These people must be mad!!!



NIGERIAN pastorpruener David Oyedepo has been
barred from entering the UK by the British Home
Office following the commencement of
investigations into his affairs by the UK Charities
Commission. Bishop Oyedepo, popularly known
as Papa by his followers, has been under
investigation by the Charities Commission since
2012. Investigators are looking into the activities of
his Living Faith Church, also known as Winners
Chapel and the way it gets money from
parishioners. Preliminary enquiries have accused
the UK branch of Winners Chapel, run by Bishop
Oyedepo's son, of cynically exploiting supporters.
As a result of the investigation, the Home Office
has instructed the British High Commission in
Abuja to issue what is known as an Airline Alert,
which bars any carrier from bringing him into the
UK. One source at the Murtala Mohammed
International Airport in Lagos, said that the barring
of Bishop Oyedepo, was communicated to the
airlines on Saturday, 9 August, 2014. According to
the contents of the alert, any airline that flouts the
ban and transports Bishop Oyedepo to the UK, is
liable to a fine of £2,000.
Bishop Oyedepo holds a UK C visa that allows him
entry into the country for 10 years, so ordinarily
would not have any problem travelling at will. He
also owns four private jets, so it is not yet clear
what will happen if he decide to travel in using his
own transport. Authorities in the UK are
concerned about the manner in which Bishop
Oyedepo's church raises money from
unsuspecting, naive and gullible members of the
public. According to preliminary findings, Bishop
Oyedepo’s church ‘received £16.7m in donations
from followers who were told that God would give
them riches in return. Charity Commission
officials also found out that his followers are ferried
in double-decker shuttle buses to the church,
handed slips inviting them to make debit card
payments. They are even told obeying the
ministry’s teachings will make them immune from
illness and many of them oblige.

The National Secular Society has expressed concern that a school linked to a controversial Pentecostal Nigerian 'witch hunter' pastor is set to open in England.

The Kingdom Heritage Model School in Dartford is set to open as an independent fee-paying school to children from the age of four this September. The school, which will teach "biblical truths" in each subject, has been established by Living Faith Church Worldwide (LFCWW), also known as Winners Chapel International (WCI). The Department for Education has confirmed that it is currently considering the school's application.

In a letter to the Department for Education, the NSS has questioned the suitability of the organisation to run educational establishments in the UK, raising concerns over both educational standards and child welfare.

In 2011, WCI leader David Oyedepo was captured on video assaulting a young girl at one of his ministration events in Nigeria. After accusing the girl of being a witch, she can be heard saying she is a "witch for Jesus". Mr Oyedepo then slaps her around the face and denounces her as evil.

Last week it emerged that David Oyedepo appeared to be the subject of an airline alert issued by the Home Office which bars any carrier from bringing him into the UK. The move follows concerns raised with the Home Office by the National Secular Society (NSS) and humanist groups about the potential risk of abuse to children accused of being witches.

Winners Chapel is also the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Charity Commission concerning the methods used to obtain money from its followers and other alleged financial irregularities.

The school acknowledges "God as the sovereign and only wise God in all affairs of life and learning", and believes the Bible to be "the ultimate source of wisdom".

It says it will approach discipline "very firmly" and expects the head teacher to "ensure there is an atmosphere that encourages respect for authority, strong character, obedience and a Christ-like spirit."

A statement on the David Oyedepo Ministries International website links "disobedience" with "witchcraft", stating:

"As far as God is concerned, disobedience is as terrible as witchcraft. 1 Samuel 15:23a says: For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. May God not catch you as a witch. His Word also says, "Do not suffer a witch to live" (Exodus 22:18). If you are not bringing up your children in the way they should go, you are cutting short the number of your days. Receive grace from God now, to be obedient to this commandment on child training in Jesus' name. …"

In 2012 the Metropolitan Police warned that children believed to be possessed by evil spirits or believed to be witches are at "clear and immediate risk of significant harm".

In considering this school's registration, the NSS has also asked the DfE to look into the details surrounding the death of a three-year-old child who drowned in the toilets of a Kingdom Heritage Model School operated by Winners Chapel in Nigeria in 2012.

Stephen Evans, National Secular Society campaigns manager, said: "Given this Church's association with belief in witchcraft and the actions of its leader, we hope the Department will give serious consideration to the reliability of the school's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children."

The Bishop's style of reply

"At Kingdom heritage schools we teach children the basics of covenanted success, prosperity and we raise world champions. If the British populace cannot afford the costs of sending their wards to our school, there is always some cheaper alternatives out there
we are not forcing our vision on anybody. Our covenanted members in the UK will patronize our schools. As for the witch saga I owe nobody any apology, Kings don't apologize. The matter is in Court and we shall win the case"

He will always remain my mentor

Cy4praise: He will always remain my mentor

Winners Group of Chapels and Christ Embassy are no-go-churches for me

Trust the British to call a spade a spade. They dont want any Nigerian big man flying into London with his private Jet and zooming off with their welfare cash in the name of tithes and offering.

Now no one cares to remember the number of lives this man has touched