Biography: All you need to know about Pastor Chris

Pastor Chris Oyakhilomeis one of the most famous and influential religious leaders in Nigeria, and he is also the head of one of the worlds biggest Christian congregations, Christ Embassy.

The charismatic Nigerian pastor founded https://christembassysutton.org/ Christ Embassy, or LoveWorld Inc. as it is also called, in Lagos, Nigeria in 1987.

Over time, Pastor Chris Oyakhlilome has risen to fame, and Christ Embassy now has more than 100 branches all over the world, including in the United States, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa.

Christ Embassy is believed to have around 13 million members worldwide who are all eager to see their man of God, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, minister live.

Therefore, he has sold out world-renown venues in Europe, Africa and North America, including the O2 Arena in London, nairagent.com/chris-oyakhilome-biography-and-profile/ the United Kingdom, FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa and the Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana.

From a family of faith

From a very young age,Pastor Chris Oyakhilomelived a Christian life in his native Nigeria.

He was born on December 7th, 1963 in Edo State, Nigeria to parents who were both living Christian lifestyles.

His father, T.E. Oyakhilome, was one of the pioneers of the Assemblies of God Church in Benin City, Nigeria, and other family members have also come to work in ministries later in life.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilomes brother, Reverend Ken, is the pastor of Christ Embassys Houston branch and a member of the Christ Embassy Central Executive Council.

The Christ Embassy Presidents sister,Kathy Woghiren, https://www.thenewman.org.ng/2021/03/biography-of-pastor-chris-oyakhilome.html is the Director of the LoveWorld Music and Arts Ministry, the Director of the LoveWorld Creative https://guardian.ng/tag/chris-oyakhilome/ Arts Academy and the Chairman of the LoveWorld Records Label as well as a songwriter.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has two daughters: Charlene and Carissa Sharon Oyakhilome. The latter has become a successful recording artist under the stage name CSO and is part of the LoveWorld Music and Arts Ministry.

Pastor Chris starts spreading the word of God

As a young man, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome studied at Edo College and received a scholarship to go study architecture at Bendel State University.

While studying, he felt an urge to spread the word of God, so he founded a student fellowship organization called Youth for Christ, where he was the leader and offered teachings.

In next to no time, the organization became the most popular of its kind at the university, and more and more members joined the fellowship.

Youth for Christ ended up serving as the foundation of the future Christ Embassy, which was established in 1987.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilomes ministry quickly embraced the new technological opportunities at the time and opened several tv stations that still exist to this day.

One of them is LoveWorldSAT. It was https://www.entrepreneurs.ng/chris-oyakhilome-biography/ the first African Christian tv station that broadcasted to the rest of the world around the clock.

One of Pastor Chris Oyakhilomes most recent tv channels isLoveWorld USA, which he established with his long-time friend Pastor Benny Hinn in 2017.