Building a United Church Family Across Nations

When you step into a UD-OLGC church—whether in Ghana, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Jamaica, or the United States—you will notice something familiar. The music may sound different. The building may look different. But the spirit, the message, and the culture are the same.

This is not an accident. It’s the fruit of intentional leadership. Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has not only planted churches across nations—he has built a united church family. A global house with many rooms, yet one heart. A spiritual family connected not by geography, but by covenant.

This unity is not forced. It flows from shared values, shared teaching, and shared vision. And it reflects the heart of a true shepherd who desires not just growth, but oneness.

Shared Teachings That Create Unity

At the foundation of this unity is the Word. Bishop Dag teaches the same messages across all his churches. His books, manuals, and training materials are used globally. This consistency ensures that whether someone joins a church in Lusaka or London, they are being fed the same Word and shaped by the same doctrine.

This shared teaching creates a shared language. Phrases like “loyalty and disloyalty,” “many are called,” and “the art of leadership” are understood across borders. Members and pastors alike speak with one voice because they’ve been taught from one source.

In a world full of division and doctrinal confusion, this kind of unity is rare—but it’s powerful.

Culture That Crosses Cultures

Bishop Dag has created a church culture that is both spiritual and practical. There is a culture of prayer, fasting, discipline, evangelism, and respect for leadership. These values are not Western or African—they are Kingdom values. And because of that, they translate across cultures without losing their strength.

Pastors in Europe follow the same pastoral routines as those in Africa. Choir members, ushers, shepherds, and leaders carry the same expectations and standards. This has created a global church where no one feels like a visitor, even when they are far from home.

Unity is not just in what is believed—it’s in how people live and serve together.

A Family That Feels Like Home

Bishop Dag often speaks of the church as a family. Not an organization. Not a business. A family. And that’s what his churches have become. Places where people feel loved, known, supported, and challenged. Whether someone is a first-timer or a long-time pastor, they are welcomed into the same spiritual home.

The unity across nations has not made the church impersonal—it has made it stronger. People who relocate from one country to another are able to join UD-OLGC branches without missing a beat. The worship feels familiar. The preaching feels right. The love feels real.

This is not just church planting. It’s family building.

United for the Glory of God

The unity across the UD-OLGC churches is not for pride or publicity. It is for the glory of God. Bishop Dag believes that when the Church is united, the world sees Jesus more clearly. And so he continues to preach unity, model unity, and protect unity.

He disciplines where there is division. He corrects when things drift. He prays constantly for oneness. Because he knows that what God is building is not just a collection of churches—it is one Church, one Body, and one Bride.

Dag Heward-Mills is building a united church family across nations. And in doing so, he is showing the world what it looks like when Jesus truly becomes the center.