THE UNTOLD FACT ABOUT PASTOR (DR.) WILLIAMS FOLORUNSHO KUMUYI
THE UNTOLD
FACT ABOUT PASTOR (DR.) WILLIAMS FOLORUNSHO KUMUYI
*HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PASTOR (DR.)
WILLIAMS FOLORUNSHO KUMUYI*
The General Superintendent of
Deeper Christian Life Ministry - DCLM worldwide.
*_22 Facts about Pastor (Dr.)
W.F Kumuyi_*
Here are some things we don’t
know about this Man-of-God. He is really an outstanding preacher in all sense.
1. He was born on June 6, 1941
in Erin-Ijesha, Osun state.
2. He graduated with
First-class degree in Mathematics from the University of Ibadan in 1967.
3. In April 2013, Kumuyi was
named as one of the “500 most powerful people on the planet”.
4. He draws/receives no salary
from the work he does, instead the church sees to his upkeeps. The house he
lived-in and the SUV he droves-in is owned by the church. Some pastors under
him droves Cars better than his. He has NOTHING he can call his.
5. His church holds the
position as the “single largest congregational church” in Africa and the 3rd
largest in the world since the 80s.
6. Currently, his church is named
as “world largest megachurch” according tohttp://
www.foreignpolicy.com
7. He is an extremely humble
man, his understanding of the Bible is quite enviable and astonishing. He has
an excellent command of alliteration. If he were to speak on TEAM, you would
heard him saying: Together Everybody Accomplishes More(TEAM).His collosal grasp
of the scripture has made the submission that ” he teaches the bible as if he
was there when it was written”.
8. He doesnt own a private jet.
(I could recalled the story of an incident where the commercial plane he was in
developed engine failure mid-air. One engine stops working and the other is
showing sign it would malfunction too. Everyone were praying and asking for God
forgiveness of their sins, he was there calm and untroubled. He was quoted as
saying: “satan you can’t do anything while am still here(on the plane)”.
Suddenly, the two engines started working again and the crash was averted,
according to one of the pastors that went with him on the journey.)
9. He sold his car to support the gospel work in Ghana back in the
80s or late 70s.
10. His church offers the first “free food, free accommodation,
free transportation” for participants in Nigeria Christendom. Every other
churches follow suite.
11. The church he reluctantly
started with 15 members in 1973 as Bible Study class has grown to over 1million
membership in Nigeria alone with millions others in the rest of the world.
12. He has featured in a
christian movie titled “The Snare”. The film has been in the making since 2010
and it features local and international renowned Christian artistes.
13. He is an Holiness preacher,
an Author and a Televangelist.
14. His church has its own
private high school dubbed “Deeper Life High School” (an highly advanced
secondary school) in almost every states in Nigeria.
15. His church also has its own
University called “Anchor University” in Abuja and Lagos (as proposed).
16. His Ultra modern
Headquarters church in Lagos cost over N4billions. The edifice is a masterpiece
with underground car park and 2 lift elevators inside the church. All the
windows in the church are remotedly or electronically opened and closed. Even
the roofing sheet they used is the first of such in Africa(according to the
architect in-charge).
17. His church blue and white
coloured, long buses procured by the church are all customised, including all
the satellite dishes the church branches used for transmission.
18. He once tendered his letter of resignation as the G.S of the
church during the controversy that trails his son’s wedding despite the fact
that he is the founder of the ministry. (i salute his leadership style on
this).
19. He was once a lecturer at the University of Lagos. His studies
at University of Ibadan was sponsored by the renowned Atheist, Tai Solarin.
20. He got born-again on April
4, 1964.
21. Prefer to be called a Brother than a Pastor
22. Tai Solarin said Williams (Pastor Kumuyi) is the only Christian in Nigeria after examine his life.
I end this piece with what
Pastor Kumuyi himself said in an interview with London-based New African
Magazine in 2006 about his background, how the Deeper Life Bible Church came
into being, and what the future holds for the entire ministry; “there are no
theatrics in our Church, because from my background, I don’t like anything that
is turned into a show or drama. Some pastors like the drama rather than the
results. I want the results rather than the drama.
I am proud of my Pastor.
On behalf our crew I wish you Happy
Birthday, Long life and Prosperity.
I wish you Great Grace and
strength to go through life and make it to Heaven at Last.
Amen