A Brief Biography
of
Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai
In every
generation, God raises up for himself generals whose ministries stand apart and
are in high demand. In this generation, one of such men is Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai.
Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai is, one of the most anointed and highly outstanding
ministers of our generation. He speaks across the world extensively on issues
of salvation, faith, healing, breaking of curses and covenants, and spiritual
leadership.
In town after
town, across the length and breadth of Nigeria and beyond, he has mobilized
God’s people into action.
His crusades
attract crowds that number in hundreds of thousands, and spectacular moves of
the Holy Spirit in these meetings have resulted in amazing miracles of healing
and other manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Be it in Europe, America, Africa
or Asia, the result has been the same – people tumbling over under the
anointing of the Holy Ghost, sick bodies healed, barren women becoming mothers,
marriages healed. He is therefore understandably much in demand in crusades,
conferences, and seminars around the world.
Rev. Dr. Uma
Ukpai was born on January 1945 at Asaga, Ohafia, in Abia State, Nigeria.
Unfortunately, he lost his father at a very tender age, a development that
almost brought to an end his educational pursuit. Though he was not lacking of
uncles who could comfortably train him to whatever desirable level, his
Christian background pitched him against them. He attended Uma Ukpai Memorial
Primary School, Asaga, Ohafia, and Khana County Council School, Ogoni; All
Saints Secondary School, Aba and Niger Delta Technical School, now Boys
Technical College, Aba. He is a graduate of the School of Journalism and
Television, Frisham, Hermitage, United Kingdom; South Florida Christian
College, Miami, Florida, USA; Carolina Christian University and Burke Bible
College, Kentucky, USA. He holds a Certificate in Electrical Engineering
Practice, a Diploma in Journalism, a Bachelor and Doctorate Degrees in
Divinity.
A man of great
determination, this servant of God had envisioned himself as a great preacher
right from his teens. It is on record that when the governor of the then
Eastern Nigeria visited his school. Uma happened to be one of the three boys
His Excellency asked what they hoped to become in future. While the other boys
declared they would be medical doctors and a lawyer respectively, Rev. Uma
confidently and pointedly said he would be a preacher. The disappointment of
his relations knew no bounds, as they felt disgraced by their son who in their
estimation has set out to be a failure by choosing to be a preacher. It is a
well-known fact the man of God went out to work at a very tender age saving
every penny, which came his way, and in the process denying him every
conceivable comfort to enable him to sponsor himself through secondary school.
Rev. Dr. Uma
Ukpai met the Lord in 1958. The founder and President of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic
Association Inc. with headquarters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He is the
author of over fourteen books and has conducted television ministry for many
years. He is the president of the Nigerian Council of Gospel Ministers (COGMON)
and also the National Chairman of Think-Tank Committee of the Pentecostal
Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). His Ministry gave birth to PFN in 1985 after
Greater Lagos For Christ Crusade with 5000 choristers and 7,110 as counsellors.
Now he is the National Vice President of PFN.
He is the
Chairman, King of Kings Medical Outreach Int’l Inc. with a full-fledged
hundred-bed Specialist Hospital in Abia State. He is the initiator of the One
Million Man Crusade, commissioned with the vision of breaking the curses under
which the black man labors. There have been outstanding results. He is
presently building Kings All Nations University in Asaga, Ohafia that will
train people to assemble, fly, and maintain aircrafts. He is the founder of
Greater Ohafia For Christ Crusade. Rev Dr Uma Ukpai is an International
Evangelist who has conducted crusades in many parts of the world. He is a
co-author with Billy Graham and other great men of God on "The Work of An
Evangelist". A speaker in Amsterdam '93, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai is the first
African main speaker at the World Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship
International (FGBMFI) World Convention '96, Miami, USA.
Arguably one
of the most anointed ministers in this generation, the servant of God is a most
sought after speaker across the globe where he minister extensively on
salvation, faith, healing, and spiritual leadership. In town after town, across
the length and breadth of Nigeria and beyond, he has mobilized God’s people
into action. His crusades attracts crowds that number in hundreds of thousands
and spectacular moves of the Holy Spirit in these meetings have resulted in
amazing miracles of healing and other manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Be it
in Europe, America, Africa, or Asia, the result has been the same with people
tumbling over under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, sick bodies healed, the
dead raised to life, barren women becoming mothers and marriages healed etc.
Despite his
very busy schedule in any part of the world, he never neglects his covenant
with God to be at Victory Cathedral, his home base fellowship every Wednesday
to minister to his many followers.
He is married
to Philomena and they are blessed with six children.
Pastor
Sunday Adelaja is the Founder and Senior Pastor of The Embassy of the Blessed
Kingdom of God for All Nations in Kyiv, Ukraine.
