Wikipédia, Pastor Chris Kwakpovwe’s biography, age, net worth, and ministry
Chris Kwakpovwe, a Christian minister, educated pharmacist, and author, was born on November 15, 1961. He is the founder and senior pastor of the Lagos-based Manna Prayer Mountain (MPM) Ministry Worldwide. He also wrote the daily devotional Our Daily Manna.
Childhood and education
Stephen Kasoro Kwakpovwe, a retired educator from Ughelli, Delta State, and Theresa Kwakpovwe are the parents of Chris Kwakpovwe. His early years and his primary schooling were spent in Ughelli. After finishing high school, he went to Government College in Ughelli, Delta State. He was admitted to the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1978 to pursue a pharmacy degree, and in 1983 he received his first degree. He earned a PhD in theology in 1999. He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in theology by the Calvary Academy in collaboration with the Lighthouse Christian University, Brooklyn
Christian ministry
After working briefly in pharmacy and preaching for nine years, Chris Kwakpovwe entered full-time ministry in 1992. He assisted the founding pastor in starting the Chapel of Praise Church. When Chris Kwakpovwe began writing for and publishing Our Daily Manna, which has followers across numerous African nations and beyond, he transitioned from an atheist to a Christian author. He received his episcopal ordination from the United Pentecostal College of Bishops, USA/Nigeria, on July 7, 2013. He is in charge of the yearly religious event known as World Anointing Night, which in February 2018 was “streamed live in more than 200 nations.”
Kpakpovwe has a welfare ministry called Mercy Week, an annual two-day medical outreach through which he provides succour to “hundreds of the less privileged” with different medical conditions with a medical team consisting of “Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company alongside volunteers from University of Lagos and Lagos State University Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy Schools and the Lagos State Ministry of Health.” According to media reports, the medical outreach programme “took place simultaneously in other 100 countries and locations where the ministry has branches.” He is also President and Founder of the Dream Centre (Nigeria), an initiative with a “vision for widows, widowers, the emotionally bruised, divorces, drug addicts, ex-convicts, the sick and such alike.”
He worked with Christian bodies such as: Scripture Union, The Nigerian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (NIFES), The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) of which he was once a zonal vice-president. He was ex-president of the Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF).
Published works
Kwakpovwe is the author of “nearly 70 books,” including devotionals, mini-books, and works on Christian motivation, such as the following:
- War Against Haman −13
- My Womb Must Open By Fire
- A Seven Day Prayer Plan On There Shall Be No Loss: Turning Loss to Gloss and taking back your Crown!
- A 3-Day Prayer Plan On Releasing Power To Change Your Situation – Virtue Secrets
- Blasting Down Your Wall of Jericho
- A Seven Day Prayer Plan On Wasting The Wasters of Your Destiny
- An 8 Day Prayer Plan on Provoking God to Remember You in the Midst of the Multitude
Recognition and honors
According to Pleasures Magazine, Kwakpovwe is one of the “100 Most Influential African Pastors.”
He has received honors like these:
- Meritorious Service Award 2015 by Global Liberation Outreach
- Ambassador Of Pharmacy Award 2007 By The Nigerian Association Of Industrial Pharmacists
- Award of Excellence 2011 by Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
- Award Of Recognition By The Bible Society Of Nigeria 2014
- Honourable Life Award By Honour And Care International Fellows 2014
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