Sunday Popoola

Apostle Sunday A.Popoola
Apostle Sunday A.Popoola
Born	13 February 1955 (age 69); Erusu Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Daddy or Apostle Sunday or Apostle Popoola and Apostle to all Nations
Occupation	Clergy
Spouse	Pastor Omowumi Victoria Popoola (m. 1983)

Apostle Sunday Popoola is a Nigerian pastor and the General Overseer of Word Communication Ministries (Wocom), 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 (CFA) (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,(UNIQUE WOMAN) - Mothers of the Mighty, - Women Intercessory Network (WIN)
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. Papoola 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.

External links

Word Communication Ministries official site

[Popoola5-1] Tayo Johnson (26 May 2014). "'Why I worked against Alao-Akala in 2011'". The Nation. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

[SundayPopoola2-2] "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)

[3] 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.

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