SPAC Nation church is probed by UK for reportedly urging members to sell blood for funds
- The SPAC Nation is being investigated for urging worshippers to sell their own blood to raise funds and also take out loans in order to pay for the church's lavish spending
- The UK charity commission orders the church to bank all its money during the period of the investigation into the financial dealings of the religious institution
- One pastor of the church is reported to have told her parishioners to beg borrow or steal in order to gather money for the church
The SPAC Nation, a church owned by Tobi Adegboyega, a Nigerian, is being investigated in the UK over claims that the religious institution urged worshippers to sell their own blood to raise funds and also take out loans in order to pay for the church's lavish spending.
The UK charity commission has ordered the church to bank all its money during the period of the investigation into the financial dealings of the religious institution, Daily Mail reports.
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The recent investigation comes after a previous report in November stated that members of the congregation who failed to raise enough money had been threatened by the SPAC Nation’s leaders.
The report also claimed that one pastor had even urged her parishioners to beg, borrow or steal in order to gather money for the church.
UK charity commission stated that it was concerned about the substantial amounts of charity money being held in cash.
It noted that the apparent lack of clarity between the personal, business and charity roles of leaders within the charity was another cause for concern.
""The issues that have been raised related to SPAC Nation in recent weeks are highly concerning, even more so as the allegations are entirely at odds with the expectations about the way that charities will operate,” a spokesperson for the commission was quoted as saying.
“The opening of this inquiry is an important step that will allow us to examine these concerns further and establish the facts.
“The opening of this inquiry is an important step that will allow us to examine these concerns further and establish the facts.
In its reaction, the SPAC Nation said the inquiry was needful to clarify some unverified allegations.
“If anything is found wrong we will adjust it, and if not we will keep going strong,” the church said.
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“If any pastor or leader is caught pressuring people to donate, such leader will be expelled without delay, not to talk of pressuring to donate blood for money.
“We encourage people to donate blood and all they can for the community but we also say not for money ever, that just won’t happen here.”
Meanwhile, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka, the spiritual director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, has urged political leaders to shun cultism .
The cleric who made this call during a thanksgiving service at the Adoration ground, on Sunday, December 15 urged them to embrace God for divine protection and guidance because that it is only God that saves.
According to him, some politicians join various secret societies in a bid to protect their lives and to ensure a successful career.
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