Temitope Balogun Joshua popularly known as T. B. Joshua, was a Nigerian charismatic pastor, televangelist, and philanthropist. He was born 12th, June, 1963 in Ondo State.
He was the leader and founder of Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a Christian megachurch that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos.
According to the Late Prophet, he spent 15 months in his mother’s womb, and narrowly avoided death after a quarry explosion near his house sent rocks through its roof just seven days after his birth.
Joshua, then known as Balogun Francis attended St. Stephen’s Anglican Primary School in Arigidi Akoko, Nigeria, between 1971 and 1977, but failed to complete one year of secondary school education due to the reason best known to him. In school, he was known as “small pastor” because of his love for God’s work.
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Late Prophet T.B Joshua was awarded various accolades, notably receiving the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Nigerian government in 2008, and being voted the Yoruba man of the decade by Pan-Yoruba media outlet Irohin-Odua. He was called one of Africa’s 50 most influential people by Pan-African magazines The Africa Report and New African Magazine.
As of 2011, according to Forbes, Joshua was Nigeria’s third-richest pastor, although the claim was immediately debunked in a statement by the church.
He died on 5 June 2021 at his home in Lagos shortly after his Saturday night service of undisclosed cause.
4 Things To Know About Synagogue Church Of Nation
Meanwhile, Christian Info reports that the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) is a charismatic Christian megachurch located in Lagos, Nigeria.
The church started with a handful of 8 members but has since become one of Nigeria’s most influential churches, attracting over 50,000 people to its weekly Sunday services at the headquarters in Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos.
Here are few things to know about the Synagogue Church Of Nation:
1: Prophet T.B Joshua founded the ministry organisation known as Synagogue, Church of All Nations in 1987.
List of Nigeria’s top 7 pastors
Nigeria is a religious country. As a result of this, there are many pastors and churches flourishing in the country.
In this report, Christian Info brings you list of top 7 pastors in the country. However, this list is not reported in order of superiority.