Pastor Ayodele Oritsejafor’s biography

Pastor Ayodele Joseph Oritsegbubemi Oritsejafor, also known as Papa Ayo Oritsejafor, founded and serves as Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church in Warri, Nigeria.

On 7 February 2005, he was elected national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), a position he maintained for five years.

Oritsejafor was elected President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in July 2010, the country’s apex body for all Christians. As a result, he was the first Pentecostal leader to hold the office. In 1987, Oritsejafor and evangelist Joe Martins were the first to launch a Miracle crusade from Africa to a global audience through satellite.

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Early life

Ayo Oritsejafor was born in Lagos, Nigeria on November 10, to Mr. Joseph Monday Oritsejafor and Mrs. Roli Durojaiye Oritsejafor. His mother is a devout Christ Apostolic Church member (CAC).

Oritsejafor was “born again” in 1972 during an evangelical crusade in Sapele, Nigeria. Oritsejafor is a student at the All Nations For Christ Bible Institute in Benin, Nigeria.

Papa Ayo Oritsejafo went on to study at the Nigerian Baptist Seminary, Ogbomosho in Oyo State, Nigeria, before moving to the United States in 1979 to study at Morris Cerullo’s School of Ministry (El Cortez), San Diego, California.

According to him, he had a vision of himself wearing a suit and speaking to thousands of people, and he heard a voice say to him, “This is what you are going to be doing for the rest of your life,” and the voice stated, “Take my word for it.”

This was the first idea that inspired the establishment of the Word of Life Bible Church (WLBC) in Nov 1987. He is the host of the 1980s television show Hour of Deliverance.

Oritsejafor attributes his success in ministry to the influence of God-given mentors such as Archbishop Benson Idahosa, Dr. Morris Cerullo, Evangelist Robert W. Schamback, and Evangelist Tommy L. Osborn, among many others.

Oritsejafor believes in leading by example.

This is obvious in his participation in bringing the Nigerian Niger Delta issue to a close.

Recognition

Oritsejafor has garnered numerous international and local honors for his varied peace and humanitarian endeavors. The mayor of Kalamazoo, Michigan, presented him with the Golden Key to the City of Kalamazoo. He was also given the International Youth Peace Ambassador Award. On December 22, 2008, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), one of Nigeria’s National Honors, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) honored Oritsejafor as a ‘True Servant of God’ on May 9, 2013. Matthew Owojaiye, Chairman of NOSCEF, commented on the selection of Oritsejafor:

Oritsejafor was picked for his passion and dedication to Christ’s things, observing that when others tried to save their head, he ventured to speak the truth.

Oritsejafor founded the African Broadcasting Network, an international satellite Christian television network that aims to provide a voice for the gospel of Christ from Africa to the rest of the world. ABN is a satellite station broadcasting from London that covers all of Africa, portions of Asia, and parts of Europe. ABN is currently available in 75 countries and online via WebTV.

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