According to BBC- The organisation,
which has its headquarters in Nigeria, is known as Living Faith Church
Worldwide and also Winners' Chapel International (WCI).
Bishop Oyedepo, its leader in Nigeria,
has been shown on YouTube slapping a woman and accusing her of being a witch.
His son David Oyedepo Junior is the
pastor at WCI's European headquarters in Dartford, where the church
organisation wants to open Kingdom Heritage Model School for children aged four
to seven.
But groups including the National
Secular Society (NSS) have raised concerns amid claims the church links child
"disobedience" to witchcraft - citing the David Oyedepo Ministries
website, which states "disobedience is as terrible as witchcraft".
Stephen Evans, from the NSS, said the
Metropolitan Police had investigated 27 cases of child abuse related to
witchcraft this year.
He said: "There's a need to be vigilant and there's a need to tackle this. You don't do this by allowing organisations that believe in witchcraft and are associated with witch-hunting to open in the UK." The school application is being considered by the government. The Charity Commission confirmed concerns raised about Winners' Chapel International included conflicts of interest and the charity's financial management. In 2011, Bishop Oyedepo's fortune was estimated at $150m (£94m)
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