Chris Oyakhilome

== Early life and education ==
Chris Oyakhilome was born on 7 December 1963 to Tim and Angelina Oyakhilome in [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]]. He is the third child of 7 children and the first of two sons. He has five sisters and all of his siblings play active roles in Loveworld and [[Christ Embassy]]. They are Beayeta Akhuemokhan (née Oyakhilome), Mercy Oyakhilome,  Kenneth Oyakhilome, Linda Okocha (née Oyakhilome), Kathy Woghiren (née Oyakhilome) and Lovelina Osazuwa (née Oyakhilome).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Man |first=The New |title=Biography of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |url=https://www.thenewman.org.ng/2021/03/biography-of-pastor-chris-oyakhilome.html |access-date=31 January 2023 |website=The New Man Movement}}</ref>

He attended [[Edo College]], and on scholarship, gained admission into [[Bendel State University]], which was later renamed  [[Ambrose Alli University|Ambrose Ali University]], Ekpoma where he studied and obtained a first degree in [[Architecture]].<ref name="tribune">{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Tribune |date=28 October 2019 |title=A Biography of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome: The Glorious Life of the Man of God |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/a-biography-of-pastor-chris-oyakhilome-the-glorious-life-of-the-man-of-god/ |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>