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BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO

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Born on September 27th, 1954.
He began his academic career in Architecture and later went on to obtain a PhD in Human Development, from Honolulu University Hawaii, USA.
Born again
Feb. 19, 1969, at 15
Received a called to full time ministry
May 2, 1981 at 26
Began his teaching ministry
Began his teaching ministry through a weekly fellowship meeting called ‘Faith Liberation Hour’ and a monthly seminal that covers Friday evening – May 29, 1981
Began his Church ministry
Began his Church ministry and planted the 1st Church in Kaduna, called, Living Faith World Outreach – Dec. 11, 1983
Published and released his first 2 books
Published and released his first 2 books. ‘The Miracle seed and the law of Faith’ – April 25, 1985
Founded the Word of Faith Bible Institute
Founded the Word of Faith Bible Institute, which today runs across many nations of the world – Sep. 1: 1986
Began church planting
Began church planting work in the northern part of Nigeria – May 1987
His mission acquired a 13-acre property in a prime area of Kaduna city
Garden of Faith – Sep. 1989
Moved into Lagos
Following a divine mandate, “Arise get down to Lagos and raise me a people” – Sep. 24,1989
Founded Dominion Publishing House
Founded Dominion Publishing House, whose printing press has today grown to an industrial scale and currently publishing Bibles – July 1992
Led a great revival at the Lagos church
Took the church from about 3,500 to 50,000 within 5 years – 1994-1999
“the harvest of Africa is overripe”
Following another divine mandate “the harvest of Africa is overripe, rush in and preserve it from decadence, embarked on Mission to Africa. Today, his mission now has a strong presence in over 41 nations of Africa – Jan. 1994
His Mission took delivery of the first mission aircraft
Sept. 18, 1996
His mission acquired 530 acres of property in the outskirts of Ota
His mission acquired 530 acres of property in the outskirts of Ota, a suburb of Lagos which is today called Canaanland – May 1998
50,000-seat capacity sanctuary called Faith Tabernacle
50,000-seat capacity sanctuary called Faith Tabernacle, was built and dedicated within one year to the glory – Sept. 1998 – Sept. 1999
Shiloh
Started the annual convocation of Winners worldwide, tagged “Shiloh” which now transmits to about 177 nations real time and draws delegates from between 50 and 60 nations annually, with millions gathering at various viewing centers across Nigeria and many other nations of the world – 1999
Embarked on Mission to the world
Embarked on Mission to the world, covering Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Middle East. – August 2000
Founded Covenant University
Founded Covenant University, which is today listed among the Elite Universities of the world – October 2002
Founded Covenant University
Founded Covenant University, which is today listed among the Elite Universities of the world – October 2002
Founded Landmark University
Founded Landmark University, a university blazing the trail today within the Nigerian university education space – Mar. 2011
Church growth revival
Led a great church growth revival that doubled the attendance of the Lagos church twice within 6 months. Today, the Faith Tabernacle is said to be the largest local church congregation in the world, which runs four services every Sunday with about 38,000 Home cells – May – Oct. 2015
Divine instruction
By divine instruction, led the planting of over 5,000 churches across Nigeria within one year – 2019
By divine signal, led the planting of over 10,000 churches within one year across Nigeria
By divine signal, led the planting of over 10,000 churches within one year across Nigeria and over 1,200 others across 35 other nations of the world in spite of the restriction by the global lockdown occasioned by covid-19 pandemic. – 2020
By divine instruction
By divine instruction, led the replication of over 21,000 new home cells within one year at Faith Tabernacle, which represents about a hundred percent of the existing home cells – 2021
Church planting
Led the planting of Churches in 80 additional nations across 4 continents of the world – 2022
Today the construction of the historic 100,000-seat capacity stadium-like sanctuary
Today the construction of the historic 100,000-seat capacity stadium-like sanctuary, whose foundation was laid on March 25, 2021, is very much in progress, with God’s hand clearly evident in the areas of speed, supplies, etc. To God alone be all the glory.

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