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Promise C. Ekejiuba (born November 11, 1979) is a Nigerian Christian preacher, author, Electrical/Electronics Engineer, Philanthropist, the founder and presiding Senior Pastor of the church True Vine Assembly in Iriebe, Rivers State, Nigeria, aka Global Church. Promise is the senior pastor of True Vine Assembly, of about 3,000-seating church auditorium, seen not to be only a church but an institute of every Human Development. The Global Church network of churches is located in over the cities, in states of Nigeria, as well as, in cities in African nations. Promise has been seen as one of the exemplary and passionate Christian Icon of change and deliverance and completely detribalized in action and relationship with other Nigerians and foreigners and has been referred to as one of the most powerful preachers in Nigeria who bring sunshine into the lives of others and cannot keep it from themselves.

He is the Rector of Global Theological Collage and the President of Concern Christian Friends Foundation (CCFF); an NGO he functions as a great and passionate philanthropist whose activities have positively impacted on hundreds of lives without any form of segregation or discrimination. His simple logic is that whoever needs help, should be helped, no matter where the person comes from or the colour of skin he or she wears. Promise is eulogized as the Joshua of our generation and the earthly symbol of Prophet Elisha. Gifted with a voice that draws miracles from heaven, the young preacher is admired for advocating for better conditions of living for the vulnerable populace with 100% zeal and enthusiasm. Another striking character of Promise is that he is an advocate of justice, fairness and equity. He believes that cheating and deceit are serious crimes, insisting that with faith and absolute trust in God, any citizen can attain success without resorting to inglorious and despicable practices. Pastor Promise commands respect from the young and old due to the depth of his honesty and willingness to help others succeed in their adventures. Brave and serious, he once advised privileged citizens never to suppress issues and policies that could elevate the status of the downtrodden in the society so as not to invoke the wrath of God in sweeping proportions.

Awards and Recognitions

He was named on 10th February, 2011 by Solace Place Foundation International as being the pillar of Hope for orphans, widows and other categories of less-privileged in Nigeria. On 16th November, 2011 as a form of encouragement, he won an epic honour from the United Nations-POLAC Peace programme as United Nation Ambassador For Peace. This great icon of faith have received level of awards, National Association of Christian Pilgrims (NACPIMS) on Thursday, 24th may 2012 awarded him as pillar of spiritual Development in Nigeria, Umuaro 1 Dynamic Students and youth Association on 2nd January 2013 awarded him Community Youth Builder, United Rivers State Widow’s Forum on Saturday, 1st June 2013 in Port Harcourt awarded him Pillar of Nigerian Widows, Abundance Grace Initiative for Rural Women and Children on Monday 26th August 2013 at Emede-Ibeku Autonomous Community in Abia State conferred on him Widow of Hope for Poor Rural Dweller’s, On 27th August 2013 was a day of great and double honour from Peace International Regional Headquarters (USA Partnership with Military/Paramilitary Mess Nigeria) Awarded him “Grand Defender of Justice and Mayor of Peace, Beemia Association of Ogoni Kingdom conferred another honour on him as “Symbol of Light of Ogoni kingdom” on Sunday 22nd December 2013 at Bane, Ogoni Kingdom, The Mercy Seat Mass Choir of Assemblies of God Church No. 10 Church Avenue Aba conferred an honour on him as Grand Motivator. Following his kind, peaceful, benevolent philanthropic life and service to God and humanity the Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) Oyigbo division on Tuesday 16th December 2014 awarded a great honour on him and today, he is the Chaplain of PCRC Oyigbo Division Rivers State, Nigeria..

Early life
Promise Chiagozie Ekejiuba was born on 11th November, 1979 to the family of Late chief and Mrs. Ikeazota Ekejiuba at Umuaro 1 in Isiala-Mbano LGA of Imo state, Nigeria. He is an Anglican by birthmand had a very humble beginning with very horrible experience that was full of days of hunger and nights of sicknesses unattended to as he lost his core traditionalist, polygamist and farmer father at the tender age of four. At this point, he encountered the war of survival with his mother who continued from where his father stopped as a farmer and this ugly development made him to face

horrible experiences with poverty and misery. To mention but few was that he wore his first sandal when he was twelve years old, he never wore any sandals all his years at the primary school to the extent that as day school closes, while other students walk majestically and happily back home he would sprint home because the hotness of the sand was unbearable for a young boy like him. However, this situation compelled him to do so many menial jobs for survival and for acquisition of education. He obtained his elementary education at Ikpankwo Primary School, Umuaro 1 and got his

secondary education at Comprehensive Secondary, Mbeke all in Isiala- Mbano LGA of Imo state Nigeria. He later got a job with G-Capper Construction Company Limited Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria and determined to become something from nothing, cultivated the habit of saving some money to pursue higher education. His tertiary education started at the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imos State, Nigeria where he graduated with an HND in Electrical Electronics Engineering. He also has a diploma in Theology from the Lamb and Light Seminary, USA and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology from Rhema Theological Collage, affiliated to Christian Carinuna University, USA. From 1998 to 2003, he commenced a part-time programme with the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) in computer Engineering and also enrolled with the City Computer Institute, Owerri where he obtained a diploma in computer Analysis..



The Manifestation of Grace
Promise said it is a divine providence as at the age of ten, he was able to sincerely give his life to Christ in his local church (Anglican), through the message of “De Sam” as they fondly called him. It was the usual festivity on the first of January but De Sam took time and preached to him; he hammered it into his heart that, “… except a man be born again, he cannot see, not just the kingdom, but also the comfort of God”. According to Promise’s biography, his beginning was like Jeremiah’s own because the hands of God have been upon him since he was a child; certainly, he was called from his mother’s womb. He can vividly recall that when he was a child, he was always correctly foretelling the event of things to his mother who brought him up enduring the rigors and pains to fend for her six children and him the last born though in lack, yes, in lack because they were barely eating two-square meal a day let alone to afford some essential things other children have.

As little as he was by then, his mother recounted to him how she began to see the manifestation of the power of God upon his life in the prophetic like she telling him that “a month before his father fell sick, he went to her and asked her, “Would my father be sick? Was my father going to die?” She said Promise asked her that question about one month before his father took ill and finally passed away. At age six and ten, he remembered his school uniform was bad and he was crying to God that he needed a better uniform, so one Sunday morning, he went to his mother and told her they needed to go to church early and return early because he can see their in-laws coming and he is bring his school fees and money for his school uniform for him. These things eventually took place as he had seen and said it.

Bedrock of Prosperity Manifestation

Promise equally said that the grace of God began to manifest majorly on him to start exposing the word of God and like Jeremiah, the prophetic unction was heavy on him. He was quite young when he heard a voice and the voice said, “Give me twenty-five thousand naira of your salary for six months and I will change your life” (then he was earning N28,500). By that time, he was praying for prosperity and by divine providence God used an old man who he never saw again to also speak to him along Oyigbo express road, Port Harcourt on his way to his sister’s house. The old man just approached him and stood before him while blocking his way tro and then said, “My son, you don’t prosper through prayers; you prosper through giving”. So he gave God N25,000 as a young boy, in the altar of St. Marks Anglican Church, Oyibo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. God told him as he claimed that, “As soon as you receive your salary, go straight to the Church, kneel down at the altar region and throw the money there. Thank me and go; do this for six months”. He had already written poly JAMB at Nekede and his choice course was Electrical Electronics Engineering. After the sixth month he completed giving the money to God, on the first week of the seventh month he got an admission into the Polytechnic and God spoke to him and assured him that He would see him through all the years of his study. Promise served in the Anglican Church as a priest at the altar and God had already told him never received salary from anybody; so, when they were paid, he always put his own salary to make up his monthly report at the headquarters and his report was excellent to the glory of God. This is the inaugural sacrifices that led to the Divine Manifestations of Prosperity he enjoys till tomorrow.

The Grate Commission (True Vine Assemble a.k.a (Global Church))
Promise claimed to have heard God spoken to him through His audible voice to “Set out for the Global Call” i.e God wanted him to leave the Anglican Church and begin a ‘new life’ somewhere else but he had a problem (his mother). He was torn between his core Anglican mother and God. So he went back to prayers to confirm if God has really spoken such to him. It was confirmed and he was fully released. He didn’t break away from the Anglican Church and that is why till tomorrow his relationship with them is still very strong. When he left the Anglican Church he became an Ecclesiastical Minister (preaching from one church to the other). Shortly, the Lord said to him, “Leave Umukabia for Owerri”, after two years, there again God spoke to him “Leave Owerri for Port Harcourt”. In the course of his travelling here and there, on the last day of his ministration in a four-day conference of National Association of Christian Corpers at Maiduguri; in the night while asleep the Lord said to him “When you go back to the East, seek my presence for twenty-one days and I will show you why I brought you here. Go nowhere; cancel all engagements and all programs” he heeded to the voice of God, the Lord asked him “to go and buy a tape titled “Osinakaraka” by Chika Okpara and play it overtime while he was indoor”, one of the days, he had a revelation where he was given a document and a microphone with a name on the document boldly written “Global_Liberation_Prophetic_Church”.So, the Lord spoke to him and said, “START”.

On 26 th of August 2006 he first went to the starting hall but by his record he started from 2007, the first day he went there and assured the owner that he was going to pay, so, he collected the key to the hall, which was located at Plot 101, Atata Market Junction Oyigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria – believe him that was how Global Church started. It was a miracle on how the landlord released the key to him without any evidence of payment – he just went there and assured him after the first fellowship he was going to pay him and he just agreed. He swept the hall that morning and when he was sweeping he said, “Father Lord, I have not done this before but I’m too sure that You are the one that have called me” – before that time, his sister had given him her phone, so, his SIM card had been inserted into it. He suddenly had a call when he was sweeping, it was a man that he had prayed for his daughter who was struck with epilepsy but God healed her after the prayer though he didn’t know. The man was also a Catholic member; he said to him, “Pastor, can I see you now? I have a burden in my heart to bless you but I’m going for second mass and after the service, I would be travelling. So, can I see you now?” I said “Yes”. He asked me to follow him to his house, I went to the man’s house wherein he gave me one hundred thousand naira, then, disclosed it to me that it was God that laid it in his heart to give me the money. He was speechless of God’s goodness, went back to the church and paid the landlord for the church hall.

There was no crusade, no handbills shared that led to the starting of Global Liberation Prophetic Church but that day in that single starting service they had twelve people in attendance, nine adults and three children. This is the inaugural vision that led to the founding of the True Vine Assemble (Global Church) first called Global Liberation Prophetic Church (GLPC). So, Global Church started fully in School-to- Land, Iriebe Housing Estate, Port Harcourt, Rivers Sate, Nigeria after closing twice in two (2) years (2006-2007) at spot 101 and (2007-2008) at New Heaven International School, and in (2009), February 8, the True Vine Assemble started with full force to the glory of God. Global Church has a great arm of Love called CONCERN CHRISTIAN FRIENDS FOUNDATION (CCFF) first called CHUKWUOMA SUPPORT FOUNDATION (CSF) that has touched lives all-round the globe by the grace of God. It has offered free education and free medical care, housing and lots more to her less-privileged members and the society at large. GLOBAL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE is yet another army of Global Church. This is the center of training for pastors and church workers for effective work of the ministry both in and outside the church, and lives has been touched. If the subject married and produced offspring, describe the marriage and list the immediate offspring.

Confirmations of the Grace
GLOBAL CHURCH claims consistent occurrences of divine signs and wonders (miracles) as assured Promise according to Isaiah 8:18. Several hundred Nigerians and international visitors come to GLOBAL CHURCH each week to register for the prayer lines where the visitors are prayed over by Promise. GLOBAL CHURCH has published numerous videos claiming to document the healing of incurable illnesses and disabilities such as can be seen on her YouTube account:- Presently, in furtherance of his contribution in the area of spiritual development, Promise sacrifices quality time to counsel, entangled people on daily basis and bringing solution to their problems on his non-counseling days. The records, so far, showed that over 1.4million people have been healed and delivered from various bondages, which have defiled medical solutions. In all he gives all the glory to God, his guardian and mentor in all instance. In 2007 alone, he visited 302 families where members of the families were freed from hereditary bondages, mysterious sickness and ancient curses. The miracles attending his call have won him many admirers, associates and partners for greater service to humanity. He receives several crusade invitations from orthodox and other Pentecostal churches on account of the spectacular endowments granted to him by God. This preacher has organized crusades in Rivers state and outside Rivers state, where God proved Himself to be the master Healer through His messenger. The testimonies from these programmes have not cease to be told by witness and beneficiaries while this has made Promise one of the busiest preachers in the garden city of Port Harcourt.

Covenant Blood

Numerous have also claimed to be healed through ‘Covenant Blood&amp;#39; that has been prayed over by Promise and given to those who are unable to physically attend GLOBAL CHURCH in Port Harcourt. Others claim they were protected from deadly incidents because they had the ‘Covenant Blood&amp;#39; with them. A young man allegedly delivered by vomiting the ring he swallowed at the native doctor’s place he went seeking for power at the administering of covenant blood at GLOBAL CHURCH.

Covenant T-Shirt

Many equally claimed they were protected from deadly incidents, brought back from death to life because they wore the ‘Covenant T-Shirt on their body. A young man allegedly survived (untouched) from a ‘gustily motor accident that consumed and burnt to ashes visually all onboard because he was wearing the Covenant T-Shirt inside another shirt. It can be seen on GLOBAL CHURCH YouTube/Facebook account.

Deliverances of Demon-possessed

GLOBAL CHURCH is also known for the deliverance of those allegedly possessed by evil spirits during its services.

Humanitarian Work
Promise is involved in extensive humanitarian projects worldwide, a father to many indigent Nigerian children in and out of school. These children are either at different levels and kinds of schools in Nigeria or have been through with their studies as WAEC holders, undergraduates or graduates. This vessel of God was once described as “the light in Darkness” by Lolo Jovita Obialor who is the president of Udokanma Women Association in Umuaro 1 Community of Imo state. The description was made following the ransom donation made towards the construction of Umuaro 1 community Health Centre. To quote Mrs. Obialor: “Our son, Promise is not just an anointed vessel, but the hope of his generation and the light in darkness” The cleric’s milk of kindness for vulnerable and unfortunate people remains non-negotiable as he recalls his past immediately after birth. He often say’s “My daily life is incomplete and unfulfilled if I can’t touch a life; make a needy person to smile and get relief as well as hope for better days ahead” To him, “life is everything when he is in the mission of positively touching lives and seeing the physical manifestation on those lives.” “Anointing is nothing if lives are not improved, transformed and led to Christ”, Promise once declared in Ghana. He sees birthday events as periods for feeding the widows and orphans with empowerment gifts to enhance their comfort and survival. One of such was during his 38 th birthday November 11, 2017 his N38,000 empowerment to 38 women who runs one petty trade or the other with a kiosk; counting from his street down to Global Church of which 90% of them were not his church members.

He has donated cars to underprivileged pastors for the purpose of helping them to spread the gospel. He believes in the unity of the body of Christ and his contributions and selfless activities attest to the fact that members of different churches have benefited from his generosity. His philosophy is that the society must be made better than we met it to the glory of God and for the advancement of the present and future generations. Also, to speed the spiritual advancement of the society, he has assisted several pastors to get educated and married as well as to conduct counseling services for the guidance and salvation of thirsty souls. His scholarship scheme for indigent children and ‘catch them young program’, a special initiative for grooming future leaders were extended Ghanaian children in 2010 due to an experience he had during a crusade engagement in Accra while he intends to expand the coast for more poor African children from other countries as God grants him the strength. Over 180 widows have been directly or indirectly empowered at different times to embark on petty-trading for sustainable living while the medical bills of so many abandoned women and babies have been settled at different hospitals between 2007 and 2015, a total of 165 humiliated applicants have won his intervention by way of settling their rent, acquiring accommodation and assisting them to pay the school fees of their children. In pursuit of peace and social harmony, Promise has organized seminars and training conferences for youth in Nigeria and Ghana to enable them acquire the needed skills for peace advocacy, community development and conflict resolutions/management at different times. He intends to run this public interest programs as partners emerge to accommodate more youths. To consolidate his achievements in rendering selfless services, this cleric formally floated Chukwuoma Support Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in 2011 now called Concern Christian Friends Foundation to properly coordinate his intervention for dying needy people. That way, he intends to reduce the pains being suffered from terrible/abysmal situations and disastrous circumstances, aimed at saving more lives and leading them to the knowledge of Christ for their lasting benefits.

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions
He was named on 10th February, 2011 by Solace Place Foundation International as being the pillar of Hope for orphans, widows and other categories of less-privileged in Nigeria. On 16th November, 2011 as a form of encouragement, he won an epic honor from the United Nations-POLAC Peace program as United Nation Ambassador For Peace. This great icon of faith have received level of awards, National Association of Christian Pilgrims (NACPIMS) on Thursday, 24th may 2012 awarded him as pillar of spiritual Development in Nigeria, Umuaro 1 Dynamic Students and youth Association on 2nd January 2013 awarded him Community Youth Builder, United Rivers State Widow’s Forum on Saturday, 1st June 2013 in Port Harcourt awarded him Pillar of Nigerian Widows, Abundance Grace Initiative for Rural Women and Children on Monday 26th August 2013 at Emede-Ibeku Autonomous Community in Abia State conferred on him Widow of Hope for Poor Rural Dweller’s, On 27th August 2013 was a day of great and double honour from Peace International Regional Headquarters (USA Partnership with Military/Paramilitary Mess Nigeria) Awarded him “Grand Defender of Justice and Mayor of Peace, Beemia Association of Ogoni Kingdom conferred another honour on him as “Symbol of Light of Ogoni kingdom” on Sunday 22nd December 2013 at Bane, Ogoni Kingdom, The Mercy Seat Mass Choir of Assemblies of God Church No. 10 Church Avenue Aba conferred an honour on him as Grand Motivator. Following his kind, peaceful, benevolent philanthropic life and service to God and humanity the Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) Oyigbo division on Tuesday 16th December 2014 awarded a great honour on him and today, he is the Chaplain of PCRC Oyigbo Division Rivers State, Nigeria.