Founder of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, William Kumuyi, has ruled out the possibility of any of his biological children succeeding him as leader of the church.
Speaking on the issue of succession, Kumuyi stressed that the ministry is not a family inheritance and therefore cannot be passed down to relatives.
“The reason why I will never hand over Deeper Life church to any of my biological sons is because the church doesn’t belong to me. It’s Jesus’ church. Nobody has the right to hand it over to his son,” he said.
The cleric explained that leadership in the church should be based on divine calling rather than family connections.
To support his position, he referenced prominent figures in the Bible, noting that they did not treat church leadership as a family possession.
“Peter did not hand over to his son, Apostle Paul had no son or wife, and John did not hand over the church to his sons,” he stated.
Kumuyi maintained that succession in the ministry must be determined by spiritual direction and not by bloodline, insisting that the church belongs to Christ and not to any individual or family.
