Dominion Publishing House

Dominion Publishing House is the publishing and book-distribution brand associated with Living Faith Church Worldwide, the Nigerian Pentecostal movement widely known as Winners Chapel. Its catalogue centres on the writings of the ministry's leadership, above all the Presiding Bishop, and its books are sold through Dominion Bookshops attached to local church assemblies. The brand's stated purpose is to commit the spoken Word to writing so that, in the ministry's own framing, the same unction rests on the written word and produces the same effect in the reader. A representative outlet is the Dominion Bookshop at Living Faith Church, Ikot Ebido Oku, Uyo, in Akwa Ibom State. According to the church's website, that bookshop is located in the overflow area by the sanctuary and is open every day of the week, with members encouraged to buy and read a designated 'book of the month'. The Uyo assembly traces its own history to 1991, when Living Faith Church was first established in Akwa Ibom State on Oron Road, moving to Ikot Ebido Oku in 1994 as the congregation outgrew its original site. The publishing operation is headquartered at Ota in Ogun State, Nigeria, the location of the church's main camp, Canaanland, and of its affiliated institutions. Dominion Publishing House functions as a private, ministry-owned imprint rather than an independent commercial trade publisher: it exists to serve the church's teaching mission, supplying books, and by extension other printed and media materials, to Winners Chapel congregations and to the wider public through its bookshops. Because the imprint is embedded in a religious organisation, its output is devotional, instructional and doctrinal rather than general-interest trade publishing. Its distribution model is unusual for a publisher in that it combines a central publishing house with a network of on-site retail outlets at individual church locations, making the books available to worshippers week by week. The brand is therefore best understood as both a publishing house and a retail banner for Christian literature in Nigeria.

Dominion Publishing House is the publishing arm of Living Faith Church Worldwide, the Nigerian Pentecostal denomination founded by Bishop David Oyedepo and commonly known as Winners Chapel. The church's global headquarters and main camp, Canaanland, are located at Ota in Ogun State, Nigeria, and it is at Ota that the publishing house is based. The imprint exists to put the ministry's teaching into print: its stated rationale, quoted on the church's website, is that God told the Presiding Bishop, 'The Word I have put in your mouth, the same commit to writing and I will cause the unction on the spoken word to rest upon the written word, producing the same effect.' The publishing operation is inseparable from the growth of the church itself. Living Faith Church expanded across Nigeria from the late 1980s onward, planting assemblies in state after state. One such assembly is Living Faith Church, Ikot Ebido Oku, Uyo, in Akwa Ibom State. The church's own account records that the ministry was established in Akwa Ibom State for the first time in 1991, initially on Oron Road with Pastor Udeme Simeon as pioneer pastor. In 1994, as the congregation grew, a new site was acquired and the church moved to Ikot Ebido Oku. As assemblies like this multiplied, so did the demand for the ministry's books, and Dominion Bookshops were established at church locations to meet it. The Uyo bookshop illustrates how the brand operates at the local level. According to the church website, the fully stocked Dominion Bookshop is located in the overflow area by the sanctuary and is open every day of the week. Members are encouraged to visit the bookstore to purchase the books of the month and to read at least one of them each month. This combination of a central publishing house at Ota and retail outlets at individual churches gives Dominion Publishing House a distribution reach that few Nigerian religious publishers can match. Over time the imprint's catalogue has grown to include a wide range of titles by the Presiding Bishop and other ministers, covering faith, prosperity, family life, leadership and Christian living, alongside devotional and study materials. The brand also sits within a wider media ecosystem associated with Winners Chapel, which includes the church's television and publishing activities and its affiliated institutions such as Landmark University and Covenant University, both linked to the ministry's educational mission. Dominion Publishing House remains active as a private, church-owned publishing brand. It is not a listed company and does not operate as an independent trade publisher; its identity is bound up with the ministry it serves. Its books circulate principally through Dominion Bookshops at Winners Chapel assemblies in Nigeria and through the church's wider distribution channels, carrying the ministry's teaching to a readership that extends well beyond any single congregation.

• Living Faith Church is established in Akwa Ibom State for the first time, on Oron Road, Uyo, with Pastor Udeme Simeon as pioneer pastor.

• The Uyo congregation moves to Ikot Ebido Oku as the original site becomes too small.

• Dominion Publishing House is based at Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, the location of the church's Canaanland camp.

A ministry-owned Christian publishing house and bookshop network serving Living Faith Church Worldwide, distributing the written Word to congregations and the public.

• Books by the Presiding Bishop

  Titles authored by the ministry's leadership, forming the core of the catalogue.

• Monthly 'book of the month' selections

  Designated titles promoted for members to purchase and read each month.

• Devotional and teaching literature

  Christian living, faith and doctrinal materials distributed through Dominion Bookshops.

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2. 2About Us | Living Faith Church, Ikot Ebido Oku, Uyo (Winners Chapel)lfcuyo.org
3. 3Next Sunday at Living Faith Church, Ikot Ebido Oku, Uyo (Winners Chapel)lfcuyo.org
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