Pastor David Oyedepo
Pastor David Oyedepo is believed to be the richest pastor in Nigeria, he is called 'Papa' by members of his congregation. Pastor David was born on September 27th, 1954 in Osogbo, Nigeria but is a native of Omu-aran, Kwara State, Nigeria. He was raised in a mixed religious family, his father Ibrahim was a Muslim healer while his mother Dorcas was a member of the Eternal Order of the Cherubim and Seraphic Movement (C & S) which is a branch of the Aladura Movement in Nigeria. But he was particularly raised by grandmother in Osogbo. she introduced him to the virtues of christian life and in 1969, he became 'born again' with influence from his teacher, Bethy Lasher. He is believed to have received a mandate from God through an 18hours vision in May 1981 to liberate the world from all oppression of the devil through preaching the word of faith. He went through many trying moments but is today the founder and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church World Wide. (