Pastors in Nigeria and all around the world have been huge sources of inspiration to many believers across the earth. Igbo pastors or, if you desire, pastors from the East of the Niger are not left out in spreading the word of God of Christ to the world.
There are hundreds of Igbo pastors making waves in Nigerian Christendom. These ones selected are people we hear of more often. We have no way of measuring their worth in the eye of God or even the veracity of their anointing. We only see the way men see and we judge as journalists would.
We didn’t include robed priests here (no Methodist, Anglican, and Catholic priests, and we would do a separate post for each of them). For now, let’s do this.
Apostle Anselm Madubuko
He is the General Overseer of the Revival Assembly Church, Apostle Anselm Madubuko was birthed on the 25th of July in the year 1958, he is from Orsumoghu, Ihiala Anambra state.
Before he became born again on the 4th of August, 1983, then he was an Architect. Apostle Anselm Madubuko answered the great call of service to humanity as he reached out to different cities in the nation of which he started a Revival Assembly. He got married at a very young age of twenty-six (26) and gave birth to his first child at the age of twenty-eight (28).
Anselm Madubuko first got married to Pastor Connie who sadly passed-on on the 6th of July, 2012. To assist in raising a complete family, Anselm Madubuko had to get remarried a year after he lost his former wife. He got married to Emmy Kosgei, a Kenyan singer on the 31st o August 2013.
He has three lovely children; two daughters and a son. He also has two grandchildren.
Bishop Mike Okonkwo
Chukwunweike Michael Okonkwo is the Bishop of the Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM). Bishop Mike Okonkwo was birthed on the 6th day Of September 1945 to the very respected family of Pa and Ma Okonkwo Ogbunike in Oyi, a local government area of Anambra State. He once worked with the Ports Authority and the banking sector before he became born again in the year, 1970.
Mike Okonkwo was ordained into the Christian Ministry in the year 1971 where he assumed his first pastoral responsibility in Lagos November that same year, he worked with UCC.
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He became an evangelist on the 20th of June 1976, since then he has been a strong tool in the establishment of most branches of the Church in Lagos. He served under Apostle Egbo from the year 1971 up till the year 1980 when he left UCC to establish the Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) on the 4th of January, 1981.
Mike Okonkwo is married to Bishop Peace Okonkwo and their union is blessed with a beautiful daughter.
Lazarus Muoka
He is the General Overseer and the founder of “the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement”
Lazarus Muoka originally came from a Catholic home, in Mgbidi, Imo State. He got both his primary and secondary education in his hometown.
It was in 1975 that he moved to Lagos to start his own business before he got called to the service of God.
He is happily married to Joy Muoka and their lovely union is blessed with children.
Lazarus Muoka is an author, he is the author of many spirit-filled books like How God Called Me, And Ye Shall Receive Power, Mark My Words, and so on.
Pastor David Ogbueli
He holds the post of “the Senior Pastor” of the Dominion City Ministry, which is one of the wide-spreading Pentecostal Ministries in Nigeria.
He was Birthed on the 28th day of April 1968 and is from Anambra State Nigeria, he passed out from the Microbiology Department of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
The Dominion City ministry began as a small gathering of nurses in the year 1996 in a little space at Marcus
Garvey street in Enugu before extending it to 95 Chime Avenue, Enugu, and has extended to more than 450 chapters. As nature could have it, Pastor David got Married to Pastor Sarah Ogbueli, whom he met as a fellow undergraduate at the University. They are blessed with four children.
Rev. Paul Emeka
Rev Professor Paul Emeka is a well-known pastor and Bible Teacher, a mission Director and Church Leader, He is the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church and was born in Okpuje town situated in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
He holds honorary degrees from the University of Jos, the University of Nigeria Nsukka, etc. He is also an active member of the Christian Association of Nigeria were he serves God and humanity with full strength. He is happily married.
Starting and hitting a head in 2017, the authority of Rev. Paul Emeka as General Superintendent of the church was contested by Rev Chidi Okoroafor. Not even a Supreme Court ruling could end the feud which has now seen the church running two factions and parallel churches.
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