Nationality Nigerian Years active 43 Years Spouse Helen Oritsejafor Other names Papa Ayo | Citizenship Nigerian Name Ayo Oritsejafor | |
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Full Name Ayodele Joseph Oritsegbubemi Oritsejafor Similar People Chris Okotie, Helen Oritsejafor, James Manager | ||
Pastor ayo oritsejafor ministering the devil is a liar we serve a living god
Ayodele Joseph Oritsegbubemi Oritsejafor, known as Papa Ayo Oritsejafor, is the founding and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church, located in Warri, Nigeria. He became the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on February 7, 2005, a position he held for five years. In July 2010, Oritsejafor was elected as the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), the apex body of all Christians in the country. In doing so he became the first Pentecostal leader to hold the position. Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor Ministries was the first to launch a Miracle crusade (Lagos Miracle Crusade) from Africa to world audience, via satellite, in 1987 with evangelist Joe Martins.
Contents
- Pastor ayo oritsejafor ministering the devil is a liar we serve a living god
- Pastor ayo oritsejafor ministering on thanksgiving seals the victory for your life
- Personal
- Criticism
- Recognition
- Philanthropy
- African Broadcasting Network ABN
- Christian Association of Nigeria CAN
- Books
- References
Pastor ayo oritsejafor ministering on thanksgiving seals the victory for your life
Personal
Oritsejafor is today not only a pastor; he is a teacher, evangelist, prophet, author, philosopher, and philanthropist. He is a father, a friend and a mentor to millions of people around the world. He is a proponent of leadership by example. This is evident in the role he played in bringing the crisis in Niger Delta area of Nigeria to an end.
Criticism
Oritsejafor was heavily criticized. After he was elected as the National President of CAN, an association not well recognized by citizens of Nigeria became the headliner of national television stations, radios, and newspapers all because of the out-spoken Oritsejafor in consistent defense of the Church in Nigeria, freedom and equality, and terrorism.
Sources articulated that Oritsejafor's only crime was to lead Nigerian Christians in calling upon the US Congress to label a "group of young men" a terrorist group in his testimony before a committee of the US Congress in 2012.
In 2014, the so-called "group of young men" was not only labeled as a terrorist group but an International Terrorist Organization that have taken over 5000 innocent lives alongside massive territory damages since mid-2009. The Global Terrorism Index said the group has killed more people: 6,644—in terror attacks during 2014 than any other terrorist group.
In all this, those who knew the good intentions of Oritsejafor towards the wellbeing of the citizens of Nigeria stood up against all critics.
Recognition
Oritsejafor has received several awards both internationally and locally in regards of his various peace and humanitarian initiatives. He has been honored with the Golden key to the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan by the mayor of the city. He was also honored with the International Youth Ambassador for Peace Award. He was conferred an Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) one of the Nigerian National Honours at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on December 22, 2008. Oritsejafor received an award of 'A True Servant of God' by The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) May 9, 2013. Speaking on the choice of Oritsejafor, the Chairman of NOSCEF, Matthew Owojaiye said: "Oritsejafor was chosen because of his commitment and dedication for the things of Christ, noting that when others tried to save their head, he dared to speak the truth."
Philanthropy
Oritsejafor sees himself as a servant of God and an instrument through which the God ministers to the spiritual and physical needs of people. He places emphasis on salvation, repentance, holiness, deliverance and empowerment of the less privileged, through social responsibility programmes. Over the years, he has condemned wastefulness and encouraged giving back to the society, regardless of religion or race. He offers scholarships to indigent students in various tertiary, secondary and elementary institutions both within and outside Nigeria irrespective of tribe or denomination.
In December 2005, Oritsejafor and his wife Helen partnered with Flight Micro Finance Bank to start an empowerment programme for the people. Oritsejafor, ever since, makes it a tradition to empower the less privileged and to alleviate the sufferings of families all over at the end of every December.
On 26 December 2016, the Word of Life Bible Church in conjunction with the Eagle Flight Micro Finance Bank allegedly held the poverty alleviation programme in Warri.
African Broadcasting Network (ABN)
Oritsejafor set up African Broadcasting Network, an international satellite Christian television station intended to serve as a voice for the gospel of Christ from Africa to the world. ABN is a satellite channel broadcasting from London, with a coverage that spans across the whole of Africa, parts of Asia and parts of Europe. ABN is currently viewed in 75 countries world-wide and online via WebTV.
Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN)
In 2010, Oritsejafor was declared the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). He has been called the "most misunderstood" President of CAN. He was re-elected as the president in July 10, 2013. In an interview with a CAN Official, he lauds Oritsejafor:
If people need to celebrate any man, it is this man because he has lifted the profile of the Christian Association of Nigeria. Before, people talk down on CAN, today you don't just talk down on CAN without CAN responding. That is a very huge achievement. One of the greatest achievements that he has done which has never ever happened before in the history of CAN, there has never been any President of CAN who interfaced with all the different blocs of CAN, and there is no bloc that can say the CAN President has not come either physically to worship with them or participated in one of their projects. Do you know that some of the Christian leaders that were killed, like some pastors in Maiduguri, he gave them accommodation, gave their children scholarship.
ted in 2015.
Books
Oritsejafor has authored several books: