Written by Simon Ateba/Lagos
The Revelation that worshippers at Christ Embassy
Headquarters in Lagos were made to pay N1,000
each as gate fee to attend a New Year’s Eve
service on Wednesday presided over by
controversial pastor and self-acclaimed healer,
Reverend Chris Oyakhilome, is not only shameful, it
is another confirmation that some Nigerian pastors
are using God’s name to enrich themselves on
earth while promising their followers milk and honey
in heaven.
To gain access to the venue of the service at Christ
Embassy Headquarters on Billings Way in Oregun
Area of Lagos on Wednesday evening, worshippers
were compelled to obtain gate passes that sold for
N1,000 each.
Those who could not afford such passes were
turned back and told that they could go elsewhere
to worship.
While the shameful practice is not new in Christ
Embassy Church, it led to an uproar in 2011 when it
was first introduced with many people describing it
as a clear extortion, abuse of Jesus’ teachings and
a confirmation that some Nigerian churches are
more interested in making money rather than
winning souls.
But the church explained, though informally, that it
was a way of controlling the crowd or discouraging
thousands of people who come to church once a
year on 31 December thereby preventing “real
worshippers” from securing seats.

What is your take on this?

so so so so wrong, did Jesus send the crowd away when he was preaching? NO even when the disciple's felt otherwise but who am I to judges