Deeper Christian Life Ministry
| Deeper Christian Life Ministry | |
|---|---|
Evangelical | |
| Orientation | Pentecostal |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Gbagada, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Founder | William F. Kumuyi |
| Origin | 1973 |
| Official website | dclm |
Deeper Christian Life Ministry[1] also known as Deeper Life Bible Church is an international Pentecostal Christian denomination with its headquarters, Deeper Life Bible Church Lagos, in Gbagada, Lagos. It is overseen by the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi.[1][2][3]
History
In 1973, while serving as a mathematics lecturer at the University of Lagos, W.F. Kumuyi started a Bible study group with 15 truth seekers who had come to him requesting training in the Scriptures.[4] The church started as the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. W.F. Kumuyi was a former Anglican who joined the Apostolic Faith Church after being baptised.[5] In 1975, he was expelled from the church for preaching without credentials. He continued his independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper Life Bible Church. By the early 1980s that small group had grown to several thousand, at which time Deeper Life Bible Church was formally established.[6][7] The church has spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa and then to the United Kingdom, from where branches were developed in western Europe, Russia, India, and North America.[8]
In April 2018, The Deeper Christian Life Ministry had its new headquarters church at Gbagada commissioned with the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo among other dignitaries [9][10]
In 2020, the Lagos Church had 65,000 people.[11]
Beliefs
The denomination has a
- The Holy Bible[citation needed]
- The Godhead
- Virgin birth of Jesus
- Total depravity
- Repentance
- Restitution
- Justification by faith
- Water Baptism
- Lord's Supper
- Sanctification
- Holy GhostBaptism
- Redemption
- Personal Evangelism
- Marriage
- Rapture
- Resurrection of the dead
- Great tribulation
- Second Coming of Christ
- Christ millennial reign
- Great White Throne Judgement
- New Heaven and the New Earth
- Hell fire
See also
- List of the largest evangelical churches
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
Bibliography
- Anderson, Allan (2001). African reformation: African initiated Christianity in the 20th century. Africa Research & Publications. pp. 172–173. ISBN 0-86543-884-6.
- Neumann, Mikel (1999). Home Groups for Urban Cultures: Biblical Small Group Ministry on Five Continents. ISBN 0-87808-281-6.
References
- ^ AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ Laurent Fourchard, André Mary et René Otayek, "Entreprises religieuses transnationales en Afrique de l'Ouest", Karthala Editions, France, 2005, page 254
- ^ J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, page 876
- ISBN 0-7618-3139-8.
- ISBN 9783540688129.
- ^ admin (4 September 2017). "Special Commemorative series as Deeper Christian Life Ministry clocks 44". Newsfront Online. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Ugbodaga, Kazeem (24 April 2018). "Deeper Life unveils billion naira headquarters". PM News. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Yemi Adebisi, Deeper Life New Auditorium: Demonstration Of Unlimited God, independent.ng, Nigeria, April 29
- ^ Warren Bird, World megachurches, leadnet.org, USA, retrieved February 15, 2020
- ^ Deeper Life Bible Church, WHAT WE BELIEVE, dclm.org, Nigeria, retrieved March 7, 2020
- ^ Bp-Relate (8 September 2016). "History Of Deeper Christian Life Ministry". Believers Portal. Retrieved 19 March 2022.