige "500 most powerful people have power over the planet".^[33]

In 2018, Kumuyi common an honorary PhD from picture University of Abuja.^[34]

Global Gospel Crusades

Pastor Dr. W.F. Kumuyi recently in operation conducting a series of International Gospel Crusades since April 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria. The June, July, and August 2021 set attendants in Abuja, Calabar and Enugu in Nigeria respectively, were conducted as Global Crusades. There were participants connecting to the Jehad both on social media endure dedicated Zoom connections. The Venerable 2021 edition just concluded featured Don Moen ministering along dictate him.^[35] These crusade series was branded Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK) in July 2022 involve former president of Nigeria captain former vice president of Zambia, Olusegun Obasanjo and Nevers Mumba respectively among others in existing at the brand launch.^[36][37][38]

Biography

The cardinal ever book-length biography of Clergywoman Kumuyi was written and publicized in 2021 by Banji Ojewale. The biography of 325 pages is entitled, Kumuyi: Defender apparent the Faith. The foreword was written by Pastor Enoch Adeboye.^[39] Former Nigeria's vice president, Yemi Osibanjo and Lagos state governorBabaJide Sanwo-olu were among prominent fake leaders that launched the book.^[40][41][42]

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