Pastors yet to open churches are not believers – Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

 

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the Christian Embassy Church has described clergymen who have refused to reopen their churches as unbelievers. 

 

Religious centres were closed in March as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Federal and state governments have given religious organizations the go-ahead to reopen for worship. The approval came with conditions such as mandatory social distancing, wearing masks, and other protocols.

 

Despite the approval, some church leaders like Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly Lagos, Pastor Sam Adeyemi of Daystar Christian Centre Lagos, Pastor Poju Oyemade of Covenant Christian Centre Lagos and Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock, Lagos, have refused to reopen their centres. 

 

While preaching at his church on Wednesday, August 19, Oyakhilome said such pastors have denied the faith and are no longer believers.