A PROFILE ON HIS GRACE,
ARCHBISHOP MARGARET BENSON-IDAHOSA

Archbishop Margaret Benson-Idahosa was born into the Royal lineage of the Benin Kingdom.  She was ordained into the ministry on the 24th of May, 1983 and consecrated Bishop in the 5th of April, 1998.  This position makes her the first female Pentecostal Bishop of a ministry of this magnitude in Africa and was consecrated the Archbishop in November, 2009.

Together with her husband, she has preached the gospel of Jesus Christ in more than 140 nations covering the entire continents of the world.  She is not just a woman preacher; she is a father and mother to many spiritual children all over the world.  Her vision and mission is to “reach the unreached” irrespective of whether they are in the desert or riverine creeks. 

Since her consecration as Bishop, she has frequently travelled to America, Europe and parts of Africa and in communities far-flung from major towns and cities preaching, teaching and healing the sick.

Bishop Margaret Benson-Idahosa’s love for children and the strong belief that they be trained and raised properly led to the establishment of the Word of Faith Group of Schools, which now has more than one hundred (100) branches all over Nigeria.  She also has to her credit an Orphanage for abandoned babies. 

The women arm of the ministry which goes by the name Christian Women Fellowship International (CWFI) is a non-denominational body founded by Archbishop Idahosa, to teach the woman how to discover their true potentials, be a good mother, wife and an instrument for end-time evangelism.  Members of this body can be found in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Nigeria. 

In line with this is the building of a multipurpose facility called the Restoration Centre with a capacity to seat more than 10,000 women.  This centre will serve as conference venue, office space, a skill acquisition centre and a place to rehabilitate destitute young women. 

Thousands have been delivered from the bondage of evil tradition, spiritually and have been economically empowered.  A recent addition to the Restoration Centre is a Mobile Medical Clinic which offers free medical services to rural dwellers.