Criticism and Controversy
Critics have accused Winner's Chapel of adopting a health, wealth, prosperity gospel that is contrary to biblical teaching. Oyedepo himself engages in healing ministry and Forbes estimates his worth at $150 million, also reporting that in March 2011, Oyedepo purchased for $30 million a Gulfstream V jet aircraft.
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