Sunday Popoola
Apostle Sunday A.Popoola | |
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| Born | 13 February 1955 Erusu Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Spouse |
Omowumi Victoria Popoola
(m. 1983) |
Apostle Sunday Popoola is a Nigerian pastor and the General Overseer of Word Communication Ministries and the presiding Apostle and Founder of Christ Family Assembly Churches.[1][2]
Ministry
The Popoola ministry includes:
- Roots Outreach (Children Ministry)
- Publication Ministry
- Leadership Conferences
- Christ Family Assembly (Churches)
- Media Ministry (T.V. Radio, E-media)
- International College of Ministries
- Mamlakah: Mercy Ministrty (Poor Widows, Rural Settlements, Street Gangs)
- Apostolic Mentoring Network (AMEN)
- The SCEPTRE (Leadership Formation Centre)
- Men for Real Ministry
- The Women's Ministries: - The Unique Woman, Mothers of the Mighty, Women Intercessory Network
- Bone of my Bone Marriage Enrichment Campaigns
Family
He is married to Omowumi, a lawyer turned preacher, who works with him in the ministry. They have four children.
Controversy
Popoola is part of a growing number of Nigerian pastors who preach the prosperity gospel. Popoola contends that sin brings material poverty, and since Jesus Christ died to save humanity from the consequences of sin, so those who remain poor must be sinful and/or deny Christ.[3]
References
- ^ Tayo Johnson (26 May 2014). "'Why I worked against Alao-Akala in 2011'". The Nation. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "My Mom Couldn't Recognise Me After 11 Years - Apostle Sunday Popoola". Nigerian Tribune. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016 – via Archive.org.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Yohanna, Hossana (2013). "Martin Luther's Theology of the Cross in the Face of the Challenge of the Neo-Pentecostal Movement and Its Prosperity Gospel Message". Luther Seminary. Retrieved 29 December 2019.