Dominion Chapel International Church
“Stop asking questions when your Pastor buys a car! “Are you sure it is not Church money?” No many of the Pastors are richer than the Church. Many of us. Children of God are unfathomable, unpredictable. That is where the supernatural dimension. God is excited when we do well. God sends us prosperity to build structures for God, build cities for God and it brings comfort to us so we can do the work effectively” – Archbishop John Praise Daniel.
Dominion Chapel International Church founded in 1989 by Brother John Praise as he was then called, began as a Bible Study after he had received the vision from God in 1986 concerning the Ministry. In 1988, after his National Youth Service, he moved to Bwari, a suburb in Abuja, Nigeria where Bible Study meetings were regularly held with his wife and few people in attendance.
The Church’s humble beginnings started in January 1989 with services in an uncompleted building in Kubwa, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Two months later, on 26th of March 1989, Brother John was ordained a Pastor at the Grass Cathedral, Angwan Rimi, Living Faith Church, Kaduna by Bishop David Oyedebo. Two weeks after his ordination, on 10th April 1989, the Garki Church was planted. For seven months, the Church held her Sunday services under the Nicon Bridge situated after Area 10 NEPA Oftice, Abuja and was popularly known as the ‘Under Bridge’ Church.
On 2nd December 1989, the Church was officially inaugurated at the old parade ground Abuja and God provided the Church a place in Area 1, Garki Abuja, Nigeria. 10 years after her inauguration, in November 1999, the Church moved to her present headquarters situated at Dominion Villa, Area 1, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.
The Mandate of the Church known as Dominion Mandate is ‘Go raise Me a people of power! A people that will bear the rule over the kingdom of darkness, for my people have walked too long as nonentities and as second class citizens. Therefore go, teach them the WORD OF FAITH AND DOMINION, so they may walk as kings and priests here on earth being absolutely in charge and in control of all situations in their lives, in the fulfilment of my purpose of creating them in My image and likeness’ anchored on Revelation chapter 5 verse 10; Genesis chapter 1 verses 26 and 28.
The Church’s vision is ‘Reaching the total man with the total gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and getting them saved, teaching the word of faith and dominion, by establishing and discipling believers in the Bible truth.’
Presently the Church has branches across Nigeria, Cameroon, Liberia, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Pakistan, USA and UK.
Sources: Dominion Chapel International Churches National Headquarters Page, Dominion Chapel Global Online
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