$150 Million Net Worth: Bishop Oyedepo Opens Up

 

 

The President of Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has said he was not sure how Forbes arrived at its figure, but can confirm that he is definitely blessed by the Lord.

He was reacting to Forbes Magazine’s recent estimate of his net worth, placing him as the richest pastor in the world.

In his words, “For me, to have fortune means someone who has what he needs at any point in time. I don’t see myself as having $150 million stacked up somewhere. Whatever way they found their figures, I am only able to say I am blessed by the Lord.”

Opening up on how the church’s income is used. Oyedepo said in a recent interview after his 60th birthday that,” We use the income of the church to build schools, we use the income of the church to serve the needs of the poor.”

He added that he could not estimate the church’s total revenues or expenditure on items such as salaries because the various departments, including education, were too diverse. 

Winners Chapel’s Corporate Affairs department said that the church has employed more than 18,000 people in Nigeria alone.

On the ongoing investigation by Britain’s Charity Commission which says it is reviewing potential conflicts of interest in his finances(with a move last month barring him from UK), Oyedepo further maintained that he knew nothing of the commission’s review, nor had the Home Office explained to him why he was barred.

Answering questions on the recent growing calls that Nigerian mega Churches be taxed, Oyedepo said, “There is no single government input on this premises. We supply our water, we make our roads, then you say: ‘Let’s tax them’. For what?”

Elombah.com