I still don't get. Who did the church defraud in particular?

Despite this coming from UK, some people would still find a way to link it to a certain retired Major General. They would call it ' Islamisation agenda.'

Another known pastorprenual businesman fraudster exposed. I beg where's the news oh. Anyone with an ounce of brain knows that these churches are nothing but another Yahoo Yahoo format.
Only Catholics and Anglicans still have real churches expect that they have too many pedophiles among them.
All these one man churches are all for business purposes and nothing more. Money is the number one reason why they exist. All these god called me, called spoke to me na nothing but pure LIES.

Pulpit Bandits

Kwamecron:
Jesus Christ
Its afake news....

Why fake?? Everything about christianity is fake... Negro are the easiest human race to brainwash.. white men dictate everything for them from Economy,politics and religion..(White Jesus) it's s only in Nigeria you will see a PhD.holder calling an ordinary guy man of of God and running after him with sir,sir...

Charity commission no go gree..... Let's blame the sheep, that continues to feed this greedy rogues, disguised as MOG..........

It also said that there is evidence the church might be diverting funds of up to N288 million (£615,420) from its UK branches to six accounts controlled by the church’s branch in Nigeria

So? What's the problem here? Are the accounts not controlled by the same Church?

Abeg these authorities should cool down. I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem if the money was moving the opposite direction.

I'm still looking for the fraud here, I guess many of those who commented didn't even read the whole write-up, but since a church is mentioned and it's tag to fraud, they we just jump into conclusions... Frustrated humans everywhere, as if the church is the cause of their misfortune

Wait oo. All this oyibo don't even know weather you are a pastor or big politician? They just indict you like a goat?

Dandsome:
Thought it's the wife that has always been in charge of the Uk church?

You want the wife to bear the responsibility, while the money has been going to the husband’s account?

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Officialgarri:
Churches are run just like business organizations where it is almost unavoidable to cut corners...

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E no go pass tax matter... those people no dey use tax play

Officialgarri:
Churches are run just like business organizations where it is almost unavoidable to cut corners...

And that's one of the big problems of today's Pentecostal Church organizations. They are supposed to run like CHARITIES NOT BUSINESSES. Of course there will be administrative costs but the use of funds (offerings/Tithes) were always traceable unlike today where the "Pastors" enrich themselves without any known source of income.

Oyibo should kuku indict all of us in Naija na

The UK Charity Commission has indicted for fraud the board of trustees of the UK branch of Christ Embassy founded by televangelist, Chris Oyakhilome.

The indictment follows a five-year investigation into the church’s finances.

The inquiry published by the Charity Commission on its website in November, said that the church’s board of trustees was incriminated for shoddy management of the church’s account, arbitrary and curious payments, failure to comply with its grant-making policy, inadequate recording of its decision making processes and serious misconduct and/or mismanagement in the charity’s administration.

It also said that there is evidence the church might be diverting funds of up to N288 million (£615,420) from its UK branches to six accounts controlled by the church’s branch in Nigeria.

The Charity Commission also found that the church, founded in 1996 with over 90 worship centres across the UK, illegally registered three properties in the names of two members of its board of trustees, failed to pay taxes worth over £250,000 on expenditures by employees, failed to secure adequate insurance, and had an instance of criminal violation of British town planning and building regulations.

The commission began the inquiry in 2014. After interviewing members of the church’s board of trustees, the commission, still unsatisfied, tossed the board aside and appointed Rod Weston of the international audit and accounting firm, Mazar, as interim manager of the church in what it described as “temporary and protective measure.”

Mr Weston, in the final report published on November 14, said the scope of the inquiry was to examine the church’s transactions with “partner organisations” including “grants made to a number of unidentified entities and Loveworld Television Ministry, Healing School, International School of Ministry, Christ Embassy France, Christ Embassy Canada, IPCC Conference and Rhapsody of Realities.”

Part of the report said: “During 2009-2011, the charity’s accounts show grants amounting to £1,281,666 were paid to Loveworld Television Ministry; £118,995 to Healing School, £186,616 to International School of Ministry, £10,000 to Christ Embassy Canada, £10,566 to Christ Embassy France, £37,216 to IPPC Conference and £77,266 to Rhapsody of Realities.”

It added: “Documents examined, by the IM, demonstrated a lack of records and receipts to account for grants made and there appeared to be little consideration given to whether the receiving parties had expended grants appropriately and for intended purposes, as was required by the policy.

“This demonstrates a failure to comply with its grant-making policy and inadequate recording of decision making by the trustees which is misconduct and/or mismanagement in the administration of the charity.”

The interim manager appointed a new board of trustees for the church in 2016.

Below is a link to the inquiry published by the commission.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-christ-embassy/charity-inquiry-christ-embassy

Matthew Ashimolowo will soon catch cold.

Britain is always on the prowl to catching offenders in their land.

You park wrongly you are fined.

You speed too much there is a big eye watching you.

Enemy don prevail on top this your prevale O.

jakandeola:
d gate of hell will Neva prevale .d church will March on.enemy and haters will cry tired.

A friend of mine that's on ptdf scholarship once told me that he gave £500 as offering in a church in UK,that the pastor and elders of the church called him to a meeting and asking how he manage to raise such amount of money as a foreign student.
If its nija dey will pray for u and tell u to do more.

Jaynom:
Lol .. but of course! Matthew Ashimolowo ran away from UK because of Fraud too

This is a lie. He was vindicated and cleared of all charges and he still lives and works in the UK with his family.

Here we go again.

they ll harvest someone's internal organs over there... looks like a jungle

I am sure if the money was flowing from Nigeria to the UK, the UK authorities would turn a blind eye.

There is corruption even in churches.

Ashimolowo's KICC is their forerunner.

HeWrites:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-christ-embassy/charity-inquiry-christ-embassy

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Really?

Did to notice how the church is being repeatedly called 'charity'?

HeWrites:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-christ-embassy/charity-inquiry-christ-embassy

johnkay1:
I still don't get. Who did the church defraud in particular?

Have you read the complete report?

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magilou:
Misleading headline. I thought pastor Chris himself was the one indicted for fraud in the Uk. I be don fear.

The former wife Anita must be behind this.

Whatever evil plan former pastor Anita has for Christ Embassy, it will not succeed. Whatever trap she has set, she will fall into it. Christ Embassy is covered with the blood of Jesus.

You sound like the typical brainwashed Nigerian Christian..

The investigation started in 2014 if you read the Op.. This isn't anybody's doing against the church, no one asked them to violate financial rules.

You lot should learn to use your head, think...