Winners’ chapel sack pastors for ‘failing to generate enough income’

By our reporter| A pastor with the Living Faith Church International, aka Winners Chapel, Peter  Godwin has claimed he was sacked with about 40 other clerics in Ekiti State over their inability to grow the revenue of the Church.

The sacked pastors according to a letter trending on social media dated June 25, 2021, and signed by the Executive Secretary of the church, Adebisi Aboluwade, were asked to vacate their official accommodation and hand over their identity cards to their respective area pastors.

“Consequent upon the recent performance reviews which revealed that your church growth index falls below expectations, a copy of the letter read in part.

“Please be informed that your services as a pastor in charge are no longer required from this commission with immediate effect.

“You are to vacate the official accommodation (where applicable) and hand over all properties of the ministry in your custody, including your staff identity card to the area pastor before departure.

“May you find grace for a new beginning. Peace.”

But one of the pastors, Godwin, in a video currently trending on social media said he was employed on August 28, 2020, but was invited with about 40 of his colleagues by the state pastor on July 1, 2021, and sacked for failing to grow the revenue of the church.

According to him, he received a call on July 1 that the state pastor wanted to see him, and was surprised to see about 40 other pastors when he arrived.

“When I got there, I saw other pastors too, over 40 of them. So, I joined them.

“A few minutes later, we were [each] issued a letter. I opened the content of the letter to see what was there and I saw that it was a sack letter.

“So, I called the management the next day to find out what happened since I wasn’t involved in any dubious activity or evil act. I was told by the management that the church doesn’t operate at a loss.

“They also told me that the total income that is being generated from my station should be able to cater for my welfare and accommodation, so as a result of low income, I’m hereby dismissed.”

The Church has not responded to the claim as at the time of this report.