About us
Welcome
home.
Who we are
A new-generation
church with a
global assignment.
Our story
From a seed planted
in 1975.
1975
Christ Life Church came out of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries, an interdenominational outreach ministry, the seed of which was planted in December 1975.
1980
The ministry became an organized ministry in 1980 and published the first edition of its magazine, The Sword of the Spirit, in May of the same year. The founder of the ministry is Francis Wale Oke, as specifically led by God.
1983
The ministry was formally commissioned on the 3rd of September 1983, the same year that its nation-wide soul-winning crusades, held in every major city of Nigeria and other African nations, were launched.
The ministry held its first annual Holy Ghost Convention in September 1983 at the main campus of the University of Ilorin, drawing participants from virtually every state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
1984
The Lord gave a word to His servant Francis Wale Oke, founder and President of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries, about planting a church in Ibadan.
1989
In early February 1989, the Holy Spirit indicated that the time for the word to be fulfilled had come. On Sunday, the 12th of February 1989, Christ Life Church was born out of an existing fellowship set up to provide prayer backup for the outreaches of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries, at No. 46 Old Ife Road, Loyola, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Within its first year, the church grew to over one thousand (1,000) members and the need to have its own property became apparent.
The growth of the church also necessitated the ordination of the first set of pastors on December 31st 1989, conducted by Francis Wale Oke.
1990
A landed property was purchased for the church, christened “The Garden of Victory.” The church moved into the Garden immediately after the annual Holy Ghost Convention of 1991.
1993
A city-wide church planting began through what was tagged “Operation Christ Life”, meant to spread the life of Christ and network the entire metropolis of Ibadan with vibrant Christ Life Churches.
2002
As the church celebrated its 13th anniversary in February 2002, the first set of bishops, two in number, were consecrated.
2016
House of Wonders is the New Generation arm of Christ Life Church, inaugurated by Bishop Francis Wale Oke in December 2016. There are currently only two branches: House of Wonders Bodija in Ibadan and House of Wonders Lekki in Lagos.
Our mission
Why we
exist.
What drives us
Five things we
build our house on.
Grace
Prayer
Family
The Gospel in practice
A global reach
