Bishop David Oyedepo (General overseer of Living Faith Church) is one of the richest pastors in the world. Living Faith Church Worldwide (also known as Winners Chapel) is a megachurch and a Christian denomination founded by Bishop David Oyedepo in 1983. The organization has since become a global network of churches with congregations in 65 countries.
David Olaniyi Oyedepo was born in Osogbo (Osun State, Nigeria) on September 27th, 1954, but he is a native of Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria. He was raised in a mixed religious family His father, Ibrahim, was a Muslim healer. His mother, Dorcas, was a member of the Eternal Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (C&S), a branch of the Aladura movement in Nigeria. He was raised by his grandmother in Osogbo, who introduced him to the virtues of Christian life via early morning prayers which she attended with him. She also taught him the importance of tithing.
Bishop David O. Oyedepo (born September 27, 1954) is a Nigerian Christian author, preacher, the founder and presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, World Wide, also known as Winners’ Chapel, and its affiliated international churches known as Winners’ Chapel International, with headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
