Mike Bamiloye: Why my wife and I skipped registry wedding in 1988

Mike Bamiloye, the founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries International, has revealed that he and Gloria, his wife, obtained their court marriage certificate six years ago.

The couple tied the knot on October 8, 1988, and have three children and grandchildren.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Bamiloye, 64, recalled how he and his wife could not afford a honeymoon, wedding attire, or a court marriage.

He said it was not until an embassy required it that they finally secured their government-issued marriage certificate six years ago.

Bamiloye said, “we went to the wedding without the registry”. He said the money received on their wedding day was used to pay off debts.

He also expressed gratitude for his wife’s understanding and God’s grace which has sustained their marriage.

“When I got married, I didn’t have any money to take my wife to honeymoon. It was my Sister-in-Law that graciously bought the shoes and socks that I wore on my Wedding Day,” he wrote.

“I took my wife to the Registry to ask about Court Marriage and they told us the money to pay for the event, it was a very small amount of money. It was around N170.00 (One Hundred and Seventy NAIRA). But we could not get the Money so we collected their forms and never returned with it because I could not get the money required.

“So we went to the Wedding without the Registry. So we never had Government Marriage Certificate until about Six years ago when and Embassy demanded for it, because we didn’t have the money for Court Marraige.

“All the  Money we got on our Wedding day was used to settle the debts. But here we are sponsored by GRACE, I thank God I didn’t marry a lady who would put me on unwarranted pressures and unnecessary constraints. Glory be to God for GLORIA!”

In 2022, the cleric acknowledged her support in building their drama ministry.