Top five marriage crisis that shook the Nigerian Christian community.

Over the years the Nigerian Christian community have witnessed certain events that have threatened their various denominational belief’s and dogma’s. The worst thing about most of this events is the well known Nigerian Christian personalities that were connected with them. Christlife9ja.com is bringing this as a weekend special to every Nigerian Christian for all of us to watch out and beware, let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
for this weekend’s special Christlife9ja will be bringing to you some of the most controversial marriage crisis that have hit the Nigerian Christian Community over the past few years.

1.Pastor Chris Kwapovwe(Polygamy, illegal divorce).

Pastor kwapovwe is the author of Nigeria’s most widely read daily devotional journal( featured on christlife9ja.com list of top Nigerian Daily Devotionals) so you will believe me when i say that Nigerian Christians were shocked at the news of his seperatiion from his Wife and his subsequent marriage to The Church Secretary. Making him illegally married to two Wives.
Kwapovwe took another Wife in June 2000 Ughelli, Delta state while still legally Married to Mrs Dolapo Kwapovwe whom he married in 1987, He later Filed for a Divorce years after he had Married the former Church secretary, Ejiro.

2.Pastor Ben Enochie( Divorce):

The divorce case Pastor David Benenoch the founding pastor of Communion Church shocked members of his church during a service on Saturday September 15th 2012 that he was divorcing his wife, Esther Benenoch and there was no going back because it was an instruction from God.

He then went further to try to explain to his shocked members that Divorce wasn’t that bad after all and that it was a biblically authenticated option when marriage fails( His wife was at that time living in Houston, Texas USA.). This divided his church into two groups; the one believing the claims that their Pastor was acting under Divine utterance, while other held fast to their believe in the sanctity of Marriage thought by their pastor in the past.
Few months later in 2013, He withdrew the petition for divorce( after causing confusion for the members of his church and the General Christian community on the issue of Divorce). Announcing to his once again shocked Members that he was taking a you turn on his previously alleged Divine Revelation.
3.Pastor Chris Okotie( multiple divorce).

Popular Nigerian Pastor, Musician and Politician, Pastor Chris Okotie well known for His brief successful venture into music,His several attempt at the Nigerian Presidential elections, His Ministry as the founding Pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, a Pentecostal congregation in Lagos, Nigeria since February 1987, and His several failed Marriages.
Ministers of God try to use their lives as an example for their members to follow, but that have not always been the case with this senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries who having divorced twice has finally chosen to remain single, putting himself in a position where he cannot; render experiental advice to his members on marital issues or become a mentor showing good examples to His young male followers.
His Divorce journey started in 1998 when he Divorced Tina his young Campus Lover and first wife and then he moved on to marry Stephnie Henshaw in 2008, despite the protest from family members and church members against his marriage to a widow or a divorcee he went ahead, claiming he was doing Gods will. Members of his church were once again given the shock of their life when on a Sunday service in June 2012 he announced his Seperation from his wife, Stephnie and asked members of his church to respect his opinion.

4.Pastor Chris Oyakhilome(Divorce).

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome the founder of Christ Embassy and a well known Televangelist in Nigeria and internationally is regarded as a role model by many of his young followers, little wonder why when in 2014 news of his divorce reached his followers they were taken by shock and surprise.
Pastor Anita Oyakhilome filed a divorce case with Her Husband Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
Identifying “adultery” and “unreasonable behaviour” of Her Husband as the reason for her decision.
The respected Pastor refuted this claim in many of his meetings trying to explain to His followers that His wife was taking an independent decision and that he remained firm in his believe that divorce was wrong and unbiblical. But these did little to convince some of his members that something was wrong up there and it was time to walkaway.
5.John Kumuyi( worldly marriage ceremony,indecent dressing).


Pastor W.F Kumuyi, the founding Pastor and General overseer of Deeper Christian life Ministeries, one of Nigeria’s and Africa’s largest Christian Assemblies. He is known to be a strict preacher of Holiness and Righteousness, a very Humble Christian Leader who Preach against worldliness and flamboyant lifestyle among believers and even more strict is His Church’s Marriage standard’s where each single members will have to pray and rely on the prayer of an elderly Christian leader before making a choice of who to marry and the wedding must follow strict church rules as it would have to be organised by the church and each dressing material to be used must first be Giving a go ahead from a senior leader in the church.
But this was not the case when on June 15th, 2013 Kumuyi’s second Son, John and His Wife Love Wedded in a grand style in Jamaica with the Wife Love Decked in attire different from the acceptable standard set for Members of the church( a simple white cotton gown with no accessories and makeup free).
Love was Dressed in a fitted Cinderella Wedding gown with a see through sleeve( considered as abominable by the church’s standard), she wore makeup, jewelry, a bouquet of flower, and a huge Cake was used in the wedding contrary to laid down rules of the church. The couple also Drove home in a limousine!
These generated a lot of criticism from social media, and criticism especially from members of the church. As some felt cheated that they were not allowed to “enjoy” their own Marriage ceremony due to strict Church rules, while others felt the church was gradually sliding away from its old doctrine of Holiness and Righteousness.
The whole controversy almost led to the voluntary resignation of their father, the founding leader of the church and father of the erring Couple, Pastor W.F kumuyi.
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Note: this Article was written for [url]http://christlife9ja.com/top-five-marriage-crisis-that-shook-the-nigerian-christian-community/[/ur] by the Author, Steve Azuka.

Apart from pastor Kumuyi's son whose wedding I saw nothing wrong in, others where really showing. God will show mercy on christiandom

Na human being all of them be na

@op d title of dis write up should be '4 wolves dat removed dia sheep clothins' As for kumuyi's son, i don't see anytin wrong wit wat he did, though i don't know if he is a deeper lifer. To me deeper life church is more like a saddist cult dan a church.