I Planted the Largest Church Since Christianity Began in Britain & Oxford University Studied My Work” — Matthew Ashimolowo

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo has shared a powerful testimony of how God can transform humble beginnings into global impact.

Reflecting on his journey, the senior pastor recounted growing up in Agbole Oloya, a modest community in Yorubaland, before being sent to the United Kingdom, where he went on to plant what he described as the largest church established in Britain since the arrival of Christianity.

According to him, the remarkable growth of the ministry attracted the attention of leading academic institutions, with both Oxford University and Cambridge University studying the church and its impact.

Using his own story to inspire others, Ashimolowo encouraged believers never to despise small beginnings, declaring that God is able to raise greatness from the most unlikely places.

Praying over the congregation, he declared that their children and grandchildren would not fail, but would become carriers of testimony, greatness, and divine purpose.