By Akinwale Kasali
Founder of Victorious Army Ministries, VAM, Pastor Joseph Dominic Agboli, has died. Aged 58 years, Agboli died in London, United Kingdom.
The death of the clergyman came as a surprise to many who never knew he had a heart related ailment he had been battling for sometime.
Breaking the news are members of his Church who are devastated and yet to come to terms with his sudden demise.
The Headquarters of the is situated on Acme Road, in Ogba,
The late Clergyman was married to Blessing Agboli, and they both managed the Church which they co-founded in 1995, after pulling out of Pastor Patrick Anwuzia’s Zoe Ministries.
It would be recalled that their exit from Zoe Ministries, back then, ruffled a lot of feathers.
Born on November 29, 1963, he hailed from Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.
The Church is yet to issue a formal statement on the demise of its General Overseer and founder.
VAM took off in Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, and had been thriving, until this sad story which has plunged the christendom into deep mourning.
According to the history of the Church, it began with a small congregation in 1995 right inside the late Agboli’s apartment in Opebi, Ikeja with just about 70 people.
In an interview, it said that the little over 70 people had stormed his home unannounced one Sunday morning after a night vigil had been held there. That Sunday morning, they had all left their various homes to come for a Church service at Pastor Agboli’s place.
According to them, they had been led by the Holy Spirit to go to his house for Church service.
Today, with its headquarters located along ACME road, Ogba, Ikeja, the Ministry boasts of a congregation of over 50,000 members. And commensurate with its growth, Victorious Army Ministries has impacted positively on its members and the society at large. VAM believes passionately in taking care of its people by way of empowering them, and it focuses particularly the needy.
