Pastor Who Left Deeper Life Church Mentions How Much He Was Paid Monthly: "Truth be Told"
- A preacher who quit the Deeper Christian Life Ministry opened up about his monthly salary when he was in the Pastor Kumuyi-led church
- The pastor claimed the actions of more than two overseers of Deeper Life Church were deeply troubling and beyond what he could have imagined
- The pastor's account of what triggered his exit from the popular Nigerian church and the salary he received sparked mixed reactions from netizens
Pastor Dr Great Olalekan Martins, a former cleric at Deeper Life Church, has opened up about his exit from the church founded by Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi.
In a Facebook post, Pastor Great, who now runs Word and Life Christian Ministries, stated that more than two Deeper Life Church overseers had greatly wronged him.
Source: Facebook
Ex-Deeper Life Church pastor speaks on salary
In a post on Facebook, he alleged that some overseers did evil against him, and added that all attempts to bring the issue to Kumuyi's notice were unsuccessful, accusing the overseers and a poor communication medium of the church of frustrating his efforts.
While narrating his ordeal at Deeper Life Church in Kabba, the cleric mentioned that his monthly salary was N25k monthly with no additional remuneration.
His statement on Facebook read in part:
"...The truth be told, more than two Overseers did evil directly to me beyond my imagination. It all started with one, pst...of Deeper Life Bible Church, Kabba region. He fraudulently deducted my salary against pastor Kumuyi's instruction.
"My salary was just twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000) with no other remuneration attached to it, while his own salary from Lagos is around three hundred thousand naira (N300,000), with other remunerations like health allowance, children's school fees allowance, transportation allowance.
"Yet pst... out of greediness and wickedness was deducted out of my small salary in the name of GS when pastor Kumuyi had ordered that such deduction should stop..."
Deeper Life Church member comments
Legit.ng asked Obasi Chigozirim, a Deeper Life Church member in Onitsha, if any of the controversies about her church affected her faith or view of the church. She said:
"No, the controversies have not affected my faith or my view of the church. My faith is grounded in my personal relationship with God and the truth of His Word, not in social media narratives or public opinions.
"Being part of Deeper Life has strengthened my spiritual life, helped me grow in discipline, and deepened my understanding of the Bible. While no church is perfect because it is made up of people, the core teachings and spiritual foundation of the church remain solid for me."
Source: Facebook
See the pastor's post below:
Deeper Life Church: Ex-pastor's statements draw reactions
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the former Deeper Life pastor's post below:
Bamisaye Caleb Bugzydemics said:
"Sir, someone that created a salary scale of 25k with no benefits and 300k with numerous side benefits in the same vineyard of God where you're supposed to be brothers. Yet you keep absolving the G.S of wrongdoing. The Sokoto of the problem is G.S and that's where your bomb should land. That's the root, if not...there will be more cases, worse than this to come. You are always making excuses for him, he doesn't know. People create systems of control that work for them and relax/act aloof, you're merely blaming the structure Sir."
Joseph Arema said:
"Watch what you say for heaven sake."
Evangelist Emmanuel Igang said:
"Great Olalekan Martins, put a message of Salvation here and you won't have a good attention or responses, but a message that will generate strifes and tarnish the image of the body of Christ will always attract attention. Let's be wise because the devil is actively in search of opening to penetrate."
Ejima Anthony said:
"The people you mention also have their own side of story to tell but if though they were wrong its not a suggestion of the fact that you generalize all overseers."
Ajagbe Gabriel Monday Abbey said:
"The conclusion of the matter is that with all these type of post everytime, you have already closed the gate of heaven against yourself, pastor be won."
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that Pastor Kumuyi outlined his retirement plan as Deeper Life Church general overseer.
Ex-Deeper Life member leaves Christianity
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a former member of Deeper Life Church had recounted why he left Christianity.
He said his mum suffered a stroke eight years ago, and the pastors were not helpful when they turned to them for a solution.
This opened his eyes and made him develop a deep hatred for Christianity, with his remarks triggering mixed reactions online.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
