Living Faith Church Worldwide (also known as Winners' Chapel) is an international Evangelical charismatic Christian denomination.
[1] The beginning of the church manifested on May 2, 1981, when David Oyedepo (aged 26) had a spiritual encounter while lodging in one of the rooms within the International Hotel located in the Omi-Asoro Quarters of Ilesa City, in the present day Osun State of Nigeria.
God spoke to him saying, "Now the hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil, through the preaching of the Word of faith; and I am sending you to undertake this task".
The church's international headquarters, Faith Tabernacle, was built in Cannanland between 1998 and 1999, taking twelve months to complete.
[7] The Ark will specifically include a 20 Floor Mission Tower (International Headquarters Facility).
[17][18] In addition, there is a ministry training college called The Word of Faith Bible Institute.
Concerns were raised by the National Secular Society about the church linking disobedience to witchcraft.