Matthew Ashimolowo Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Personal life== Ashimolowo [[converted to Christianity]] from [[Islam]] at the age of 20 after the death of his father before enrolling with a Bible school.<ref>[http://relzim.org/news/2194/ Nigerian pastor Ashimolowo: Zimbabwe has great future.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029082433/http://relzim.org/news/2194/ |date=2011-10-29 }}</ref> Forbes estimated Ashimolowo's net worth is at between $6β10 million.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |url= https://blogs.forbes.com/mfonobongnsehe/2011/06/07/the-five-richest-pastors-in-nigeria/ |title=The Five Richest Pastors In Nigeria |first=Mfonobong |last=Nsehe |work=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=12 June 2011 |date=2011-06-07}}</ref> KICC annual accounts confirmed that he earns an annual salary of Β£100,000<ref name="richer-pauls">{{Cite news|date=11 April 2009|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/11/kingsway-international-christian-centre|title=Richer than St Paul's: church that attracts 8,000 congregation to a disused cinema|work=The Guardian|location=London|first=Robert|last=Booth}}</ref> but the majority of his wealth comes from the sale of Christian literature and documentaries from his media company, Matthew Ashimolowo media.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Ashimolowo is considered a preacher of the [[Prosperity theology|prosperity gospel]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Wealth' church leader practised what he preached|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1500074/Wealth-church-leader-practised-what-he-preached.html|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Jonathan|last=Petre|date=7 October 2005|accessdate=28 December 2019}}</ref> In January 2022, he appointed his first son as resident Pastor of KICC, [[London]] and hinted at retirement.<ref>{{Cite news| first = Morgan | last = Oluwafemi | title = Matthew Ashimolowo Appoints Son As UK Resident Pastor | url = https://punchng.com/matthew-ashimolowo-appoints-son-as-uk-resident-pastor-hints-at-retirement/ | work = Punch | date = 2022-01-23}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page