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Bishop Oyedepo of Winners Chapel allegedly sacks 40 Pastors for not meeting targets for tithes and offerings
Founder and general overseer of the megachurch Faith Tabernacle popularly known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has allegedly sacked 40 pastors that work for the church.
According to reports, Bishop Oyedepo sacked the 40 pastors over their inability to meet targets for tithes and offerings.
Esabod News recalls that during the COVID19 outbreak, pastor Oyedepo created a mobile platform where you can easily pay Tithes and Offerings straight from your mobile phones.
According to the Bishop, people who do not give a tenth of their income to the church are under a financial curse.
According to the pastor, Peter Godwin, he was invited by the state pastor and getting there he met other pastors about 40 and they were all sacked over low income in their branches.
Watch the video of the pastor below;
Reacting to the news of the sacked pastors,
@habby_irebami wrote “Am not surprise, even during covid period this church has app that their church member pay offering and tithe”
@gbohunmi4real wrote “Target ke ,Na insurance abi na bank ?marketing.”
@anaegbuachara_gerald wrote “If it’s true that’s his business naa . You have to be competent and meet up your target . He shouldn’t play with his business oo , forget speaking in tongues”
@sholiano_ wrote “Lol I use to be a die hard fan of Oyedepo. He could do no wrong in my eyes but now that I’m older all na scam. They are after offering and tithes. I’m am just so sorry for people that are still under Pastor’s spells”
@johneshovo wrote “It’s now clear to the blind that church in Nigeria is a business. So, when someone is asking you to come and invest in their own business for eternal reward while they reap theirs here, just know is another scam…”
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