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  • Kumuyi, Sani-Bello preach peace at Deeper Life Crusade

    The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has called on Nigerians to make peace with God and themselves in order to experience  supernatural connection with the God of wonders.
    The Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has also stressed the need for both Christians and Muslims to love one another and live peacefully together  because both religions are worshipping one God.
    The duo spoke at the evangelistic campaign of Pastor Kumuyi with the theme, ‘A Night of Supernatural Connection with the God of Wonders’ in Suleja.
    Speaking on the topic ‘The Hour of Supernatural Connection’, Kumuyi who took his text from Matthew 8:5, 10,13 called on the congregation to live a life of faith saying that ‘God is our helper in every situations.”
    Niger state Governor who was  represented by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Danjuma Salau urged Christian faithfuls to live in peace and to shun religious intolerance.
    He cautioned all and sundry  to eschew violence and action that might be capable of instigating crisis, especially as the country heads toward the 2019 general elections.

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    He extolled Kumuyi’s virtues, describing the Cleric as a man of God indeed with uncommon commitment.
    The crusade which was a crowd puller attracted personalities from all walks of life and it had in attendance the Commissioner for Ministry of Land, Alhaji Isah Kanko, the representative of the Suleja Emirate Council, Bitrus Kaura, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter,  Rev. Mathias Echioda and his counterpart from the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) among others.
    The Red Cross Open Field, venue of the crusade was jam-packed with worshipers from every nooks and crannies of the city and the crusade recorded a total number of 59, 987 participants.
  • God ‘ll give Buhari solution to Nigeria’s problem in 2017- Kumuyi

    God ‘ll give Buhari solution to Nigeria’s problem in 2017- Kumuyi

    The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, on Sunday said that in 2017, God would grant President Muhammad Buhari the solution to the numerous challenges facing the country.

    Kumuyi gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen when he played host to the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who led some members of the Assembly on courtesy visit to the church’s December Convention.

    The cleric said, “We talk of the hours of recession, difficulty, distress and all that, but God is granting us His promises. We are not going to carry over our problems. “We pray and believe that the Lord will answer.

    “As you will see, as we get to the New Year, there is no carryover of our problems. God will give solutions to the problems of our lives, families, communities, the state and our nation.”

    The pastor said that with prayer and faith in God, the country would get out of all its challenges, including the economic recession.

    The founder of the church said that God created ‘’us and wants everything to be sufficient for everybody.’’

    Meanwhile, addressing the congregation of thousands of worshippers, Obasa, urged all Christians to show love to their neighbours, adding that the state was committed to fight unemployment among the youth.

    He said that the newly created Employment Trust Fund would help reduce joblessness by providing soft loan with little interest for enterprising people of Lagos state.

    “We must go beyond religious demarcation and show ourselves that we are brothers and sisters. Let us love one another. We should extend hands of fellowship to our neighbours,” the speaker said.

    Obasa, who urged churches to pray for the state and nation, said that the state was passionate to give good governance and improve the economy of the state for the benefit of all.

    He expressed delight over the warmth reception accorded his team by the leadership of the church.

    NAN reports that the speaker the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Mr Muyiwa Jimoh and the Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Mr Dayo Saka-Fafunmi were among the team.

    Mrs Funmilayo Tejuosho, the Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Petitions and Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission among others government functionaries also made the list.

    NAN reports that the four-day, nation-wide convention, which started on Dec. 23 and expected to end on Dec. 26, is tagged, “Power for the Present Hour”.

    It is taking place at the Deeper Life Conference Centre (DLCC) KM 42, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.(NAN)

  • Kumuyi to storm Kaduna for spiritual cleansing

    Kumuyi to storm Kaduna for spiritual cleansing

    The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Christian Ministry World-Wide, Pastor, William Kumuyi is expected in Kaduna state for a ‘Supernatural Wonders through Divine Visitation’ on Sunday August 21, 2016.

    According to the church, the visit is aimed at liberating the people of the state from the present socio-economic, ethnic and spiritual hardship they have been going through.

    According to a press release signed by the General Overseer of the Church in Kaduna, Pastor C.M Opara stated that Pastor Kumuyi is coming to pray for the good people of Kaduna state with the aims of liberating them from their bondage, adding that this will be followed by deliverance and healings.

    “In the face of the prevailing socio-economic, physical and spiritual challenges facing the populace, it is heartwarming that this great man of God is coming to pray for our leaders in Kaduna and the country in general. So we urge the good people of Kaduna to come together and recieve divine blessing irrespective of your religious belive,” Said Pastor Okpara.

    He said in Kumuyi’s previous visits to other countries in Africa and the world, including Nigeria, Signs and wonders have been the experiences of those who attended, adding this one will not be different.

    Meanwhile, the man of God is expected to pay a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Government House.

  • Kumuyi, Ezekwesili to address youths

    Kumuyi, Ezekwesili to address youths

    The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), Pastor William Kumuyi, and the former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, are expected to address youths on empowerment in a programme tagged: Youth Empowerment Summit, YES.

    Over 100,000 youths drawn from public and private schools and young school leavers in Lagos State are expected to gather at the Deeper Life Conference Contre on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, on Saturday, March, 22.

    Pastor Kumuyi is the Convener of YES. The event promises to be one of the single biggest gatherings of youths in Nigeria and is being packaged by the Deeper Life Students’ Outreach (DLSO).

    A statement by the National Youth Coordinator, DCLM, Pastor Peter Elias, said the theme of this year’s event is “Empowerment for Greatness.”

     

     

    Elias said the YES would feature skill development for success, leadership, peer education, self-awareness, role modeling, career choice and development, employability and entrepreneurship.

    He disclosed that Dr. Ezekwesili, former Minister for Education would be the special guest speaker at the event, as adequate security had been provided at the venue of the programme.

    “A number of others seasoned speakers who are accomplished professionals and entrepreneurs will speak at the break-out sessions during the programme. One thing that must be stressed here is that the Convener, Pastor W.F. Kumuyi has been looking forward to this event, praying and preparing to be used of God to revolutionize the life of youths in Nigeria and across Africa. There will be a live transmission and streaming of the pastor’s sessions of the event to all venues across Africa,’ he said.

    According to him, Kumuyi launched the maiden edition of YES in 2012 as a platform for identifying, harnessing and propelling youths as strategic and indispensable partners in the quest for realizing national aspirations, saying that the man of God had continually harped on the need to do something to urgently provide a solution to the leadership crisis in Africa.

    “To do this he desired that we explore and deploy our existing resources and platforms in the ministry to organize regularly a programme that will help the youths to take their rightful place and affect society positively. Thus, Youth Empowerment Summit has been repackaged to hold in Lagos, in Nigerian cities and all over Africa quarterly henceforth.

    “The goal is to reposition our teeming youth population across Africa towards taking their proper place as change agents. This is only possible if youths have inner change, attitudinal and behavioural transformation and value re-orientation,” he said.

    He added that the one-day event would kicked off around 8.00 am and end 4;30 pm, saying that there would be free transportation to convey youths to the programme from strategic parts of Lagos.

    “We are expecting nothing less than 100,000 youths at the event. Already, a meeting was held with Proprietors and Principals of Private Secondary Schools to sensitize and evolve an arrangement that facilitates this relationship. A number of these schools will be responsible for bringing their students themselves while Deeper Life buses will be on hand to convey others to the venue of the meeting.

    “Moreover, adequate security has been put in place to ensure maximum protection of lives and properties. Towards this end, men and officers of the Anti-Bomb Squad, State Security Services, The Nigerian Police, The Nigerian Legion, and Civil Service Defense Corps are joining forces with our internal security personnel for this purpose,” he added.