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Benjamin Oteka (born 23 March 1980) is a renowned Ugandan evangelist popular for his massive open-air crusades that are accompanied by supernatural demonstrations including: the lame walking, deaf hearing, healing of the sick, amongst other miracles. He is known for the invitation to "come alive and dead, and see the active display of love and power by the only Living God”.

Early Life and Family Benjamin is the last of eight children born to David Amone and Esther…. His father, David Amone was a Agricultural Engineering expert specializing in the mechanics of all kinds of agricultural farm implements and equipment. He worked in various government farms from 1960 till 19xx. But Benjamin almost followed in his father’s career path. He studied at Kitgum High and went on to attain a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Makerere University but specializing in Fish breeding. He worked as a Fish breeder in several private firms in 2005-2007 before focusing entirely on his ministry as an evangelist from 2008 to date. However, Benjamin’s work of evangelist started at the tender age of 10 when he had a dramatic encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ during which God called him to preach. At the age of twelve, he started to preach and by age fourteen he was pastoring already. Benjamin’s early start in Ministry is owed to his grandfather, the great and First African evangelist in Northern Uganda and South Sudan. The great Christian Chief (Rwot) Laciro Obol used to ride on horseback to preach the gospel in the entire Acholi region and in South Sudan. In 2016, exactly 100 years after the Chief had established a church at Yei in South Sudan, Benjamin held a massive crusade on the same venue that involved millions of people. Before he retired from evangelism the late chief Laciro is said to have foretold that Esther, Benjamin’s mother who was expectant with Benjamin at the time, would deliver a ‘black boy who shall be an evangelist and shall be called Oteka’. Oteka means “the mighty one”. Benjamin was indeed born black.

Marriage Benjamin married Carole Veazey Ward on December, 2008. At that time, Carole Veazey Ward was a divorcee having been married to XX Vaezay with whom she had two children. However, the couple had no children in their marriage. In 2013, the couple separated after Carole left their marital home, and thereafter filed for a divorce in the same year. She also filed for a Nulity of their marriage in the same court. Since then, these matters have not been resolved and both have remained unmarried.

Controversy Arising from the separation of Carole from Benjamin from the time she left their home to date, the pastor was in the limelight over the troubled relationship. Particularly, Carole’s allegations of violence ended in a conviction which has seen the pastor in and out of prison. However, in March 2019, the Court of Appeal considered his request for, and granted him, bail on the basis of: his good track record of a violence free life since his child hood and throughout adulthood; his being a law-abiding citizen; and, honoring all court and police bond requirements in previous suits filed against him by his former spouse. The pastor has also the support and good will of fellow ministers in his home area that have gone ahead to engage both the police and relevant authorities on the way that Carole has handled their troubled relationship.

Ministry, Theology and Missions Benjamin has ministered in his home country, several countries in Africa, some countries in Asia, South America, Australia; and, over 70% of the 52 States of the United States of America. All these missions are attended with signs and miracles which has led Benjamin to state that “Miracles have not decayed but are still available to demonstrate the glory and power and truth of God” as recorded in his book “the Lost Gospel”. Benjamin is a pastor at Faith Christian Cathedral which is one of the largest Pentecostal congregations in Northern Uganda with affiliate churches spread throughout the region. His teachings emphasize faith toward God, the charismatic operation of the Holy Spirit, the grace of God towards lost mankind and also how the gospel is the key to many of life’s social, political, economic challenges. He speaks at conferences, outreaches university student communities, and engages high level government leaders. His engagement with leaders includes presidents, ministers, influential government leaders, Anglican and Catholic Bishops, Muslim leaders and others on the theme the 'Role of the church in national transformation'. In Honduras, his evangelistic work drew the attention of the President and his high level officials during the …..one week crusades held at…Toguarapapa; in South Sudan,  he engaged 150 leaders from the highest to the lowest levels including the governor of Western Bar El Ghazel,  12 government ministers, Chiefs, Sultans, Priests, Pastors ; while in South Africa, ……...

Philanthropy Pastor Benjamin is also the CEO of Save Africa Mission which is an organization focused on development programs in support of water and sanitation, health and education service delivery in under-served communities of Northern Uganda. Under the initiative of increasing access to clean and safe drinking water for the water-stressed communities in Lamwo, Kitgum and Gulu, over 30 boreholes have been drilled and in use. Future service delivery will include hospitals and school infrastructural development to support the needy communities to have enhanced access to medical and education services for the less fortunate.

Published Works

1.	The Lost Gospel. ISBN: 9966123459.