Dag Heward-Mills

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Dag Heward-Mills (born 14 May 1963) is a Ghanaian religious leader based in Accra, Ghana. He is the founder and presiding Bishop of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches, formerly known as Lighthouse Chapel International and the United Organization of First Love Churches (UO-FLC). [1] He is also the founder of the Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Center in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [2] A retired medical practitioner by profession, Dag has served on the board of directors of Church Growth International [3] and the executive committee of the Pentecostal World Fellowship. [4]

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Early life and education

Dag Heward-Mills was born on May 14, 1963, in London to his parents, Elizabeth and Nathaniel Heward-Mills, with his mother being of Swiss origin. They moved to Ghana where he attended Achimota School. [5]

Dag Heward-Mills attended University of Ghana Medical School and graduated in 1989.[ citation needed ]

Career

His church started as a fellowship of 5 people in 1985 in a canteen. In 1988, Heward-Mills started Lighthouse Chapel International. By 1991, the church had bought a local theater in Korle-Gonno. [6]

Heward-Mills founded the Healing Jesus Campaign with the aim of reaching 100 million souls for Christ, making it one of the largest evangelistic crusades in the world. [7] Heward-Mills' crusades have drawn comparisons to those of Reinhard Bonnke.

He founded the Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Center (ABMTC) to train men and women [8] in the practical work of the ministry. The Bible School campus is located in the Akuapem mountains, and is one of the largest privately owned campuses in the country.

In 2011, Heward-Mills became pastor of First Love Church, which was later renamed by Heward-Mills in 2020 to the United Organization of First Love Churches in 190 nations (UO-FLC 190). [9]

The Lighthouse Group of Churches

List of churches in the denomination: [10]

Books

Recognition

In January 2023, Dag Heward-Mills was recognized and listed among the 100 most reputable Africans by Reputation Poll International. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dag Heward-Mills is an African Evangelist and a mega church pastor". Dag Heward-Mills. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Dag Heward-Mills Heads Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Centre". Yahoo Finance. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Directors of Board – CGI". Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ↑ "24th Pentecostal World Conference". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Dag Heward-Mills | University of Ghana Alumni Relations Office". ar.ug.edu.gh.
  6. ↑ "History of Lighthouse Chapel International 1988-2011" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ↑ "The Tireless Evangelist Dag Heward--Mills Reaches Mahajanga With the Gospel of Jesus Christ". June 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Home". Pastorshepherd.org. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  9. ↑ "First Love Church". www.firstlovecenter.com. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  10. ↑ "Shomcom 2021 -Day 3 - Session 1" – via www.facebook.com.
  11. ↑ Heward-Mills, Bishop Dag (2013). Loyalty & disloyalty. [Place of publication not identified]: Christlight Books. ISBN   978-1-909278-98-1. OCLC   935984679.
  12. ↑ Heward-Mills, Dag (2006). Model marriage : a marriage counselling handbook. [Place of publication not identified]: Parchment House. ISBN   9988-596-50-2. OCLC   946879258.
  13. ↑ "'100 Most Reputable Africans' in 2023 announced". Africanews. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  14. ↑ "2023 100 Most Reputable Africans: Naana Jane, Heward-Mills, Sam Jonah, others listed". GhanaWeb. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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