Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua (more popularly known as T.B. Joshua) is arguably the most contentious religious leader in the nation today. There's no fence-sitting; it's either you love him or you hate him with a passion - and there's no shortage of numbers on either side. Born on Wednesday, June 12, 1963, in the sleepy village of Arigidi in present-day Ondo State, T.B. Joshua (TBJ) once led the Scripture Union (SU) at St. Stephen's Anglican Primary School in Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State, where the gifts of healing and prophecy began to manifest themselves at a very early age.
After dropping out of secondary school in his first year, the young TBJ eked a living washing dusty feet on the streets of Lagos, prior to landing the job of evacuating chicken waste in a poultry farm. Married to the delectable Evelyn, TBJ founded the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in 1987. His ministry broadcasts Christian televangelism both through a Christian television outfit called Emmanuel TV and the Internet via The Streaming Faith portal.
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