11/01/2026
There’s a Nigerian Pastor who did something uncommon that helps him keel the flesh and quest for material possessions.
He runs one of the largest denominations in Nigeria. But every 7 years, he moves to a new city or country to open a new branch of his Church.
He would stay there for 7 years; teaching, raising leaders and disciplining them. When his 7-year tenure there comes to an end, he would move to another city or country.
Here’s where it gets interesting.
When moving to a new city or country, he takes nothing with him. He instructs his mega branches not to send a dime to his personal account and they obey that.
A time came that he moved to Ghana to open a branch of his Church there. On arrival, he had only $100 left.
What can $100 do for a General Overseer with branches all over the world? Even as an individual, $100 can barely take care of my weekly expenses. But this man soaked it up and kept trusting God.
He would go out, preach and return to his apartment with only bread to eat.
If he turned hunger to fasting and prayer at the early days of his ministry, it can be understandable but at that height in his ministry, that’s a huge sacrifice.
Every day, he lives as though he’s an upcoming minister who’s passionately devoted to his calling.
A day came, he visited one of his long-serving Pastors in his branch in Ikeja—a very big branch.
He announced to the entire Church that from today henceforth, he has handed over the leadership and ownership of this branch to the resident Pastor.
The land, the Church building, equipment, money in the bank, members and everything now belongs to the resident Pastor. He added that if you still wish to stay under his ministry, a new branch will be opened in another part of Ikeja but if you wish to stay under your resident Pastor, the name of the Church is now changed.
What a great way to settle, release and commission a Pastor who served him selflessly and passionately.
The last time I met with this Resident Pastor was when he came to Aba to open a branch of the Church for his principal. He opened the Church, moved it to the permanent site before he was transferred to Lagos.
In a society where people want you to serve their own ministry forever and leave with nothing, it’s okay to celebrate anyone who dares to be different.
In case you still don’t know who I’m talking about here, let me come out plain.
The name of the General Overseer is Pastor David Ogbueli and the name of his Church is Dominion City. The name of the Resident Pastor he handed over the Ikeja branch of his Church to is Rev Dubus Achufusi.
Why am I sharing this?
It’s not every time viral news about the Church in Nigeria and Africa at large should be centred on scandals, doctrinal arguments and attacks on prayers. We should not act like we are not seeing great but humble men making sacrifices that are rare.
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Written By Emmanuel Emenike Chidiebube
