Two nights ago, I took a break from
research work, decided to watch news on
local television and catch up with goings-on
in the polity. After the news, I was not quite
enjoying an old movie flick, ‘Broken Arrow’
featuring John Travolta and Christian Slater,
being shown on one of the stations and
decided to flip to another station. My remote
control took me to the 61st Annual
Convention of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God (RCCG) and I was just too
happy to catch up with the Convention in my
living room. Anointing can be anywhere, if
faith is exuded like the Centurion.
Then before sermon, General Overseer of
RCCG, Pastor Adeboye made a special
announcement. The church is to build a new
auditorium, stretching 3km in length and
width, and four times the size of the present
auditorium, to accommodate many more
parishioners, before next year’s convention.
Everyone was naturally excited, particularly
those who get to camp ground late and
cannot be seated in the present auditorium.
Then Pastor Adeboye shocked me with the
following pronouncement:
“We need N1 Billion from ten (10) people, If
you are one of them, please see my personal
Secretary after we finish today. We also need
N100million from those who can afford it, if
you are in that category, please see my
personal Secretary as well. Nonetheless, we
need everyone’s involvement. If you can
afford N50million, N20million, N5million,
N1million to as low as N100, kindly make
sure you participate. How many of you will
build for the Lord?” All hands naturally went
up in delirium.
I could not believe my eyes. I should not
bother myself with how a church raises
money to finance projects but a dangerous
trend is being set and we are made to
believe if we cannot ‘donate’ a certain
amount of money, we cannot see Daddy
G.O.’s personal Secretary. Such ‘privilege’ is
for those that can donate handsomely for
the work of God. Assuming a rich man in the
Convention donates N1Billion effortlessly
and a widow, whose next source of meal is
unsure, donates her last N100; who among
the two should see Pastor Adeboye’s
personal Secretary? Well the answer lies in
Luke 21:1-4 and Mark 12:41-44, where
Jesus Christ acknowledged the poor widow
who donated two copper coins (mite) over
the rich donors and said “Truly I tell you, this
poor widow has put more into the treasury
than all the others. They all gave out of their
wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in
everything—all she had to live on”.
How do we begin to justify asking members
of a congregation to donate such a huge
amount of money when poverty is smiling at
most of the country’s citizens? The last time
they were told to donate generously for the
Lord towards a University project, as
ordained by God, they all gladly did. The sad
thing is at N510,000 per session for College
of Humanities (100L & 200L), N520 for
Management Science students and N550 for
Natural Sciences students ; Redeemer’s
University is not for a Redeemer whose
minimum wage is around N18,000. So they
have contributed to a project, believing they
are sowing for God, yet cannot send their
wards/kids to such schools. Interestingly,
many of the Pastors (and church leaders)
running private Universities today, all
enjoyed free education (absolutely free,
including free lunch of Rice and Chicken –
every Sunday) under Awolowo’s
magnanimity. Education is now for rich
members only but poor members are not
exempt from donations. Hmmmm!




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