Ezekiel Guti
Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti (born 5 May 1923) is the founder of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA), a Pentecostal Christian church that broke away from a South African Pentecostal church, the Apostolic Faith Mission, in 1959. ZAOGA is also known internationally as Forward in Faith Ministries International and is headquartered in Waterfalls, Harare, Zimbabwe. In 2018 Guti was listed as the 9th-richest person in Zimbabwe, with an estimated wealth of $130 million. A gifted evangelist, Prof E.H. Guti has distinguished himself as a leading personality in the Pentecostal world. Early years. Guti was born in Ngaone , Chipinge, Manicaland Province, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on 5 May 1923. The church is established in over 150 nations, with over 2,000 churches in Southern Africa. Guti has ministered for over 70years and spoken in several countries. He has founded seven Bible colleges named Africa MultiNation For Christ College, with three in Zimbabwe, two in Mozambique, one each in Zambia and Ghana. He has also founded various ministries including Forward in Faith Children’s Home, Children's Ministry, Forward in Faith Christian College (Christ for Zimbabwe college secondary school), Africa Christian Business Fellowship, the Gracious Women's Fellowship, along with the  Husband's Agape International Fellowship. He has written over 113 books on his teachings. Church ministry. The ministry was begun under a gum tree on 12 May 1960 in Bindura, Zimbabwe. On the international arena, Guti has accepted invitations to preach in several African nations as well as in Europe, the United States, Asia-Pacific countries, and the Bahamas, and has spoken in Bible schools, colleges, universities, and on television and radio programmes. Education. Guti's academic credentials include BA; MA; DD; D.Min and a Ph.D in Religion. He holds a Bachelor of Christian Education and a Doctorate from  Northgate Graduate School and Zoe College, U.S.A. He initiated the building of Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University in Bindura-Zimbabwe (for which there was some controversy regarding land acquisition), and the Mbuya Dorcas Hospital in Waterfalls-Harare. He oversees over five thousand pastors and evangelists worldwide. Personal life and family. Guti is married to archbishop and prophetess Eunor Guti. Their son, Ezekiel, who suffered from speech impairment and physical disabilities, drowned in a swimming pool in December 2017. More than 50 books are also written by Prophet Ezekiel Guti