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Chris Oyakhilome
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| Born | 7 December 1963 Edo, Nigeria
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| Occupation | Pastor, faith healing minister, television host and author |
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Anita Ebhodaghe
(m. 1991; div. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Christian Oyakhilome (also known as "Pastor Chris") (born 7 December 1963) is the founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Ministry and theology
Oyakhilome's ministry holds meetings in the United Kingdom, the United States,Ghana and South Africa, and has "healing school" sessions in South Africa, Lagos and Canada. He was also the first to pioneer a Christian-based television network from Africa to the rest of the world. He also held the largest single night event held in Nigeria in 2006 with 3.5 million people in attendance "Good Friday Miracle Night". Oyakhilome also hosts Higher Life conferences in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, UK, US and Canada, and organized the Night of Bliss South Africa event at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Oyakhilome also operates an International School of Ministry, which held one of its Ministers' Network Conferences in 2016 with 5,000 ministers in attendance from 145 countries, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Oyakhilome runs an online prayer network using social media to send messages to Christians in several countries. He had over 1.2 million followers on Twitter in 2013, over 1.9 million followers on Facebook, and operates a smartphone messenger called KingsChat. Oyakhilome is also the author of the world number one daily devotional "Rhapsody of Realities". In 2015, Oyakhilome was given an honorary doctorate from Ambrose Alli University and Benson Idahosa University. In 2017, Oyakhilome, in partnership with Benny Hinn, created the Christian cable channel LoveWorld USA.
Oyakhilome has hosted several online programs including five editions of the Global Day of Prayer, with Pastor Benny, the fifth edition from 26 to 27 March 2021 having people in attendance from all nations of the world. The first edition on 27 March 2020 had people from many nations of the world in attendance. Others programs include 'your Loveworld Specials with Pastor Chris,' which had different seasons and phases that recorded [unverified numbers] connected each phase. The Healing Streams Live Healing Services recorded several numbers, with its first meeting with Pastor Chris in March 2021 recording [unverifiable numbers] on the 12th and 14th. Previous Healing Streams online services were held by senior Pastors of the Healing School of LoveWorld.
Personal life
Oyakhilome was born on 7 December 1963 in Edo State, Nigeria, the son of Elder T.E and Angelina Oyakhilome.
In 1991, Oyakhilome married Anita Ebhodaghe. They had two daughters. Anita Ebodaghe filed for divorce on 9 April 2014 at the Central Family Court in London. After the separation, they also decided to share custody of their two children. They divorced in February 2016 after 25 years of marriage on the basis of "Unreasonable Behavior." On 6 October 2018, Oyakhilome's first daughter Sharon Oyakhilome, married Phillip Frimpong; a Ghanaian man, and her mother was reportedly absent.
In 2011, Forbes estimated Oyakhilome's personal wealth as between $30 million and $50 million.
Philanthropic work
Oyakhilome operates the Inner City Mission Project, which works to assist orphaned and indigent children in inner cities in several countries. The organisation is under the auspices of the Chris Oyahkilome Foundation, which works to help the poor and those in the inner cities. The organisation sends relief materials to countries when disasters strike and works with government parastatals to improve social wellbeing.
The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation is one of the major sponsors of the inner city orphanage homes in Africa managed by pushaboo, an organisation spearheading the care of mothers and babies around the world.
Other agencies supported by Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) are the Volunteer Medical Corps, Trauma Care International Foundation, Inner City Mission for Children, Future Africa Leaders Foundation and the Bible for All Mission.
Honors
Oyakhilome has an honorary doctorate in divinity from Benson Idahosa University.
He is a graduate of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, where he obtained a degree in architecture and an honorary Doctor of Science award.
Writings
Oyakhilome is the author of several books, including Rhapsody of Realities, distributed monthly in several countries.
He is also the Author of "Power of the Mind"
