God, Not Church Offerings, Bought My First Aircraft – Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, has addressed speculation surrounding the purchase of his first aircraft.

In a now trending video reportedly recorded in 2024, Oyedepo clarified that the aircraft was acquired through divine provision, rather than church members’ offerings.

“The offering didn’t buy it oo! God bought it. There was no person contacted under heaven. No! God said it and I believe it and that settles it,” Oyedepo emphasized, stressing that no pressure was placed on church members to contribute to the purchase.

Oyedepo also asserted that the acquisition was not driven by personal ambition, but rather by divine orchestration. He recalled that if God had asked him about acquiring an aircraft, he would have hesitated, as it wasn’t something he had planned for.

“It wasn’t an ambition, it was an unveiled divine agenda. If God asked me ‘David, when do you want that aircraft to be bought?’ I would have said ‘God, take it easy, take it easy, we are not near ready. Aircraft? Okay, let me find out first how much they sell it.’ He didn’t give us the room to find out. Not the aircraft that would go from here to Ilorin or Ogbomosho,” Oyedepo said.

In 2024, Oyedepo announced that the Federal Government had approved the construction of an airstrip for Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland.