Bernard Adebayo-Ige is the Senior Pastor of Winners Christian Church, a new and growing Church committed to providing a vineyard to the saints to possess all needed to fulfill their divine destiny. He is a dynamic Pastor, Teacher and Speaker.
Pastor Bernard has his early education in Kogi State Nigeria. He then graduated from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria in 1985 with a FIRST CLASS HONORS in Mechanical Engineering. He also had a M.Sc in Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning from the University of London, in 1996.
Pastor Bernard after being called to the Lord in 1989 started active volunteering for the work of God. He led the vibrant youth ministry of Grace Baptist Pentecost Church, Isolo Lagos Nigeria. In 1994, Pastor Bernard’s family moved to England and continued his working for God. In London, he attended the Elim Pentecostal Bible school of Evangelism, where he obtain a diploma in Ministries & Church Planting. In the US, Pastor Bernard continued active ministries in the Philadelphia area where he was the President of His Banner Christian Center – a ministries of Pastors from various Churches. In 2002, Pastor Bernard received The Christian Service Award recognition from Philadelphia Council of Clergy, and the Presiding Bishop of Clergy then ordained him as a Pastor.
Professional, he has worked with Fortune 500 companies including Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he was responsible for Pharmaceutical HVAC projects management and SUPERVALU, where he was the Director of Facility Engineering & Energy Management. Bernard is a professional engineer registered in the states of California and Pennsylvania. He has volunteered his time in the past as a member of the General Planning Committee for the City of Eastvale, California, where the family currently lives.
Bernard’s core passion is to add value to people. Currently, is a member of John Maxwell Team (JMT) and using the platform of JMT, Bernard hopes to bring the excellent and great programs of leadership and growing to Winners Christian Church.
Bernard is married to Mama Reni Adebayo-Ige, a renowned recording artiste and they are blessed with three sons, Oluwagbogo, Faithfulness and Promise.