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].

MFM Headquarters in Lagos claims to be the largest church in Africa, with "attendance of over 200,000 in single meetings."

Even in its US branches the group uses a worship style typical of a Nigerian church. Most women wear long skirts and everyone wears a hat. The congregation often prays aloud together, all standing and using a voice louder than what most North American Christians are used to. Prayers tend to be repetitions of faith based claims, often directly from scripture and with an emphasis on safety found in Jesus. The practices are based on the same Biblical ideals advocated by traditional American Churches.