| Ayodele Joseph Oritsejafor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nigeria |
| Residence | Warri, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Preacher, Author |
| Title | Pastor |
| Spouse | Pastor Helen Oritsejafor |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Website | |
| http://www.ayo-oritsejafor.org/ | |
Ayodele Joseph Oritsejafor is the founding and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church, located in Warri, southern Nigeria, and is currently the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). In July 2010, Oritsejafor was elected as the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, the apex body of all Christians in that country.[1] In doing so, he became the first Pentecostal leader to hold the position. Oritsejafor was converted through Benson Idahosa, the first Pentecostal archhbishop in Nigeria, in 1972, and began preaching almost immediately. Oritsejafor is also a prolific author of Christian books. He has taken the gospel to every continent of the world, having organised conferences around the globe. In 1980 Oritsejafor started the regular and popular television programme, "Hour of Deliverance", which presently airs in many local and international television and satellite stations, and he is also the Founder of African Broadcasting Network (ABN)[2]. Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor Ministries was the first to launch a Miracle crusade (Lagos Miracle Crusade) from Africa to world audiences, via satellite, in 1987 with evangelist Joe Martins.