I won’t hand over Deeper Life church to my son - Kumuyi

Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has clarified that he has no intention of handing over the leadership of the church to any of his biological children. Addressing recent speculations during a church service, Kumuyi stressed that the ministry is not his personal enterprise but belongs to Jesus Christ.

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Many people were speculating, is he going to hand over the church unto his son? Won’t he search for his first son, second son, where are they? Where do they live? Is he not going to hand over the church?

He dismissed notions that he would search for his sons to transfer leadership after his tenure. Kumuyi asserted that the church's leadership should be guided by divine direction, not by family succession. "Well, it’s not his church. And because it’s not his church, Jesus said, upon this rock, I will build my church… It’s the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and nobody has right to hand it over to his son," he stated.

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Well, it’s not his church. And because it’s not his church, Jesus said, upon this rock, I will build my church… It’s the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and nobody has right to hand it over to his son.

Kumuyi drew parallels with biblical figures, pointing out that prominent apostles like Peter, Paul, and John did not pass on their leadership roles to their children. He emphasized that the church's continuity and governance are matters of spiritual guidance rather than familial inheritance, reinforcing the belief that the ministry's future rests solely in the hands of Christ.

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Peter did not hand over the church to his son. Paul did not have any son or wife, but Paul did not hand over the church to his son. And John did not hand over the church to his son.