Dunamis International Gospel Centre
AbbreviationDIGC
RegionWorldwide
HeadquartersAbuja, Nigeria
FounderPaul Enenche
Origin1996
Abuja, Nigeria
Official websitedunamisgospel.org

Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), is a church headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria, with Dr. Paul and Dr. Becky Enenche, as the senior pastors.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

History

Dunamis International Gospel Centre was established on November 10, 1996.[7] The first Sunday service was held at the Abuja Center for Arts and Culture. A church service was held there for two weeks before the church moved to the Abuja Sheraton Hotel & Towers, where worship took place for about six months.[8][9][10] The church moved to its own worship location at Area 1, beside the Old Federal Secretariat in Abuja, in June 1997, less than a year after the ministry started. The ministry has several branches worldwide.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Glory Dome

The Glory Dome

On November 24, 2018,[18][19][20] the new international church headquarters, known as the Glory Dome (or glory sanctuary), was dedicated. It has a 100,000 capacity auditorium,[21][22][23][24][25]

The Glory Dome is located on the airport road in Abuja, Nigeria.[26] The building sits on an expanse of land referred to as the Lord's Garden, situated on the airport road in Abuja, Nigeria. Its foundation was laid on September 14, 2014, and construction took four years from 2014 to 2018 with its roof done by Geometrica Incorporated.[27][28]

The Glory Dome has five major entrances, two long galleries and an expansive pulpit. Its yellow-coloured roof spans 228 metres and covers 22,148 square metres – over two hectares (five acres) without an interior column.[28][26] Other facilities situated on the same grounds include Rose of Sharon Gardens, Still Water Restaurant, Destiny Christian Academy (a Boarding and Day School), Pastors' Quarters and a Water Fountain.[28]

TV and radio

Dunamis has a television and radio series titled "Destiny Encounter."[29][30][31][32][33][34] The ministry of this outspoken commission also has its own satellite television station in Nigeria called Dunamis TV and radio which can also be streamed online.[35][36][37] Dunamis TV has millions of viewers worldwide.[38][39][40][41][42]

Academy

The commission has its own bible training program known as the Dunamis School of Ministry (DUSOM), to train future leaders and pastors.[43][44][45][46][47]

Publications

Dunamis has a daily devotional book called Seeds of Destiny, Paul Enenche and Becky Enenche, are the co-authors.[48][49][50] The Seed of Destiny is designed to grow the Christian faith, printed every month by Destiny publications, a publication house owned by the church.[51][52][53][54]

Church collapse

On Friday 3 October 2023, Dunamis international gospel center north bank branch in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria collapsed killing pastor Emmanuel Ahmed and leaving 4 others injured.[55][56] The senior pastor of the commission pastor Paul Enenche visited the scene.[57] The state governor Hyacinth Alia also visited the church.[58]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HQ Church – dunamislondon.org". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ FindAMinistry. "Glory Dome Dunamis Church". Find A Ministry. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "DUNAMIS CHURCH PROFILE – UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THE DUNAMIS INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CHURCH". Nigeria Christian Events. July 24, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "About Dunamis". Dunamis Int'l Gospel Centre. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "25 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DR. PASTOR PAUL AND DR. MRS. BECKY ENENCHE". gospelnaija.com. April 17, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Pastor Dr. Becky Enenche Biography: Age, Husband, Children, & Church - Famous Today". July 27, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Shola (June 3, 2022). "Daddy Enenche: God's General turns 54". Vanguard News. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dunamis International Gospel Centre: History & Basic Facts You Need To Know". Daily Cross Walk. July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ Voice, Idoma (June 10, 2018). "Abuja's monuments of faith and the Dunamis phenomenon". Idoma Voice Newspaper. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ Bp-Relate (August 30, 2016). "History Of Dunamis International Gospel Centre". Believers Portal. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Home". Dunamis Int'l Gospel Centre. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Dunamisspain – Just another WordPress site". Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ "5 mega Nigerian churches operating in Ghana". myinfo.com.gh. June 7, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  14. ↑ "dunamislondon.org – Dunamis London | Branch Church of Dunamis Intn'l Gospel Centre, Abuja Nigeria". Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ Voice, Idoma (June 4, 2018). "From Theatre to Altar: The untold story of Dr. Paul Enenche of Dunamis". Idoma Voice Newspaper. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  16. ↑ Emmanuel, Ifedayo (July 24, 2020). "DUNAMIS CHURCH PROFILE – UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THE DUNAMIS INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CHURCH". Nigeria Christian Events. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Dunamis church empowers eight members". Vanguard News. March 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Pastor Paul Enenche, Pastor, Prophet, Evangelist, Nigeria Personality Profiles". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  19. ↑ Akinola, Wale (November 25, 2018). "World's largest church auditorium opens in Abuja". Legit.ng – Nigeria news. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  20. ↑ "The History of Dunamis International Gospel Center". Sportafriq. September 1, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  21. ↑ Godwin, Ameh Comrade (November 24, 2018). "INTERVIEW: How we built multi-billion naira 100,000 capacity Glory Dome in less than four years – Dr. Paul Enenche". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Pastor Paul Enenche Reveals How Dunamis Glory Dome 100,000 Capacity Largest Church Auditorium was built » FLATIMES". January 2, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  23. ↑ "The Glory Dome Specification (video) – Dunamis New Auditorium". Guidefreak. November 28, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  24. ↑ Daniel, Mfonobong (August 26, 2020). "Top 10 Largest Evangelical Church Auditoriums in the World (2022)". Nigerian Infopedia. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  25. ↑ "20 magnificent photos of Glory Dome; the biggest Church in Africa with 100,000 seater capacity". myinfo.com.gh. June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  26. 1 2 "Houses of worship". Geometrica. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Profile". Geometrica. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  28. 1 2 3 Times, Premium (November 23, 2019). "Enenche, the Glory Dome and Critics: One Year After, By Festus Owete". Premium Times Opinion. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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  31. ↑ "Dunamis Online Radio live – Listen to online radio and Dunamis Online Radio podcast". Radioline. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Dunamis TV". openbinacle.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  33. ↑ "MANY SEEK GOD BUT FEW FIND GOD SEEK HIM FIRST, EARLY AND WITH THE WHOLE OF YOUR HEART!". Sportafriq. May 24, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Dunamis Seeds of Destiny 4th March 2022 Today Devotional". March 4, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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  38. ↑ "≫ Dunamis TV【 Dunamis TV Live 】 Live TV Central". livetvcentral.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Business In Theology : The Life Changing Sayings Of Dr Enenche...#ILLS of Reproach". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  40. ↑ Voice, Idoma (June 4, 2018). "From Theatre to Altar: The untold story of Dr. Paul Enenche of Dunamis". Idoma Voice Newspaper. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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  42. ↑ "Destiny Encounter with Paul Enenche on DStv Channel 343". TBN Africa. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  43. ↑ "BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF PASTOR PAUL IDOKO ENENCHE: THE FOUNDER OF DUNAMIS INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CENTER. – Lovehubmedia » Gospel Lyrics & Entertainments". www.lovehubmedia.com.ng. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  44. ↑ Glenn, Rebecca. "Dunamis School of Ministry". dunamisworld.org. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  45. ↑ "Welcome to Pastor Timothy Benedict's Website |". Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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  48. ↑ "Seeds of Destiny". FLATIMES. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  49. ↑ "Seeds of Destiny : Read Seed of Destiny Devotional by Pastor Paul Enen." Daily Devotionals. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  50. ↑ "Seeds of Destiny SOD Today Devotional | Pastor Paul Enenche". dailydevotionalng.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  51. ↑ Man, The New. "Top Nigerian Pastors You Never Knew Were Doctors". The New Man Movement. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  52. ↑ "Business In Theology : The Life Changing Sayings Of Dr Enenche...#ILLS of Reproach". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  53. ↑ "SEEDS OF DESTINY FOR 2022". Daily Devotionals. March 9, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  54. ↑ Devotionals, The (March 9, 2022). "SEEDS OF DESTINY FOR 2022". Daily Devotionals. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  55. ↑ Charles, John (October 4, 2023). "Pastor dies, four worshippers injured as Benue church collapses". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  56. ↑ Sunday, Ochogwu (October 3, 2023). "Pastor dead as Dunamis church collapses in Benue". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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