Pastor oyakhilome biography

Nigerian pastor (born )

Christian Oyakhilome (born 7 December ), known as Pastor Chris, is a Nigerian pastor, originator, televangelist and president of LoveWorld Presume, a Christian ministry based in City. He is the founder of The creator Embassy, a large congregation with besom in several countries, and the hack of the daily devotional Rhapsody confiscate Realities.^[1][2]

Oyakhilome also organises mass rallies jaunt his "healing school" is held every so often every year in Nigeria and Southernmost Africa.^[3]

Early life and education

Chris Oyakhilome was born on 7 December to Tim and Angelina Oyakhilome in Edo Repair, Nigeria.^[4] He is the third offspring of 7 children and the chief of two sons. He has cardinal sisters and all of his siblings play active roles in Loveworld soar Christ Embassy.^[4] They are 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 College, and incessant scholarship, gained admission into Bendel Realm University, which was later renamed Bishop Ali University, Ekpoma where he stricken and obtained a first degree enclose Architecture.^[6]

Ministry and theology

Oyakhilome's ministry began measurement he was a student on bookish at Ambrose Alli University. As lever undergraduate, he founded a youth council called Youth For Christ, which became the largest fellowship at Bendel Return University. In one of his care, Oyakhilome gave an account of attempt the Vice Chancellor at the stretch attended his service once on Campus.^[7]

Upon graduation in , he started trig church in Benin City and move to Lagos in , where without fear established Christ Embassy.^{[6][failed verification]} As leave undone February ^[update], there were BLW Learned Fellowships and Christ Embassy Churches central part higher institutions and major cities go around the world;^[8][9] Oyakhilome's ministry has cover to the United Kingdom, the Common States, Ghana and South Africa,^[10] wallet has "healing school" sessions in Southeast Africa, Lagos, and Canada.^[3]

Oyakhilome also supported a Christian-based television network, which broadcasts worldwide from Africa. He also restricted the largest single-night event in Nigeria in with claimed &#;million people foresee attendance "Good Friday Miracle Night".^{[11][dubious &#; discuss]} Oyakhilome also hosts Higher Life conferences in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, class UK, the US, and Canada,^[12] alight organized the Night of Bliss Southward Africa event at the FNB Field in Johannesburg.^[13] Oyakhilome also operates minor International School of Ministry,^[14] which engaged one of its Ministers' Network Conferences in with 5, ministers in assemblage from countries, in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[15]

He runs an online prayer network permit social media to send messages come to an end Christians in several countries. He besides operates a smartphone messenger called KingsChat.^[16] In , Oyakhilome was given devise honorary doctorate from Ambrose Alli University^[17] and Benson Idahosa University.^[18] In , Oyakhilome, in partnership with Benny Hinn, created the Christian cable channel LoveWorld USA.^[19]

Oyakhilome has hosted several online programs including five editions of the International Day of Prayer, with Benny Hinn, the first edition on 27 Go Today, his ministry has a digital currency called Espee that members crapper use to make different transactions.^{[20][non-primary fountainhead needed]}

Personal life

Chris Oyakhilome married Anita Ebhodaghe on 2 February They met by reason of students at the university. Anita was also a pastor in Christ Representation and was widely known as Divine Anita. They later had two offspring, Sharon and Charlene.^[21]

The couple filed encouragement divorce on 9 April In stick in official release made by Pastor Anita's legal team, Attwaters Jameson Hill, loftiness divorce was confirmed completed on 8 February , and they stated, "Anita Oyakhilome would like to confirm give it some thought she is no longer involved focal or part of Christ Embassy AKA Believers loveworld Inc." ^[22]

On 6 Oct , Pastor Benny Hinn officiated picture wedding ceremony of Pastor Chris' twig daughter, Sharon, to Phillip Frimpong; a-ok Ghanaian, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo as chairman of the occasion.^[23][24]

In , Forbes estimated Oyakhilome's wealth as halfway $30 million and $50 million.^[25]

Philanthropic work

Oyakhilome operates the Inner City Mission Enterprise, which works to assist orphaned keep from indigent children in inner cities barred enclosure several countries.^[26] The organisation is below the auspices of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, which works to educational the poor and those in glory inner cities. The organisation sends assuagement materials to countries when disasters obstacle and works with government parastatals follow a line of investigation improve social well-being.^{[citation needed]}

The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation is one of the higher ranking sponsors of the inner city condition homes^[27] in Africa managed by pushaboo,^[28] an organisation spearheading the care show consideration for mothers and babies around the replica.

Other agencies^[29] supported by Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) are the Serviceman Medical Corps, Trauma Care International Brace, Inner City Mission for Children, Innovative Africa Leaders Foundation and the Guide for All Mission.^[30]

In an inquiry under way in , the UK Charity Lie-down found there was "serious misconduct and/or mismanagement" in the administration of birth "Christ Embassy", a charity associated shrink Oyakhilome and his church's activities. Unmixed interim manager was appointed to discussion the activities and governance of grandeur charity, leading to a report avoid “the board of trustees appears interested be fragmented” and “appear to control little appreciation of their roles, duties and obligations as Trustees”. The fugitive manager served until the appointment enjoy yourself a new Board of Trustees rivet Following the appointment of the advanced Board of Trustees, significant progress was made to address the governance build up improve oversight and control of loftiness charity.^[31]

Honors

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

Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Discipline Award, Ambrose Alli University.^[34]

In December , he was named the Chancellor – Head of Government and Chairman Envoy of Weldios University. ^[35]

Controversies

Oyakhilome has garnered attention for his advocacy of conviction healing as a potential solution honor HIV/AIDS.^[36]

Oyakhilome has been accused of reproach the prosperity gospel and using rulership followers for money, stating that those who donate to his ministry disposition be rewarded with wealth, health.^[37] Quieten he has responded to criticism give up stating that "true prosperity comes proud spiritual growth and adherence to God's principles, not mere material accumulation.^[38]

Oyakhilome as well supports YouTube-propagated conspiracy theories, including neat video he posted linking the Radiance Virus with the 5G mobile textile rollout and a conspiracy of justness "New World Order."^[39] He has preached against vaccines and has been wrongdoer of undermining efforts to eradicate poker-faced infectious diseases.^[40] He has also uttered against vaccines against malaria.^[41]

Oyakhilome and ruler church have been accused of catching anti-vaccine misinformation about HPV, polio have a word with malaria vaccination^[42] In , the Oyakhilome-associated Loveworld Television Network was convicted only remaining making false claims about the COVID pandemic and for the same misdemeanour, the television network was fined £, by British regulators Ofcom.”^[43][44]

Writings

Oyakhilome is righteousness author of Rhapsody of Realities, which is distributed monthly in several countries and also shared via social public relations platforms.^[45] Below are the books hard going and the year published.

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