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Chris Oyakhilome (Christian Oyakhilome) was born on 7 December, 1963 in Edo State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian pastor (born 1963). Discover Chris Oyakhilome's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

Popular As Christian Oyakhilome
Occupation Pastor, Faith Healing Minister, Television Host, Author, and Philanthropist
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 7 December, 1963
Birthday 7 December
Birthplace Edo State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigeria

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Who Is Chris Oyakhilome's Wife?

His wife is Anita Ebhodaghe (m. 1991-2016)

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Chris Oyakhilome Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $30–50 million (2011, Forbes)
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1963

Christian Oyakhilome (born 7 December 1963), known as Pastor Chris, is a Christian faith leader, preacher, author, philanthropist, televangelist and president of Loveworld Incorporated.

He is recognized as the founding pastor of the Mega Church Christ Embassy and author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities.

Oyakhilome also organizes large crusades, with some garnering attendance of over 3.5 million.

His healing school holds periodically every year in Nigeria and South Africa.

Chris Oyakhilome was born on 7 December 1963 to Tim and Angelina Oyakhilome in Edo State, Nigeria.

He is the third child of 7 children and the first of two sons.

He has five sisters and all of his siblings play active roles in Loveworld and Christ Embassy.

They are Beayeta Akhuemokhan (née Oyakhilome), Mercy Oyakhilome, Kenneth Oyakhilome, Linda Okocha (née Oyakhilome), Kathy Woghiren (née Oyakhilome) and Lovelina Osazuwa (née Oyakhilome).

He attended Edo College, and on scholarship, gained admission into Bendel State University, which was later renamed to Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma where he studied and obtained a first degree in Architecture.

Chris Oyakhilome's ministry began to crystallize while a student on campus at Ambrose Alli University.

As an undergraduate, he founded a Youth Ministry called Youth For Christ, which became the largest fellowship at Bendel State University.

In one of his services, Chris Oyakhilome gave an account of how the Vice Chancellor at the time attended his service once on Campus.

1987

Upon graduation in 1987, he started a Church in Benin City and relocated to Lagos in 1989, where he fully established Christ Embassy.

Today, there are BLW Campus Fellowships and Christ Embassy Churches in higher institutions and major cities around the world.

His ministry holds crusades in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ghana and South Africa, and has "healing school" sessions in South Africa, Lagos, and Canada.

He pioneered a Christian-based television network from Africa to the rest of the world.

1991

Chris Oyakhilome married Anita Ebhodaghe on 2 February 1991.

They met as students at University.

Anita was also a Pastor in Christ Embassy and she was known widely as Pastor Anita.

They later had two daughters, Sharon and Charlene.

2006

He also held the largest single night event held in Nigeria in 2006 with 3.5 million people in attendance "Good Friday Miracle Night".

Oyakhilome also hosts Higher Life conferences in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, UK, US, and Canada, and organized the Night of Bliss South Africa event at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

2011

In 2011, Forbes estimated Oyakhilome's wealth as between $30 million and $50 million.

Oyakhilome operates the Inner City Mission Project, which works to assist orphaned and indigent children in inner cities in several countries.

The organisation is under the auspices of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, which works to help the poor and those in the inner cities.

The organisation sends relief materials to countries when disasters strike and work with government parastatals to improve social well-being.

The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation is one of the major sponsors of the inner city orphanage homes in Africa managed by pushaboo, an organisation spearheading the care of mothers and babies around the world.

Other agencies supported by Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) are the Volunteer Medical Corps, Trauma Care International Foundation, Inner City Mission for Children, Future Africa Leaders Foundation and the Bible for All Mission.

Honorary Doctorate in Divinity from Benson Idahosa University.

Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Science Award, Ambrose Alli University.

2014

The couple filed for divorce on 9 April 2014.

2015

In 2015, Oyakhilome was given an honorary doctorate from Ambrose Alli University and Benson Idahosa University.

2016

Oyakhilome also operates an International School of Ministry, which held one of its Ministers' Network Conferences in 2016 with 5,000 ministers in attendance from 145 countries, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

He runs an online prayer network using social media to send messages to Christians in several countries.

He also operates a smartphone messenger called KingsChat.

In an official release made by Pastor Anita's legal team, Attwaters Jameson Hill, the divorce was confirmed completed on 8 February 2016, and they stated, "Anita Oyakhilome would like to confirm that she is no longer involved in or part of Christ Embassy AKA Believers loveworld inc."

2017

In 2017, Oyakhilome, in partnership with Benny Hinn, created the Christian cable channel LoveWorld USA.

2018

On 6 October 2018, Pastor Benny Hinn officiated the wedding ceremony of Pastor Chris' first daughter, Sharon, to Phillip Frimpong; a Ghanaian, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo as chairman of the occasion.

2020

Oyakhilome has hosted several online programs including five editions of the Global Day of Prayer, with Pastor Benny, the first edition on 27 March 2020.

Today, his ministry has a digital currency called Espee that members can use to make different transactions.