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= Blessed Uzochikwa = Blessed Uzochikwa (born May 31, 1986) is a Nigerian preacher, televangelist, author, and IT expert based in Lekki, Lagos Sate. He is the resident pastor of The Waterbrook Church (TWB), a member church of House of Freedom in Lagos, Nigeria. Many members, as well as people who come across him, call him "Pastor Blessed."

Born
Blessed Uzochikwa

May 31, 1986

(age 36)

Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria.

Religion
Christianity, Charismatic Christianity, Word of Faith

Occupation

preacher, televangelist, author, IT expert

Nationality
Nigerian

School
Evangel Seminary School

Alma mater

University of Port Harcourt

Church
The Waterbrook Church (TWB)

Early Life and Family
Blessed Uzochikwa was born on May 31, 1986 to Christian parents in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. His father is also a church preacher and oversees a prayer ministry in his hometown. Blessed graduated from Evangel Seminary, a missionary school in Abia State, Nigeria and went ahead to study Computer Science at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and graduated in 2010. He proceeded to have multiple professional certifications, amongst which is the Stanford Advanced Project Management (SAPM) Certification from Stanford University, United States (awarded in 2016).

Ministry
Over the years, Pastor Blessed has been under the mentorship of Senior Pastor Tony Rapu—the senior and lead pastor of House of Freedom, a parent organization to The Waterbrook Church (TWB), along five other faith organizations. In 2018, Pastor Blessed founded “The Upper Room” - a prayer movement of enthusiastic Christians who believe in the power of prayer as their voice of faith in Christ. He was ordained the resident pastor of The Waterbrook Church (TWB), in 2019, a leadership position he has held till date.

Personal Life
On Thursday, the 23rd day of June, 2022, Blessed Uzochikwa announced his engagement to popular Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. They got married in Port Harcourt, Nigeria in August of 2022.