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  • Popular Pastor, Ashimolowo receives COVID-19 vaccine

    Popular Pastor, Ashimolowo receives COVID-19 vaccine

    The Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, has received shot of COVID-19 vaccine.

    Ashimolowo shared photos of his vaccination on social media on Sunday.

    “I have taken the vaccination today. Very simple and quick. I encourage all BAME (Black, Asian and ethnic minority community) to take the vaccination. Save lives. Stay Safe. Protect yourselves. We need to do this. Let’s go,” the UK-based Nigerian pastor captioned some photos of his vaccination in a Facebook post.

    TheNewsGuru reports that there have been many conspiracy theories churned out especially on the social media about the safety of the vaccines. Some have also on whether Christians or Blacks should take the vaccines or not.

    However, in a statement, the church said, “COVID-19 vaccination reduces your risks of severe infection and the need for admission to Intensive Care Unit.

    “Evidence is becoming available that vaccination will prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

    “The known benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations outweigh the known and potential risks.

     

    “The vaccines do not cause COVID-19 because they do not contain the Coronavirus.

    “Taking the vaccine will protect you and other people, especially those that are at significant risk of severe infection.”

     

  • I signed #EndSARS petition against Nigeria – Ashimolowo

    I signed #EndSARS petition against Nigeria – Ashimolowo

    Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London Matthew Ashimolowo has averred that he was among those who signed a petition in the United Kingdom against the Federal Government over its handling of the #EndSARS demonstrations.

    “If they want to get me, let them get me, I am one of the people that signed the petition in London on #EndSARS protest and the Parliament will start hearing this week and if found guilty, Nigeria might be sanctioned,” Ashimolowo said during a recent appearance at his church in Maryland, Lagos.

    “But the youth must arise and not expect things to be done. Do not chase after money, chase your purpose, everything will follow suit,” Ashimolowo continued.

    On the effect of the coronavirus in Nigeria, Ashimolowo said: “Nigeria I hail o, coronavirus dey fear una, people dey catch am everywhere but una strong o.”

    Matthew Ashimolowo has been the Senior Pastor of KICC since 1992. He has a dynamic gifting to combine his calling as a Pastor and teacher, with the roles of mentor, businessman and spiritual father.

    During more than 30 years in the ministry, Pastor Matthew has given countless people the spiritual and practical foundation on which to successfully build their lives. An inspiring visionary, Pastor Matthew launched the UK’s first church-owned television channel, KICC TV, and his television and radio ministry Winning Ways is a source of inspiration and deliverance for the millions it reaches across the globe.

  • COVID-19: 5G is not anti-christ- Ashimolowo counters Oyakhilome [VIDEO]

    Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre(KICC), Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo,has countered Pastor Chris Oyakhilome over claims of a link between the 5G network, Coronavirus and anti-Christ.
    In recent times, social media has been awash with opinions from pastors and politicians who have linked the 5G network with the coming of anti-christ and coronavirus epidemic.
    TheNewsGuru recalls that Oyakhilome told his members in a sermon that the 5G was part of the new world order where some figures of authority in the world were trying to build a religion, economy and government for the entire universe.
    Quoting Revelation Chapter 13, he said there is no need for a vaccine, adding that these are part of the Antichrist’s plan for a new world order.
    However, Ashimolowo countered Oyakilome’s statement, explaining that there was no correlation between 5G and end-time signs.
    He warned Christians not to join Christian leaders in promoting conspiracy theories.

     

    Ashimolowo noted that all those claims were conspiracy theories that had nothing to do with the anti-Christ.
    He maintained that COVID-19 is a pandemic and must be dealt with as such.
    “If coronavirus is caused by 5G, why is it in his village that does not have a 5G?
    “It has always been the nature of Christian leaders to plant fear in their members whenever there was going to be a major world occurrence.
    “The church should be more concerned about preparing their members for the Second Coming of the Lord instead of condemning a major technological breakthrough.
    “It’s fake news to associate 5G to coronavirus,” he said.

     

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  • I didn’t invest $5m in Ponzi Scheme, my church did – Ashimolowo

    The Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), has said former trustees of his church and not him invested $5m in a ponzi scheme

    Ashimolowo made this known in a statement signed on his behalf by his Chief Executive Officer, Dipo Oluyomi and Chief Operating Officer, James McGlashan.

    The statement also confirmed that the investment was made seven and a half years ago.

    KICC said the trustees of the church made the decision to invest in the scheme, but denied Ashimolowo had anything to do with it.

    “The attention of Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo and KICC has been drawn to publication in the media with the headline: ‘Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo loses $5million to Ponzi Scheme’,” the statement read.

    “We wish to state that the headline was unfortunate and misleading and has caused damage to the reputation of Pastor Ashimolowo.

    “The sensational headline suggests that Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo lost $5million when INFACT HE DID NOT and did not make the decision to invest.

    “Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo is the Senior Pastor of KICC and not her trustee and has never been a trustee of KICC.

    “As you are aware from the Charities Commission’s report, the decision to invest was solely that of the U.K trustees without any involvement of Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo.

    “Importantly as the report states, it is the trustees who have the responsibility for investing Charity Funds and NOT PASTOR MATTHEW ASHIMOLOWO.

    “The investment referred to were made by former trustees on behalf of the Charity over SEVEN AND HALF YEARS AGO. They believed they were acting in the best interest of the Charity and they did not and have not benefited personally.

    “Their actions were totally independent and were not influenced in any way by Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo.

    “KICC is a Charity whose main aim is to advance the Christian religion in the U.K. and around the world as well as provide local communities with a great deal of counseling and support, including educational, bereavement and prayer support”, it added.

     

  • Scam Alert: Pastor Ashimolowo’s KICC loses $5m to Ponzi scheme

    The Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre, KICC, London, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo has reportedly lost about $5m to a Ponzi scheme in the United Kingdom.

    According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ashimolowo’s 12,000-member mega church in Britain lost the huge amount of money after the worship house’s trustees carelessly invested money in a Ponzi scheme.

    The scamming of Pastor Ashimolowo’s church was reportedly perfected by former Premier League soccer player Richard Rufus, an ex-defender for Charlton Athletic.

    Rufus had promised investors along with KICC a return as high as 55 per cent.

    NAN quotes the Christian Post as reporting that the findings of an inquiry published on December 14, 2016 by the Charity Commission for England and Wales revealed that KICC, which is based in Kent. suffered a net loss of about $4.8 million (£3.9 million) after its trustees invested over $6.1 million (£5 million) in four instalments between June 2009 and June 2010.

    The church worked with Rufus because he was a member and former trustee of the church and had guaranteed that the investments would earn as high as 55 per cent in a year.

    Rufus was however found guilty of defrauding about 100 investors out of a total of $10,731,159 (£8,682,343) in the £16-million investing scheme in 2015.

    According to findings, KICC was the single largest investor in the scheme.

    The Charity Commission said in the report that the church’s trustees who handed over the funds were guilty of “mismanagement.”

    NAN reports further that the commission, during its inquiry, appointed an interim manager to review the trustees’ decisions to invest the £5 million.

    The interim manager found that the trustees did not investigate enough nor consider that the rate of return they were promised was realistic and put too much trust in the trustee’s good standing with the church and community.

    “The interim manager found that conflicts of interest were not managed properly by the decision-making trustees when making the decision to invest.

    There was too much reliance on the expertise of the ex‑trustee when he was personally interested and conflicted,” the report states.

    “The interim manager found that insufficient consideration was given by the decision-making trustees as to whether the guaranteed rate of return was unrealistically high, or to the potential for fraud.”

    Attempt by the church to get back its money failed when Rufus filed for bankruptcy and was declared bankrupt in 2013.

    The church is however yet to respond officially to its lost in the scheme.