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Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo of KICC arrives in Zimbabwe

by Ndou Paul
03 Aug 2011 at 21:33hrs | Views
Kingsway International Christian Centre Senior Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo has arrived in the country and he says he has some positive news for Zimbabwe. He says it is only a matter of time before Zimbabwe gets her breakthrough.

Pastor Ashimolowo touched down at the Harare International Airport ahead of the conference to be held by a local church, His Presence Ministry later this week.

In his message for Zimbabwe, Pastor Ashimolowo said it is only a matter of time before Zimbabwe reaches a breakthrough.

"There is great hope and I have strong conviction that God has great plans for this country," he said.

Organisers of the conference, His Presence Ministries Pastor, Charles Chiriseri said they are anticipating that the conference is going to transform many lives as well as the nation at large.

Matthew Ashimolowo of Matthew Ashimolowo Ministries was born on 17 March 1952 in Nigeria. He is the Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) and commands a huge following in the United Kingdom where he is based.

Pastor Ashimolowo, as a respected leader, sits on the Board of Reference for God TV and is considered a Christian thought leader, Biblical scholar and media commentator on a variety of issues.

The Nigerian-born former Muslim is steering the church, commonly known as KICC. His Winning Ways program is aired daily on Premier Radio (London) and Spirit FM (Amsterdam) and also viewed on television by a potential audience of over 200 million in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, TV Africa, the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and Europe on The God Channel and Inspirational Network. Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo is also the author of 60 books including the highly acclaimed Prayer Power series. He is married to Yemisi Ashimolowo with two sons, Tobi and Tomi.

His influence on church growth and evangelism has guaranteed countless requests for his comments by a variety of mainstream media including BBC TV and Radio, Sky News, The Times and Guardian broadsheet newspapers, as well as a broad spectrum of Christian and faith-based publications.

Ashimolowo's net worth is estimated to be between USD $6-10 million. He earns an annual salary of USD $200,000 from the KICC, but the majority of his wealth comes from the sale of Christian literature and documentaries from his media company, Matthew Ashimolowo media.


Source - Byo24News