The Founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has dismissed speculations suggesting that he may hand over leadership of the church to any of his biological sons.
Kumuyi made the clarification during a recent church programme, where he addressed growing rumours about succession plans within the ministry.
He said some individuals had even begun searching for details about his children in anticipation of a possible family inheritance of the church leadership.
“Many people were speculating, is he going to hand over the church unto his son? Some were searching for his first son and his second son, asking where they are and where they live,” he said.
The cleric firmly stated that the church does not belong to him or any human leader, but to Jesus Christ.
“It is not my church. Jesus said, ‘Upon this rock I will build my church.’ It is His church, not Peter’s church, not anybody’s church,” Kumuyi said.
He stressed that no church leader has the authority to transfer leadership or ownership of God’s church to their biological children.
“It’s the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, and nobody has the right to hand it over to his son,” he added.
Kumuyi also referenced biblical examples, noting that key apostles of the early church did not pass leadership to their children.
“Peter did not hand over the church to his son. Paul did not hand over the church to his son. John did not hand over the church to his son,” he said.
According to him, believers should not focus on family succession or personalities but on the mission of the kingdom of God.
He described the kingdom of God as one defined by “righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost,” rather than inheritance or human ownership.
Kumuyi reaffirmed that he remains committed to God’s direction concerning the future of the ministry.
“I was never going to hand it over to any son. The will of the Lord be done in Jesus’ name,” he said.
His statement comes amid ongoing discussions within Christian circles about succession in large ministries and the future leadership of global churches.
