Matthew Ashimolowo Ministries Built Kingsway International Christian Center.

MATTHEW ASHIMOLOWO MINISTRIES

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Pastor Ashimolowo of Matthew Ashimolowo Ministries, as a respected leader, sits on the Board of Reference for God TV.

He is considered a Christian thought leader, Biblical scholar and media commentator on a variety of issues.

Born March 17 1952 in Nigeria he is the Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Center in London.

Under his leadership the membership of the church has grown from 300 adults to almost 8,000 in eight years.

The Nigerian-born former Muslim is steering the church, commonly known as KICC, towards its vision of 25,000 members by the year 2010.

His Winning Ways program is aired daily on Premier Radio (London) and Spirit FM (Amsterdam) and also viewed on television by a potential audience of over 200 million in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, TV Africa, the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)and Europe on The God Channel and Inspirational Network.

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo is also the author of 60 books including the highly acclaimed Prayer Power series. He is married to Yemisi Ashimolowo with two sons, Tobi and Tomi.

The charity behind Matthew Ashimolowo Ministries Kingsway International Christian Centre (The King's Ministries Trust) was investigated by the Charity Commission of England and Wales between 2002 and 2005.

A report of the inquiry was released in October 2005. The report concluded that there had been serious misconduct and mismanagement in the administration of the charity.

Matthew Ashimolowo

At an early stage in the investigation, it was considered that the charity's assets were at risk, and control was removed from the existing trustees and placed in the hands of an independent external company (the accountancy and management consultancy practice KPMG), who regularized the charity's affairs.

The report alleged that Matthew Ashimolowo acted as both a trustee and a paid employee of the charity, which is against UK charity law, and was responsible for approving payments and benefits to himself and his wife, Yemisi, totaling more than £384,000.

Benefits received included free accommodation for himself and family, including an £80,000 car and purchase of a Florida timeshare property for £13,000 using a charity credit card, and over half a million pounds paid out to Ashimolowo's private companies, which were operated from church property and had unclear business relationships with the charity.

But beyond the gossip and accusations, his influence on church growth and evangelism has guaranteed countless requests for his comments by a variety of mainstream media including BBC TV and Radio, Sky News, The Times and Guardian broadsheet newspapers, as well as a broad spectrum of Christian and faith-based publications.

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426380: What is Wrong With Being Black?: Celebrating Our Heritage, Confronting Our Challenges

What is Wrong With Being Black?: Celebrating Our Heritage, Confronting Our Challenges
By Matthew Ashimolowo Ministries / Destiny Image

What's Wrong With Being Black? Nothing!

Thoroughly researched and extensively referenced, this highly credible work uses evidence from biblical, anthropological, historical, and ancient literature sources dating as far back as 3,000 years ago to support the facts that:

People of color have a positive history.
People of color were the first to give structure and order in society.
Scripture cites Black role models.
Current issues such as idolatry and slavery have their roots in the practices of ancestors.
Color was not used as a segregating tool until 300 years ago.
Racial equality is a truth---Black people have different issues.
There is nothing wrong with being black.

I have said,...all of you are children of the most High (Psalm 82:6).

	What's Wrong With Being Black? - eBook By Matthew Ashimolowo Ministries / Destiny Image
Pastor of the largest church in Western Europe, Matthew Ashimolowo looks at the glorious past of the Black race and examines uncompromisingly the conformations that have molded Black people. His fascinating insight celebrates the rich heritage and confronts today's challenges.