OUR PASTORS
JOSEPH AKANYA
Joseph Akanya is the Serving Overseer of Daylight International Ministries and the Presiding Pastor of Daylight Worship Centre, Lagos.
He is a Prophet & Teacher by calling who travels extensively around the world ministering the Word of God.
He is the host of Healing & Prophecy: an outreach in which he ministers healing for the total man through the prophetic word. Many people have received God’s word and direction and many are healed in these meetings. Many times, he ministers to people one on one through personal prophecy, as he is led by the Lord.
He is the author of “Fulfilling Your Prophetic Destiny”, a book described by some as a “terse but dense volume” that connects people to the spirit of prophecy and helps them align to the mind of the spirit. Also, he is the Publisher of Word Alive, a quarterly teaching paper bringing God’s word to multitudes of people.
As led by the Lord, Joseph Akanya recently started the Acts 13 Network, a forum where Ministers of the Gospel fellowship and are instructed by the ways of the Lord for maximum fruitfulness in life and ministry.
The vision for the School of Prophecy was birthed in his heart a couple of years ago and it is for believers to learn how God speaks so that they can personally follow Him and make progress in life. The Program exposes how to spot errors and false prophets or false prophetic utterances in the church today.
Joseph is married to Sarah, also a dynamic minister of the Gospel, and they are blessed with a daughter and two lovely boys who are testimonies of God’s faithfulness after waiting for 13 years.
They Reside in Lagos, Nigeria.
SARAH AKANYA
Sarah Akanya is the Resident Pastor of Daylight Worship Centre, Lagos and the Head of Daylight Media House.
She is passionate about believers living victoriously by daily applying God’s word, so she goes everywhere the Lord sends her urging men and women to make the word of God their manual for success in life.
She is the Convener of Women Unlimited, a ministry she recently relaunched that challenges women to be all that they can be in God.
For more than a decade, Sarah Akanya has been the editor of Women Impact Magazine, the official publication of RELEASING THE PRINCESS WITHIN CONFERENCE, a platform for Christian Women in Leadership (Nigeria and USA).
Sarah Joseph Akanya holds a B.Sc in Journalism from University Lagos. She is a member of the Board of Trustees, Daylight International Ministries and also the Chairman Board of Directors and Advisory Council, El-Gibor God’s Heritage Foundation (a Non-Governmental Organization) that caters for the Girl-Child, Orphans and Widows.
She is married to Joseph and together they have three beautiful children and others too numerous to mention.
ESTHER EYO IKPANA
Esther Ikpana is currently the Church Administrator, Head, Marriage Counseling Committee and a Member of the Pastorate Team at Daylight Worship Centre.
She is the Visioner and Founder of El-Gibor God’s Heritage Foundation (a Non-Governmental Organization). Her vision is to see all children especially the Girl-Child attain wholeness and self-worth by imparting and instilling values via life transforming programs that empower and cut across families regardless of race, religion etc. Among her initiatives are Reach Out Ajaguro (a Health Care Outreach), Camp Atoma (a Retreat Camp), Widows of Resource and her long-term goal of an Orphanage and a Community Health Care Centre.
Among numerous certifications, Esther holds a double honours degree – B.Ed (History) from the University of Benin, 1982, is trained in Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000:2001) and is a Certified ISO Auditor.
Esther had joined the services of the University of Calabar in 1986 and served in the capacity of a Liaison Officer, Lagos Liaison Office from 1991 to 1997. She later served in the First City Group till 2014 when she voluntarily retired. She anchors Floodlight to Jesus, a Personality Profile about the faith walk of believers. She writes and publishes tracts, “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth Publications” to give strength and encouragement to believers.
She is a mother and grandmother to many.
JERRY K. TALLAH
Jerry Tallah is Principal, Leadership Development and member of the Pastoral Team of Daylight Worship Centre.
He was ordained in 2003. He is a peak performance Leadership Coach, trainer and a mentor with a requisite passion for raising and equipping people with godly work ethics, raising outstanding kingdom minded workers who will all identify themselves with God and keep pace with Him.
He is the Executive Director of THE PATMOS FOUNDATION for excellence in Leadership, that is bridging the character gap in workers’ effectiveness and birthing a breed of people who are highly productive and multiplying organizational impact everywhere.
Jerry is a graduate of Kings Theological Academy, an arm of Cornerstone University of Israel and U.S.A. He has HND in Architecture, and an Executive Diploma in International Human Resource from La Plage Meta Verse.
Amidst other certifications, Jerry is very skillful. He is the Managing Director at CARPENCO, a Facility Development, Repairs and Management, an author and the publisher of several books and a Member, International Peace Security Ambassador of Kingsland Humanitarian Foundation.
He is married to his friend for life, Evelyn Tallah and blessed with children and grandchildren.
GBOLAHAN ADU
Gbolahan Adu is currently the Coordinator, Prophetic Expressions (Daylight International Ministries), Pastor in Charge of Protocols and a member of the Pastorate Team of Daylight Worship Centre.
He is a Teacher, Public Speaker and Consultant, whose passion is to see the purpose of God fulfilled in every area of Life: Organization, Community, Individuals and Nations of the earth. He founded a Prayer Ministry “The Encounter” a monthly program with locations at various campuses in Lagos. He is presently one of executive members of Nigerian Ship Owners Association (NISA) as the Welfare officer so he also wants to see change in maritime and insurance business.
Gbolahan Adu is a graduate of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Animal Production & Health. He holds a Post Graduate diploma in Strategic Management, a Masters Degree in Strategic Management from Strategic Business School and a graduate of Rhema Bible College, Nigeria. He is a member of several professional bodies including Institute of Strategic Management (Associate Member), NIM (Charter) (Graduate member), CIIN, and Certified Institute of Insurance of Nigeria (Certificate member).
He has worked in LASACO Assurance PLC as a Business Development Officer in Maritime Business (Blue Ocean Strategy) over a decade and as First Bank of Nigeria Insurance Broker for two years. Presently. He is an Executive Partner of Alfam Insurance Broker Company.
Gbolahan is married to Olufunke and they are blessed with lovely children.
EBEN AKANYA
Eben Akanya is a Discipleship Coach in Daylight Worship Centre, an Associate Pastor and member of the Pastoral Team of the Church.
He reaches out to churches and ministries passionately pointing believers and ministers back to the primary purpose of the Church – The Great Commission.
Eben is a sound teacher of God’s word ordained in 1997. He has served as Youth Pastor, Music director, a founding Pastor of Lighthill Christian Centre and EBEN AKANYA MINISTRIES. He is the Principal Facilitator of the GRACELIFE DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM where he trains the Discipler and Disciple Makers and the Presiding Pastor of GRACELIFE DISCIPLESHIP Hub, a Non-Denominational Discipleship Training Centre. His desire is to awaken Christians to effective evangelism, spiritual / church growth, discipleship and bible study.
He is the CEO of CARFIX AUTOMOTIVE Company
Eben is a graduate of the renowned All Nations for Christ Bible Institute International and is married to Eva. They are blessed with two amazing boys. Elyon and Eden
EVA AKANYA
Eva Akanya is the Supervising Pastor, GH Force (Children’s arm of the Church) and Joseph’s Company (The Teens Church) in Daylight Worship Centre. She is a member of DWC Pastoral Team.
Pastor Eva as she is fondly called has the drive and passion to win the young for Christ. She is an educationist with over a decade experience in teaching and Coordinating school programs, also, is specialized in teaching reading and writing to both children and adults.
She is an Administrator of Schools: Chislon Breed School, Alapere, Eaglepath School, Surulere and Dellvog School, Akoka. She is the Director of Bevaly Educational Consult, an arm focused in school restructuring, founding, management and Training.
Eva is the Convener of Bevaly Children’s Club with a mandate to raising godly, morally upright and well-rounded nation builders for Christ.
Eva holds a B.A. degree in Modern European Languages from Ambrose Alli University and a Postgraduate Degree in Education. She is also a certified Montessori / Jolly Phonics instructor.
She is married to Eben Akanya and they are blessed with two lovely boys.
OLUFUNKE KUBURAT MOJISOLA ADU
Olufunke Adu is the Principal Coordinator of Noble Daughters Foundation (a Women Fellowship Wing) of Daylight Worship Centre, Head, GH Force (Children’s Ministry) / Medical Team of the Church and a member of the DWC Pastorate Team.
She is a woman of excellence who is focused and resolved to develop people and contribute to any humanitarian cause whatsoever. To this end, she Convened SARAH COMPANY, a Foundation to reach out to women and men who have fertility challenges, using Medical and Spiritual intervention with impactful periodic prayer seminars.
Olufunke is an Alumna of the prestigious University of Lagos where she obtained B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Physiology respectively. She went ahead and obtained another Masters Degree in Public Health from the same UNILAG and a certificate in Leadership Strategy Communication from the Centre for Communication and Social Impacts (John Hopkins University) U.S.A.
She is the State AIDS Program Coordinator, Public Health Department in the Ministry of Health, Ijebu Ode, the Assistant Secretary, Child Protection Network, Ogun State and a Facilitator at the School of Nursing, Ijebu Ode.
Olufunke is a member of the Board of KREMCUTE VENTURE, a firm for catering and event planning and other public events.
She is married to Gbolahan Adu and blessed with godly children and a host of others too numerous to mention.
BRIDGET NKEM AKANYA
Bridget Akanya is currently the Music Director in Daylight Worship Centre and also conducts the church choir a. k. a. Lively Oracles. She is in the Pastoral Team of the Church.
Bridget is an ardent and sincere worshipper who has contributed immensely in building a creative worship team that spiritually engages worshippers both in the church and special events. Her musical giftings transcends the boundaries of the church. She is a song writer and also started “Psalms and Hymns” on Mixlr in 2020 and in 2021 “Worship Me” on YouTube which is a blessing to many.
She took part in the Music and Drama Expo 2023 in Central London and worked on productions with African Magic, Bolanle Austen-Peters Production, First Bank, Interswitch, TV Commercials on Brands etc. and has also done voice overs for reputable organizations.
Bridget is currently studying for her Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA) from Nexford University, U.S.A. She is certified in Transformational Leadership, Production, Project Management, Voice Acting, Acting and Musical Theartre. She had obtained a Diploma in French Language and Literature from Centre De Linguistique Applique in France and Diploma in French Language and Culture from Alliance Francaise in Lagos.
Bridget is the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Akanya.