“It’s not my church” – Pastor Kumuyi rules out handing over Deeper Life to his sons

The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor W.F Kumuyi, has declared that he will never hand over the leadership of the church to any of his biological sons, insisting that the ministry belongs to Jesus Christ and not to him.

Kumuyi Addresses Speculation

Speaking during a service, Kumuyi addressed public speculation that he might pass church leadership to one of his children.

“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 said.

“It Is Not My Church” – Pastor Kumuyi Says

Kumuyi dismissed the idea of personal ownership of the church, stressing that leadership cannot be inherited like a family business.

“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.

He added that the church belongs to Jesus Christ alone, not any individual leader or founder.

“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,” he said.

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“The reason why I will never handover Deeper Life church to any of my biological sons is because the church doesn’t belong to me. It’s Jesus church. Nobody has right to hand it over to his son.”

— Pastor Kumuyi says pic.twitter.com/gK7KaQpqNw

— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) June 10, 2026