By Abigail David
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, has dismissed speculations that he plans to hand over the leadership of the church to any of his biological children, insisting that the ministry belongs to Jesus Christ.
Speaking during a church service, Kumuyi addressed rumours that he could eventually pass the leadership of the church to one of his sons after his tenure.
He said some people had questioned whether he would choose one of his children as his successor but stressed that the church is not a personal or family inheritance.
“It’s not his church. Jesus said, ‘Upon this rock, I will build my church.’ It is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, and nobody has the right to hand it over to his son,” he said.
The cleric maintained that the leadership of the ministry should be determined by divine direction rather than family ties.
Kumuyi also cited biblical examples, noting that key Christian figures, including Peter, Paul and John, did not transfer the leadership of the church to their children.
His remarks come amid growing public speculation over succession plans within the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, one of Nigeria’s largest Pentecostal churches.
