Tag: Church
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Unbelievable, Borno despite high COVID-19 numbers suspends lockdown, tells mosques, churches to reopen
The lockdown declared in Borno state has been suspended indefinitely. The state government has also relaxed the ban on religious gatherings, but called for strict guidelines on maintaining physical distancing in mosques and churches. Meanwhile, the ban on Eid prayers are still in force. Umar Kadafur, deputy governor and chairman of the state COVID-19 response…
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Covid-19: Come and I will increase your heavy burden – Owei Lakemfa
“So a number of pastors and General Overseers are sending messages on the social media, not on how their members can be safe or assisted, but how they should pay their weekly offerings and monthly tithes online.” By Owei Lakemfa. These are times people are burdened. When many, with the future appearing bleak due to…
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Coronavirus: Church to begin service on WhatsApp
While most churches in Anambra State on Sunday held normal Sunday services and masses, despite warnings against the convergence of a large gathering by the federal government, as a way of beating the coronavirus disease, Rmema Deliverance Mission has said that service may onwards be held on the social media platform, WhatsApp, DailyPost reports. According…
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Coronavirus: Oyedepo shuns govt directive, holds Sunday service
Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of Living Faith Church, on Sunday, shunned government directive on religious gatherings. Oyedepo, who held service at Canaanland, Ota, despite the ban on the gathering of over 50 people by Ogun state government, told the throng that the virus cannot stop God’s children. Oyedepo said: “Plagues cannot stop us.…
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Coronavirus: Stay at home, skip church if sick, Pastor warns members
Ahead of Sunday service (today), Andy Stanley, the pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Decatur City Church sent a letter to his congregants on Friday titled “Permission to stay home!” Stanley who made the statement amid growing concerns for the spread of the coronavirus, he’s asking anyone who has traveled to affected countries,…
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Coronavirus jitters: Pope Francis to conduct Sunday service online
The Vatican said Pope Francis will deliver Sunday’s Angelus Prayer by Livestream instead of in-person from his window overlooking Saint Peter’s Square out of concern over the new coronavirus. “The prayer will be broadcast via live stream by Vatican News and on screens in Saint Peter’s Square,” the Vatican said in a statement. The Vatican…
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Video of Davido dancing in church causes stir online
Pop star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido is known to sell out shows and perform at night clubs. However, when the crooner decides to attend church, it generates mixed reactions. The music star took to his Instagram page on Monday, January 13, 2020, where he shared videos of some of his family members and himself as…
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Oyedepo sacks top church officials for stealing God’s money
The Presiding Bishop of Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo, has dismissed some officials for allegedly stealing from the church’s treasury. Oyedepo, who spoke on Saturday during an empowerment summit organised for the church’s ordained workers, however, did not disclose the number of officials affected. The annual event, which is usually attended by pastors, zonal ministers and…