Not many people know that the man of
God, who serves as the President of Believers LoveWorld Incorporated aka Christ
Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has relocated to Johannesburg in South Africa.
His church members were said to have
asked questions when the man took the decision initially, but we learnt that
they all agreed that it was time for him to move on as he has reportedly raised
pastors who could hold forte for him in Nigeria and that he wanted to do the
same in Nigeria.
Sources close to the stylish and
urbane pastor revealed that he relocated to South Africa few years back ‘to
further spread the gospel of Christ and win more souls for the Kingdom of God.’
The source added that the man of God
disclosed that his disciples were taken aback by his decision to leave his base
in Nigeria, where he became popular as a preacher of the gospel that appeals
mostly to youths.
The Nigerian chapter of Christ
Embassy Church is being co-ordinated by the church’s numerous zonal pastors,
while Pastor Oyakhilome still gives final approval to decisions and visits the
country regularly to preach at church programmes.
“Pastor Oyakhilome is still in touch
with what we do in Nigeria, he comes around regularly, but he currently stays
in South Africa, where the church is expanding by the day. There is no cause
for alarm, the pastors here are doing well too and I can tell you that the
church is growing by the day and we are winning souls for Christ,” said a
source.
It was also gathered that the wife
of Pastor Chris, who is also the Director of Christ Embassy International
Office, Pastor (Mrs.) Anita Oyakhilome, also pastors Christ Embassy Churches in
the United Kingdom, where she currently resides.
She is also in-charge of her own
chapter, Christ Embassy Docklands on North Woolwich, London and she is the
co-Director of LoveWorld Christian Network.
This was said to have been an
agreement reached by the couple, and we are told that the decision does not
affect their relationship contrary to some media reports sometime ago that they
were about to divorce.
First
Weekly gathered further that Pastor Chris
frequents the United Kingdom and that Pastor Anita also travels to South Africa
to see her husband regularly.
“You know they are both servants of
God and it would be counter-productive for them to stay in one country as this
would not help the spread of the gospel. That was why they agreed to stay in
different countries so that they could get across to as many people as possible
in their different locations and the feedback has been great,” a source added.
Through an anointed ministry
spanning over 25 years, Pastor, teacher, healing minister, television host and
bestselling author, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (PhD) has helped millions
experience a victorious and purposeful life in God’s word.
He is the author of the bestseller
Rhapsody of Realities, the number one daily devotional around the world, which
he co-authored with his wife, Rev. Anita Oyakhilome. Several millions of copies
of the best-selling daily devotional and Bible-study guide have been
distributed in over 160 countries in over 148 languages of the world including
Afrikaans, Arabic, Cantonese, Croatian, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German,
Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Mandarin, Myanmar, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish,
Swahili...and still counting! New languages are added regularly, making the
devotional accessible to many more in different parts of the globe, thus
bringing the richness of God’s Word into their lives. Little wonder the
devotional, oftentimes, is referred to as the, “Messenger Angel”.
Presiding over an ever-widening
network of Christ Embassy Churches and campus fellowships on all five
continents, Pastor Chris also pastors one of the largest congregations in
Africa. He holds massive teaching and healing crusades like the Higher Life
conference and Night of Bliss with crowds of over 3.5 million in a single
night's event.
The world renowned Healing School is
a ministry of Pastor Chris which manifests the healing works of Jesus Christ
today, and has helped many receive healings and miracles through the gifts of
the Spirit in operation.
Pastor Chris in the year 2003,
pioneered the first 24-hour Christian Network from Africa to the rest of the
world, and this has given rise to three satellite stations, the LoveWorld TV in
the UK, LoveWorld SAT in South-Africa and LoveWorld PLUS in Nigeria and still
counting. Through this medium, millions of people have been reached with the
beautiful message of salvation and many lives have been transformed. These
stations are also available on the mobile platform.
Pastor Chris is also the host of
"Atmosphere for Miracles", a programme airing on major television
networks in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Asia, Europe and
around the world, which brings God's divine presence right into the homes of
millions around the world. With a burning desire to bring God’s word to all men
in simplicity and with the power of the spirit, the man of God, Pastor Chris
Oyakhilome (PhD), established the International School Of Ministry,
specifically to train and equip ministers of the gospel of Christ, building in
them the realities of God’s word and empowering them to carry the message of
eternal life in Christ Jesus to their world, with great demonstration of the
miraculous power of God.
Pastor Chris also pioneered the
establishment of the Inner City Mission of Christ Embassy, a ministry to
children living in the innercities of our world, to give them a hope and a
future.
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