something is wrong. The crisis rocking Christ
Embassy Church is about to get messier as The
Nigerian Times is claims that Rev. Ken Oyakhilome,
younger brother of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has
also been accused of " forni-cation" and "adul-tery".
After reports emerged in the media that Pastor Chris'
wife, Rev. Anita, had filed for divorce in the UK,
citing 'adul-tery' and 'unreasonable behaviour', many
members of their church and other Nigerians have
expressed shock and disbelief as they were in the
dark on the marital crises facing the couple.
Now the scandal may even get worse. Pastor Chris'
younger brother, known as Rev. Ken, was alleged to
have impregnated a South African lady, who is a
member of the Church in Randburg, Guateng, which
is the headquarters of Christ Embassy, South Africa.
Sources say the romance between Rev. Ken and the
woman was an open secret among members of the
Church in South Africa and the alleged pregnancy of
the lady was said to have ruffled feathers among the
top echelons of church but was hushed in order to
prevent a scandal...
The lady, according to sources, aborted the
child with the knowledge of leaders of the
church.
Rev. Ken, used to be the regional pastor of Christ
Embassy in charge of South Africa until a few years
when he was transferred to the branch of the church
in Texas, USA.
Like his elder brother, Rev. Ken has lived apart from
his wife, Pastor Ose, for over ten years now. She used
to manage the Okota, Lagos branch of the Church
while her husband, Ken was the regional pastor in
South Africa. The couple still lives apart today as
Pastor Ose now manages the Church in South Africa
while her husband, Ken is in Texas, running the
church there.
Although the alleged romance between Rev Ken and
the said Sister, which resulted in pregnancy, was
kept a secret, the crisis in the Church involving
Pastor Chris and his wife Anita, had led to many of
such secrets tumbling out. Some members of the
Church unhappy with happenings there had set up
Facebook page, Where is Rev Anita, through which
they vent their frustrations about the secrecy with
which the church is run and some of the allegedly
ungodly things happening there.
Find below some comments about the Rev
Ken saga, according to The Nigerian Times:
From Sister Lebogang Radibela: "It's true, here in
Johannesburg a pastor impregnated a young lady
and forced her to do abortion, later on the lady was
promoted to being a pastor, till today she is still a
pastor , working together with the wife to the pastor
who impregnated her. Members act like this is
normal; I mean where [do] we draw a line?"
From Jacob Nnoli: @Sister Lebogang Radibela, "it's
not just a pastor. it's our darling older brother Rev
Ken himself that activated the pregnancy button but
it's shocking to know that our regional pastor, Pastor
Ose Oyakhilome, a mother herself supported the
abortion and by (following the principle of the ) 48
laws of power, she's keeping her close. That sounds
like what an 'area mother' would do and to top it up,
the grandfather himself Rev Chris ordained the sister
a pastor and probably help seared the damaged
conscience with some rands/dollars. How many
more in Nigeria region? Time will fail us to speak of
Asaba, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Benin and many too
numerous to mention. I had to listen to that Youtube
message again this morning and I can now
understand when Pastor Chris said Pastor Anita
should have moved with those who will help her as
the wife of global pastor. Is this what she should
learn, to help Pastor Yemisi and other indicted
ladies ? Actually Pastor, you forgot to announce the
firing of Pastor Pat, the CSO as a result of leaked
White House (Pastor Chris' residence in Lagos)
information and the hiring of a brother-in-law
Deacon Kingsley Osazuwa. Our darling Rev Ken, it
looks like Durex, Trojan, and Gold circle condoms
etc have all finished in the market because of ….May
God have mercy but we need to obtain the mercy."
Meanwhile, the London branch of the Christ
Embassy Church is undergoing a major crisis which
had led the Charity Commission, the body licensed to
regulate charities in the UK, to take over its financial
administration through the appointment of an
Interim Manager. The body accused the Church
Trustees of "serious concerns about the financial
management of the Church, including in particular
large connected payments. Since then a books and
records inspection has been carried out and the
regulator has obtained information from and met the
trustees, however, the regulator's concerns about the
financial management of the charity have not been
resolved."
The Commission therefore used its powers under the
UK Charities Act to appoint Mr. Rod Weston of
Mazars as Interim Manager of the charity to the
exclusion of the charity's trustees as a temporary and
protective measure. The implication is that Mr
Weston is now in charge of the financial
management of the Christ Embassy, UK and will
deal with all matters relating to finances, to the
exclusion of the pastors and staff of the Church.
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