Mountain of Fire and Miracles

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The Mountain of Fire and Miracles ministries are a Pentecostal organisation founded in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria in 1989, now with churches in several English-speaking countries.

[edit] Foundation

The first MFM congregation was held at the home of Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya in Nigeria's then-capital, Lagos, on July 1989, with 25 in attendance. The headquarters twice moved location around the suburbs of Lagos until settling in its current location in April 1994.

[edit] Beliefs

MFM is a Christian church. According to the group's literature, it is committed to "the Revival of Apostolic Signs, Holy Ghost fireworks and the unlimited demonstration of the power of God to deliver to the uttermost" [1]. As the name would imply, the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries places a great emphasis on wonders, miracles and other Apostolic acts.

The General overseer, Daniel Olukoya describes MFM as "a do-it-yourself Gospel ministry where your hands are trained to wage war and your fingers to do battle". This militant tone is reflected throughout the teachings of MFM, where it calls upon members to become "aggressive Christians,"and some of the groups founded by MFM such as the Prayer Warriors, Territorial Intercessors and God's violent army [2].