Pastor Kumuyi Biography – Age, Church, Christian Life, Number Of Wives And Net Worth

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Pastor Kumuyi Biography – Age, Church, Christian Life, Number Of Wives And Net Worth

William Folorunso Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry

Kumuyi was born into a Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State, western part of Nigeria. He completed his secondary school education in 1961 at Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun State, from where he proceeded to the University of Ibadan and in 1967 graduated with a first-class honours degree in mathematics where he graduated as overall best graduating student in that year.

He subsequently took a post-graduate course in Education at the University of Lagos. He became a born-again Christian in April 1964.

Kumuyi began teaching mathematics in 1962 at Mayflower School, his alma mater. He went on, in the early 1970s, to become a lecturer of mathematics at the University of Lagos

Age

6 June 1941. He is 82 years old in 2023

Career

Kumuyi began teaching mathematics in 1962 at Mayflower School, his alma mater. He went on, in the early 1970s, to become a lecturer of mathematics at the University of Lagos.

In September ,2016 a one day program was planned which involved Pastor Kumuyi addressing over 50,000 youths all over Lagos State which would encourage the youths to inculcate in them the highest virtues in youths and stay away from antisocial and push-pull tendencies which causes distractions for the youths especially in this era of social media

Christian Ministry

 

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In 1973, while being a lecturer of mathematics at the University of Lagos, Kumuyi began a Bible study group with 15 students who had come to him for Bible training. This training became the foundation of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. In 1975, Kumuyi was expelled from the Apostolic Faith Church for preaching on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. He continued his independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper Life Bible Church. As at 2005, the Christian ministry is said to have over 800,000 affiliates

Number Of Wives

Kumuyi and first wife

Kumuyi met Abiodun Olowu in September 1972. She became one of his Bible study students and a member of his fledging Christian ministry. They got married on 13 September 1980 in Lagos, and they have two children, Jeremiah and John. Abiodun Kumuyi died on 11 April 2009.

Kumuyi and second wife

On 13 October 2010, exactly 18 months after the death of his first wife, Kumuyi married Folashade Adenike Blaize in London. Folashade was the Administrator of the Deeper Life Bible Church, London

Net Worth

Pastor William Kumuyi net worth has been estimated at $10 million. Making him one of the wealthiest preachers in Nigeria. He is the author of several books