Matthew Ashimolowo
Date of birth: 17 March 1952 Place of birth: Nigeria
Marital status & family: Happily married to Yemisi, two Sons, Tobi and Tomi.
Best known as: Senior pastor of the UK's largest and Europe's fastest growing church
Honours & accolades: Author of 36 books he was honoured by the Nigeria Writers Association for 'Tongues of Fire'
It's hard not to have heard of Matthew Ashimolowo. He's the senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) thought to be the fastest growing church in Europe.
He first came to the public's attention when in 1997 KICC moved from a small humble building in Hackney East London to a converted warehouse which could seat over 5,000. Services today are reportedly still being held in shifts to accommodate an ever growing congregation.
Known internationally, Ashimolowo frequently ministers in Holland, France, Portugal, Ghana, USA, Nigeria and Canada.
He's also an accomplished broadcaster with his programme Winning Ways aired daily on the UK's Premier Radio and Europe's GOD Channel.
Ashimolowo is considered to one of the leading christian ministers in Europe at present and is the author of the award winning book Tongues of Fire.
He lives in North London with his family.
... from humble beginnings, he's gone on to build Europe's largest single church.
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