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Francis Augustine Momoh Mambu (commonly called Pastor Mambu)  was born on the 29th of April, 1965 in Jojoima Village in the Kailahun District, Eastern Sierra Leone.

 

In the early years of his life, he relocated to Makeni, the Northen part of Sierra Leone  where he continued his primary school education. In 1978, he then relocated to Freetown to further his primary school education at the Saint Edwards Primary School. He passed the National Primary School Education (Common Entrance Exam) and was accepted into St Edwards Secondary School at Kingtom where he did his secondary schooling and completed my fifth form. Whilst he was preparing for  university enrollment, he had the call of God; this was in 1987.  In an effort to enhance his ministerial knowledge, he decided to enroll at the Freetown Bible Training Centre and obtained a Diploma Certificate in Christian Ministry (Mission, Church Planting and Evangelism in 1992). With a strong and burning desire to enhance his knowledge about ministry, he decided to further into an undergraduate degree programme and later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Missions, Church Planting and Christian Leadership. 

 

To date, his ministry (Faith Healing Bible Church) has over 450 churches in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, United States of America, Australia, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast and Italy.

 

He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Redeemer Media Network comprising electronic and print and also the Faith Healing Development Organization. He has been actively preaching the undiluted word of God for the past 41 years  in churches services, Christian seminars, crusades, and revival meetings in Sierra Leone and beyond. Pastor Mambu have also served as board member in other organizations, including, A.D. 2000 and Beyond Movement for Africa, Transformation Africa, and Movement for African National Initiative (MANI).

 

He is the visioner of the Great Redemption Crusade, a nation wide crusade that he holds annually in Freetown and all the provincial  headquarters. This programme attracts multitudes nationally and internationally. Being a teacher of the Word and having a passion for discipleship and leadership development in the Body of Christ he has been able to establish a Discipleship Training Centre, where he trains disciples and leaders from all walks of life including church Leaders, overseers and pastors.

 

 Pastor Mambu have also received several awards and recognitions, amongst which are some of the following:

1. Sierra Leone Corporate excellence Awards by African CEO Media Corporation

2. The U.S President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, accorded him by President Joseph Biden (46th President of the United State)

3. Global Humanitarian Leadership Award by The Caribbean and African Faith Based Leadership Conference

4. Award for Outstanding Leadership by National Professional awards.

5. HE for SHE Ambassador award by the 50 Most influential Sierra Leonean Women.

6. Sierra Leone Food Security Ambassador awarded by Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security Festival 2019.

7. Visionary Leadership Award 2018 by TEC Theology in April 2018.

8. 100 most influential Sierra Leonean for 2018 by Sierra Ovation.

9. 10 most influential Sierra Leonean for 2018, awarded by Chosen Generation, Sierra Leone.

10. Merit award from Journalists for Justice and Development in 2016.

11. Presidential award OOR, Officer of the Order of Rokel in 2012 by President Ernest Bai Koroma

12. Evangelical Baptist Church Certificate of Merit received in 2012

13. Award from the International Prayer Council, West Africa in 2007.

Among other accomplishments, Pastor Mambu has also founded pre-primary, primary and secondary schools in Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Nigeria.

His concern for the physical health and survival of the needy propelled him to establish clinics in deprived communities in the country and also to undertake agricultural project in the northern, eastern and Southern parts of Sierra Leone where they cultivate acres of rice, cassava, corn, etc. He also have a poultry and gari processing and cassava factory at Yankansa Village in the Bombali District.

 

Pastor Mambu have authored about 130 Christian and faith based literatures. Majority of which have been published and some undergoing editorial overviews.

He is married with two kids. In his words he wrote " married to my best friend, Pastor Mrs Hawa Mambu and we are blessed with a daughter Grace and an adopted son Jeremiah"