Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith World Outreach Ministry, also known as Winners’ Chapel, is overjoyed to be named the richest pastor in the world.
In his church service on Sunday, October 12, Oyedepo noted that he had said in the past that he would be listed among the richest in the world someday.
“I told people many years ago that the richest wealth in the world will come from the church. Now you type in your system ‘richest pastor in the world’ and your pastor’s name comes out,” he said
A lifestyle website had penultimate week listed the Ota-based bishop as the richest clergyman in the world with estimated networth of $150 million. The website wrote about Oyedepo: “Bishop David Oyedepo is the richest pastor in Nigeria and the world. He is the founder of the Living Faith World Outreach Ministry. Ever since he founded this ministry in 1981, it has grown to become one of Africa’s largest congregations. He hosts three services every Sunday in The Faith Tabernacle. This prosperous pastor owns private jets and homes in the United States and the UK.”
the four other Nigerian pastors listed among 10 the richest in the world are Chris Oyakhilome, Chris Okotie, Matthew Ashimolowo and Temitope Balogun Joshua.