Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations


Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations is an Evangelical Christian Charismatic megachurch, denomination, and parachurch organization headquartered in Kiev, Ukraine. The senior pastor is Sunday Adelaja.

History

In 1993, the church begin with the pastor Sunday Adelaja and 7 people in an apartment.
The church was official founded in 1994 as the "World of Faith Bible Church". In 2002, the church change his name to "Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations".
In 2008, the church open 20 churches in Ukraine and 18 in the world.
In 2013, the church claim 25,000 members in Kiev, 100,000 members in Ukraine, 1,000 churches in the World.

Social programs

Thousands people are fed daily soup kitchens in Kiev. The church also has a program helping homeless people acquiring skills, thus helping them back to a normal life and work. According to the church 2,000 children have been helped off the street, and have been returned to their families. Furthermore, the church runs a 24-hour hot-line, named "Trust line", for people to call in need. The church also works with addicted people and has a program helping addicted people to be set free from various addictions. The main organization is called "Love Rehabilitation Center". According to the church, more than 5000 drug and alcohol addicted people have been set free from their addiction through their work.

Schools

There are many educational institutions connected to the church, and among them the following are more known: the Joshua Missionary Bible Institute in Ukraine, the Center of Restoration of Personality and Transformation of the Society in Ukraine, the History Makers Bible School in the US, the UK, Germany, France, and the Institute for National Transformation in Nigeria.

Criticism

The church faces opposition from the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches, other Ukrainian Evangelicals, authorities, and political groups. The church receives significant criticism for teaching the doctrine of prosperity. The church's reputation also suffered after members were implicated in a financial fraud case: King's Capital, a financial group led by a former member of his congregation, promised as much as 60 percent returns on investments and drew many of its investors from the church. Later, several former church members went to the authorities claiming they were unable to recover the money they invested, which left many of them bankrupt. Police later arrested Aleksandr Bandurchenko, a church member and one of King Capital's leaders, on suspicion of fraud.