T.B. Joshua

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T.B. Joshua, full name Temitope Balogun Joshua (Ondo, June 12, 1963) is a controversial [Nigerian] Christian minister with a powerful healing ministry. He does not claim to heal but says he knows the healer - Jesus Christ. In the 90's he became known in the international Pentecostal scene for his alleged healings during services in his church in Lagos; The synagogue, Church of all Nations. His church has been visited by curious and sceptic believers from all over the world.

1 Practice
2 Miracles
3 External links
4 Footnotes

[edit] Practice

T.B. Joshua holds services every Sunday at his church, for which thousands of people start queueing as early as 4 a.m. Also he runs an evangelistic satellite T.V.-Station known as Emmanuel TV. Many people come to him with open wounds and other diseases and claim to be healed. His hours vary.

[edit] Miracles

Jaco van der Westhuyzen a South African rugby player, sparked media frenzy after returning from T.B. Joshua's synagogue, claiming he had been healed from an injury that promised to end his career.^[1]