page_title: Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, North Broadway, Rumford, East Providence, Rhode Island.
context_page_description: The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries is a Pentecostal denomination founded in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria in 1989, now with churches in several countries. It was founded by Daniel Kolawole Olukoya. Many publications on deliverance have been credited to Olukoya, such as the popular prayer book known as The Prayer Bible.
  Unlike a few popular charismatic and Pentecostal African initiated ministries promoting prosperity gospel, MFM's leadership and its sub-ministry, Battle Cry Ministries, place emphasis on deliverance ministry and prayers against the works of demonic forces. It incorporates an African spiritual worldview and the existence of hidden evil and spiritual forces against progress toward the fulfilment of one's "destiny" as part of its theology, resulting in a theology that promotes ritualistic practices dominated by prayer points to free individuals from those hidden forces.
context_section_description: Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministries was founded by Daniel Kolawole Olukoya at a prayer meeting in 1989 in his living room.
  The prayer group purchased a large site at an abandoned slum near the University of Lagos, and converted it into the International Headquarters of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, of which Olukoya is the General Overseer. The first service there was on 24 April 1994.
  At the new location, worshippers and those seeking help kept coming, leading to a very large congregation. This situation posed a challenge of crowd, growth and expansion management to the leadership of the church. Thus, MFM created a network of branches in every state capital, local government headquarters, senatorial district and locality.
  According to the group's literature, it is committed to "the Revival of Apostolic Signs, Holy Ghost fireworks and the unlimited demonstration of the power of God to deliver to the uttermost". As the name would imply, the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries places a great emphasis on wonders, miracles and other Apostolic acts.
  From humble beginnings in the home of Olukoya, MFM has grown to over 300 churches within Nigeria and branches in African and Western countries. Those branches located outside the African continent mainly cater to African immigrant population.
caption: Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries church in East Providence, Rhode Island
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