Bishop David Oyedepo, founder and president of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Winners’ Chapel, has revealed that he once earned only N300 as his monthly salary in the early days of his ministry.
Speaking on Thursday during the ongoing Shiloh program, Oyedepo told thousands of worshippers that he depended solely on God for sustenance when he committed to full-time ministry.
Sharing his experience, he recalled asking, “Jesus, who pays me now that I’m going into full-time ministry?” before receiving clarity from scripture. He referenced Luke 10, noting how Jesus sent out the seventy disciples without material provisions, assuring them that “the laborer is worthy of his hire.”
He likened ministry work to military service, saying no soldier returns home to look for money to buy uniforms or weapons because the authority that enlisted them is responsible for their needs.
Oyedepo stressed that he never prayed to God about how he would survive financially and never solicited support from anyone throughout his early years in ministry.
“My salary in the church as resident pastor and founder was N300 a month,” he said. “I never lobbied for resources or sent anyone to beg on my behalf. For 41 years, we have depended solely on God.”
He urged Christians to trust in God’s provision, adding that obedience to divine instruction remains the key to both spiritual and material breakthroughs.
Nigerian Newssphere reports that Oyedepo declared open the week-long Shiloh program on Tuesday, December 9th, 2025.
