By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola
The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has disclosed that the church’s new Ark auditorium at Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State, is fitted with 109,000 seats, 126 escalators and 29 elevators, describing the facility as a “global amazement.”
Oyedepo made the disclosure on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 during the Day Five Impartation Service of the 2026 Annual Youth Alive Convention, held at the Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland.
The five-day convention ran from Tuesday, 18 August to Saturday, 22 August, 2026 under the theme “Next Levels.”
In a video sighted on Tuesday, the bishop explained that the Ark was built without financial stress, attributing its completion to what he described as the “unlimited breakthrough power” of God.
Oyedepo
“What you have going on now, called The Ark, is a global amazement. I mean, it’s a global amazement,” he said.
Giving further details, Oyedepo stressed that the auditorium’s 109,000 units were seats, not benches.
He said 20 chillers had been installed to service the central air-conditioning system, noting that a single chiller could power a 5,000-bed hotel.
“There are 109,000 seats. Seats, not benches. Seats. There are 20 chillers. One chiller can power a 5,000-bed hotel. There are 20 of them to service the central air-conditioners. There are 126 escalators, 29 elevators,” he said.
The bishop disclosed that the church had not recently raised a special offering for the construction of The Ark, explaining that funds raised in the church were instead channelled towards other purposes, including assisting needy members.
“Now, ask Faith Tabernacle, when was the last offering raised for The Ark? Not even mentioning Sunday offering. Any offering for The Ark,” he said.
He revealed that the church supports a minimum of 2,000 people every week through its welfare intervention programme, and insisted there was no outstanding financial obligation on the project.
“Nothing on ground will be paid tomorrow. All paid off. They are just fixing,” he said.
Oyedepo maintained that the project progressed without constant prayers or appeals for funds from the congregation, stating that the feat demonstrated the power of breakthroughs achieved without stress.
He then declared that believers would henceforth experience stress-free breakthroughs, urging them to embrace love as a key principle for continuous advancement.
“Your breakthroughs from henceforth shall be stress-free,” he said, describing love as “the greatest lifter of the believer” and charging members to remain in love to keep experiencing positive changes in their lives.
