Untold Story of Gloria Bamiloye

Gloria Olushola Bamiloye

Mummy Gloria as fondly called, is a Nigerian gospel actress, dramatist, producer, director, scriptwriter, and author. She is the vice president/co-founder of Mount Zion Drama Ministry, and the wife of the popular gospel filmmaker, Mike Bamiloye. They have been married for 30 years and their marriage is blessed with three children, Damilola, Joshua and Oluwadara Bamiloye and a grandchild.

She was given birth to on the 4th of February 1964 in Ilesha, Osun State. She was raised in a Muslim family but later became a Christian after the conversion of her elder brother into Christianity. She lost her dad at an early age and was singlehandedly raised by her mum. Her mother did a good job raising her as Gloria learnt from her to be a positive influence on people through her mother.

Gloria Bamiloye had her early education in Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria. After her secondary education, she enrolled at the Oyo State College of Education, Ilesha, where she studied English Language and Religious studies. Gloria Bamiloye also attended the Divisional Teachers Training College, Ipetumodu.

She had a passion for impacting other’s lives through teaching but she discovered there’s more to her than that. In the University, she realized she had a passion for acting, so she joined her fellowship drama ministry, and started acting stage plays in fellowship.

She met her husband while she was studying at the College of Education in Ilesha, Oyo State. And the coordinator of drama ministry was Mike Bamiloye. One day, as an alumnus of the drama department, Mike Bamiloye (now her husband) visited the fellowship and asked for her hand in marriage. Mount Zion Drama Ministry was birthed on the 4th of August 1985, the same day she said yes to her husband’s marriage proposal.

For her, combining the task of being a mother, wife and career woman is demanding but surmountable. She shared in an interview saying, “You know, I have been in this work before I got married. I got married to a drama minister like myself in it. I had my children in it. So, it is as if the home is entrenched in the ministry. That makes it easier for me to cope. My children are also taking after our work already. My view is that the home must never be left to suffer for the work we do. That is the first assignment for women. We must play the role of passion.”

She wrote books titled, A Successful Ministerial Life in Drama Ministry, The Anxiety of Single Sisters, The Minister and His Wife, Questions of Life for the Singles, Striking a Balance Between Marriage and Ministry, Questions of Life for the Married, Singles with a Difference.

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