14th February 1983 : Bishop David Oyedepo receives the vision for Dominion Publishing House (DPH) while in a study going through a piece in a magazine, titled “The New Wine”. God said to him: “The Word I put into your mouth, the same commit into writing and I will cause the same unction upon the spoken Word to rest upon the written Word, bringing about the same effect.” Dominion Publishing House, the International Gospel publishing arm of the Liberation Mandate was officially commissioned at the National Theatre Iganmu, Lagos State Nigeria. The first two books published in 1985 were ‘The Law of Faith’ and ‘The Miracle Seed.’ Today, DPH has grown to publish hundreds of books, tracts and Bibles on an industrial scale.
14th February 1936: Pastor David Yonggi Cho is born in Ulsan metropolitan city of South Korea. He was the Founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church. He went to be with the Lord in 2021.
14th February 1972: Benny Hinn receives Jesus Christ into his heart. It was a ‘before-school’ prayer meeting. Benny Hinn is the Founder of Benny Hinn Ministries, an Author and a Televangelist.
14th February 2013 : Tommy Lee (T.L) Osborn went to be with the Lord. He was the founder of T.L. Osborn Ministries International, an American Pentecostal televangelist, author and teacher whose Ministry was based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America.
14th February 1966 : Roberts Liardon is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America. He is a leading Protestant Church Historian. He founded Roberts Liardon Ministries, Embassy Christian Center, Embassy Ministerial Association, Spirit Life Bible College, Operation 500, the Reformers and Revivalists Historical Museum. He is the Author of the popular 6 series best selling book, ‘God’s General’.
14th February 1760: Richard Allen is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He was the Founder and first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a major American denomination.
14th February 2023: Primates and representatives from across Anglican Communion travel to Tanzania for United Society Partners in Gospel consultation against global human trafficking.
14th February 2014: In a predominantly Christian village, Boko Haram militants dressed in military gear raid a village in Konduga, Borno State. The day-long massacre resulted in the death of 121 people.
14th February 270: Valentine, a Priest in Rome during the reign of Claudius II is beheaded along the Flaminian Way after conducting a marriage in secret for young lovers against the decree of Claudius II.
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