Education Profile of David Oyedepo
David Olaniyi Oyedepo born 27 September 1954 in Osun State, Nigeria. He is a Nigerian preacher, Christian author, businessman, architect and the founder and presiding Bishop of the Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, and Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners’ Chapel International.
Oyedepo studied architecture at the Kwara State Polytechnic [Kwara State, North Central, Nigeria]. He also received a PhD in Human Development from Honolulu University, Hawaii, US.
Oyedepo became “born again” in 1969, through the influence of his teacher Betty Lasher (18 June 1930 – 26 August 2022), who took an interest in him during his high school days. According to him, he received a mandate from God through an 18-hour vision in May 1981, to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith.
Living Faith Church (AKA Winners Chapel International) started in Kaduna but moved to Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria in July 1989, to start a new branch of the church after Oyedepo claimed to have received instructions from God to reach out to the people of Lagos.
Source: Wikipedia.
