THE Deeper Christian Life Ministry has completed a biography on the founder and General Superintendent of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi.

The book titled, ‘Kumuyi, Defender of the Faith,’ will be unveiled on Friday, September 17, 2021 by the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

The forward was written by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.

The Chairman of the Book Editorial Board, Pastor Philip Oluwi, stated these on Monday during a press briefing at the DCLM headquarters, Gbagada, Lagos.

Oluwi stated that the book, which was written by media experts and a professor at the University of Lagos, was published in the United Kingdom by Elite Academy Publishers, adding that hundreds of thousands of copies had been produced.

The church leader said before now, no full length book had been written on Kumuyi because of the cleric’s ‘strict policy’ of not projecting himself or his private life above the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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He added that the need to globalise evangelistic outreaches compelled Kumuyi to start employing the media space more actively.

Oluwi said in October 2020, some of the church elders decided to produce the biography to honour the octogenarian and further the gospel under him, adding that the project started by November.

“The project was not without its apprehension and challenges though. This was because having worked with him for more than four decades, some of us were, at first, apprehensive about his reaction to a project that will attract the attention of the world and the media to his personality rather on his saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the ministry of world evangelisation for which he was irrevocably committed to relentlessly pursuing, than any other consideration.

“Yet, to the team, it was clear that we were embarking on a project of faith, nay, a project of risk. But because we were convinced that it was a noble and legacy project that must be done, we pressed on doggedly, without first seeking the initial approval of the general superintendent. We were eventually extremely relieved when he gave his nod to the project,” he added.