Deeper Christian Life Ministry

Deeper Christian Life Ministry[1] also known as

Deeper Christian Life Ministry
Deeper Life Bible Church is an international
Pentecostal Christian denomination with its
headquarters, Deeper Life Bible Church Lagos, in
Gbagada, Lagos. It is overseen by the General
Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor
William Folorunso Kumuyi.[1][2][3]

History
In 1973, while serving as a mathematics lecturer at the Classification Evangelical
University of Lagos, W.F. Kumuyi started a Bible
study group with 15 truth seekers who had come to Orientation Pentecostal
him requesting training in the Scriptures.[4] The church Region World
started as the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. W.F. Headquarters
Gbagada, Lagos State,
Kumuyi was a former Anglican who joined the
Nigeria
Apostolic Faith Church after being baptised.[5] In
1975, he was expelled from the church for preaching Founder William F. Kumuyi
without credentials. He continued his independent Origin 1973
ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper Life Bible
Official website dclm.org (https://dclm.org)
Church. By the early 1980s that small group had
grown to several thousand, at which time Deeper Life
Bible Church was formally established.[6][7] The church has spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa and
then to the United Kingdom, from where branches were developed in western Europe, Russia, India, and
North America.[8]

In April 2018, The Deeper Christian Life Ministry had its new headquarters church at Gbagada
commissioned with the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo among other dignitaries [9][10]

In 2020, the Lagos Church had 65,000 people.[11]

Beliefs
The denomination has a Pentecostal confession of faith.[12] The church has 22 core beliefs.[13]

The Holy Bible

The Godhead
Virgin birth of Jesus
Total depravity
Repentance
Restitution
Justification by faith
Water Baptism
 Lord's Supper
Sanctification
Holy Ghost Baptism
Redemption
Personal Evangelism
Marriage
Rapture
Resurrection of the dead
Great tribulation
Second Coming of Christ
Christ millennial reign
Great White Throne Judgement
New Heaven and the New Earth
Hell fire

See also
Evangelical
Christianity portal

List of the largest evangelical churches

List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
Worship service (evangelicalism)

Bibliography
Anderson, Allan (2001). African reformation: African initiated Christianity in the 20th century
(https://books.google.com/books?id=lcnwmxR2AcAC&q=%22deeper+christian+life+ministr
y%22&pg=PA173). Africa Research & Publications. pp. 172–173. ISBN 0-86543-884-6.
Neumann, Mikel (1999). Home Groups for Urban Cultures: Biblical Small Group Ministry on
Five Continents (https://books.google.com/books?id=kMIpl9fB8P0C&q=%22deeper+christia
n+life+ministry%22&pg=PA9). William Carey Library. p. 9. ISBN 0-87808-281-6.

References
1. Okoro, Luke (24 October 2009). "Timely Intervention" (http://allafrica.com/stories/200910260
110.html). AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
2. Eyoboka, Sam (10 October 2009). "Refreshing Times at Deeper Life as Kumuyi Launches
Satellite TV, Relaxes Stringent Marriage Conditions" (http://allafrica.com/stories/200910121
139.html). AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
3. Souter, Janet (25 January 2003). "Deeper Life Bible Church to start offering suburban
services Living faith" (http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_t
heme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8E4DB5
C23BC394&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackv
al=GooglePM). Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February
2011.
4. Laurent Fourchard, André Mary et René Otayek, "Entreprises religieuses transnationales en
Afrique de l'Ouest", Karthala Editions, France, 2005, page 254
 5. J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive
Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, page 876
6. Korieh, Chima Jacob (2005). Religion, history, and politics in Nigeria: essays in honor of
Ogbu U. Kalu (https://books.google.com/books?id=Fnpl3xD0ilUC&q=%22deeper+christian+
life+ministry%22&pg=PA242). University Press of America. p. 242. ISBN 0-7618-3139-8.
7. Idowu, Samuel O.; Filho, Walter Leal (21 December 2008). Global Practices of Corporate
Social Responsibility (https://books.google.com/books?id=hGAsvy7P5hYC&q=%22Deeper
+Life+Bible+Church%22&pg=PA426). Springer Publishing. p. 426. ISBN 9783540688129.
8. admin (4 September 2017). "Special Commemorative series as Deeper Christian Life
Ministry clocks 44" (https://www.newsfrontonline.com.ng/special-commemorative-series-as-
deeper-christian-life-ministry-clocks-44/). Newsfront Online. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
9. Ugbodaga, Kazeem (24 April 2018). "Deeper Life unveils billion naira headquarters" (https://
www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/04/24/deeper-life-unveils-billion-naira-headquarters/). PM
News. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
10. Yemi Adebisi, Deeper Life New Auditorium: Demonstration Of Unlimited God (https://www.in
dependent.ng/deeper-life-new-auditorium-demonstration-of-unlimited-god/), independent.ng,
Nigeria, April 29
11. Warren Bird, World megachurches (http://leadnet.org/world/), leadnet.org, USA, retrieved
February 15, 2020
12. Deeper Life Bible Church, WHAT WE BELIEVE (https://dclm.org/about/what-we-believe/),
dclm.org, Nigeria, retrieved March 7, 2020
13. Bp-Relate (8 September 2016). "History Of Deeper Christian Life Ministry" (https://believersp
ortal.com/history-of-deeper-christian-life-ministry/). Believers Portal. Retrieved 19 March
2022.

External links
Deeper Life Bible Church's website (https://www.dclm.org)

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