Deeper Christian Life Ministry also known as Deeper Life Bible Church is a Pentecostal Christian denomination with its international headquarters, Deeper Life Bible Church Lagos, in Gbagada, Lagos. It is overseen by the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi. History In 1973, while serving as a mathematics lecturer at the University of Lagos, W.F. Kumuyi started a Bible study group with 15 university students who had come to him requesting training in the Scriptures. The church started as the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. W.F. Kumuyi was a former Anglican who joined the Apostolic Faith Church after being baptised. In 1975, he was expelled from the church for preaching without credentials. He continued his independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper Life Bible Church. By the early 1980s that small group had grown to several thousand, at which time Deeper Life Bible Church was formally established. The church has spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa and then to the United Kingdom, from where branches were developed in western Europe, Russia, India, and North America. In April 2018, The Deeper Christian Life Ministry had its new headquarters church at Gbagada commissioned with the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo among other dignitaries In 2020, the Lagos Church had 65,000 people. Beliefs The denomination has a Pentecostal confession of faith. The church has 22 core beliefs. The Holy Bible The Godhead Virgin birth of Jesus Total depravity Repentance Restitution Justification by faith Water Baptism Lord's Supper Sanctification Holy Ghost Baptism Redemption Personal Evangelism Marriage Rapture Resurrection of the dead Great tribulation Second Coming of Christ Christ millennial reign Great White Throne Judgement New Heaven and the New Earth Hell fire See also List of the largest evangelical churches List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums Worship service (evangelicalism) Bibliography References External links Deeper Life Bible Church's website Evangelical megachurches in Nigeria Christian organizations established in 1973 Churches in Lagos Pentecostal denominations established in the 20th century