Pastor Who Quit Deeper Life Ministry Alleges Misconduct in Church: "I Have the Audio Record"
- A pastor who left Deeper Christian Life Ministry, popularly known as Deeper Life Church, opened up about his ordeal, which he claimed pushed him out of the church
- He alleged that some overseers wronged him beyond his imagination and sinned against God, and all attempts to report them to Pastor William Kumuyi, the church's founder, were unsuccessful
- The cleric alleged that a particular pastor deducted his salary against Kumuyi's instruction and recounted that the church's bookshop, which he managed, was robbed overnight
Pastor Dr Great Olalekan Martins, founder of Word and Life Christian Ministries, has spoken out about the challanges he faced that led him to leave the Deeper Life Church, where he was a pastor.
In a lengthy Facebook post detailing a part of his ordeal, the preacher accused some overseers of Pastor Kumuyi's church of committing evil against him beyond his imagination.
Source: Facebook
Ex-Deeper Life Church pastor narrates ordeal
Pastor Great started by mentioning how a Deeper Life Church pastor in the Kabba region allegedly deducted from his N25k salary against Kumuyi's instruction.
Despite the fact that the said pastor earned N300k monthly with other remunerations, Pastor Great alleged that he deducted his own salary out of sheer greediness and wickedness.
He added that the church's bookshop, which he managed at the time, was robbed overnight, and he accused the Kabba regional overseer of being behind it.
Pastor Great lamented the poor communication and complaint medium of the headquarters, noting that all his attempts to report the issue to Pastor Kumuyi were unsuccessful. His statement partly read:
"...I'm saying all this to establish the fact that some Overseer indeed wronged me and also sinned against God. But this was not enough for me to generalize it.
"In a bid to report this to the headquarters Church in Lagos, I went to the Church website to see if I could get a means of sending my complaint to Lagos. I was surprised to see that the phone number on Deeper Christian Life Ministry website is inactive (+2348158191111).
"I asked myself, how could Deeper Life of all Churches, known globally for holiness, upload an inactive or dead phone number on its website? Of course, this is not done by GS, but someone that is put in charge of it. This is a website that is daily visited and worked on for update and up to date information.
"When the phone number wasn't going through, I saw an email address there too. I wrote a SOS complaint letter to the email address, but it was never acknowledged nor responded to. It means both phone number and the email address on Deeper Life website are fake!
"This looks like a system rather than a mistake. It would have been better if there's no contact us details than putting dead links and address. Someone or a group people must have done this, and I believe was done without GS knowing about it. If we don't want people to reach out to us, no problem, but why do we write "contact us", and the medium provided is continuously inactive?
"To be continued..."
Legit.ng has contacted Pastor Great regarding his claims, and he promised to respond properly.
Deeper Life Church member comments
Reacting to the pastor's claim that it is difficult to make complaints to Kumuyi because the numbers on the church's website are non-functional, Obasi Chigozirim, a Deeper Life Church member in Onitsha, told Legit.ng it could be based on individual experiences rather than the overall church structure.
In her words:
"I believe this claim may be based on individual experiences rather than the overall structure of the church. Deeper Life has established leadership and administrative channels at local, regional, and national levels through which members can raise concerns.
"Most issues are addressed through pastors and overseers within the church rather than through public contact numbers or websites. While communication systems can always be improved, I do not believe the church intentionally makes it difficult for members to express concerns or seek resolution."
Source: Facebook
See the ex-Deeper Life pastor's post below:
Ex-Deeper Life pastor's ordeal ignites reactions
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the former Deeper Life Church pastor's ordeal below:
Evangelist Emmanuel Igang said:
"Great Olalekan Martins.
"I know your issue has lingered for so long, but I will advise, if you're still Heavenly Minded, do away with Bitterness and Grudges, and focus on making your own way right in the sight of God and serve him truly and faithfully,
"This Fight is not in anyway close to a good fight of Fight, attempting to pull down Men because of offences and tear down the body of Christ in an attempt to avenge is not going to pave the way for you in Heaven,
"That's why no man is our perfect example or pattern except Jesus Christ,
"If you're so Focus in Walking with God you won't allow all of this to distract, if you don't caution yourself and retress your steps, you will stylishly become an instrument in the hand of Satan, unknown to yourself under the defense of evidence,
"So let's keep Looking unto Jesus, the Author an Finisher of our Faith and we won't be disappointed.
"In it All God is the Only and ever Truthful Judge."
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."
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 suggestive of the fact that you generalize all overseers."
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that Pastor Kumuyi had explained why Deeper Life Church would never celebrate Christmas.
Ex-Deeper Life Church pastor shares his salary
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a pastor who left Deeper Life Church mentioned how much he was paid monthly.
In a Facebook post, the pastor, who now runs Word and Life Christian Ministries, stated that more than two Deeper Life Church overseers had greatly wronged him.
The pastor shed light on how 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.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
