The problem with these churches is that, if they concentrated on generating their money from overseas, then I would have supported their activities, coz that would earn this country a big foreign exchange. But the same people with economic problems to solve are the people that these churches are exploiting for revenue generation, thereby spreading poverty farther and wider in Africa. The church business model is a case of robbing the poor to pay the rich.

Let's not even go into religious impartation, which deviates people from science and technology.

F117nighthawk:

Guess u must be one of those who milk the gubblle and ignorant Nigerians,we don't hear about the turnover of the church all the church put out there is what they spend,don't be a dumb follower be wise,churches and pastors only exist because they have followers, so they are equally accountable to u

Lolzzzzz, I don't even go to passover or wetin dem dey call am sef, that 31st dec to 1st Jan programs in churches again for over six years now. Am not a religious fellow, I just noticed Nigerians hate progress, when their churches were very small, where were you. To build all those things, no be today, bros a lot started like them and couldn't withstand those challenges when it was still small. Bros go meet those collecting tax and doing nothing. We all pay tax by force by fire, nepa bills for light you no use, they are using their funds well, hold your government responsible Mr, tithes and offering not byforce to pay oooo.

Femioghay:

bruah, wetin be your na, u be oyedepo pikin

Bros, the man collect your money build church, answer me na, alaiye I no dey go church ooo, I Don go now e Don pass 8 months sef, even before na once in a while. If church no collect your money since you wise pass the rest make a place and start preaching against them na

Expert17:


What is the work of BUHARI

No be only Buhari sef, wetin states and local chairman dey do, na church mumu people dey transfer aggression to

Mogambo123:
When would he plant businesses that can employ jobless Nigerians? Masses please please be reasonable, this man is not helping anyone not even God.

You too help your sef na

gypsey:
Crooked pastor and his gullible worshippers.

Churches are buildings just like Nightclub, restuarants, Discoteques, hotels and casino Outlets.

Alaiye go build those schools, hospitals and factories na, or go Abuja go fight them cus na them dey collect tax

More television watching centers you mean. Churches that other pastors can't preach

m140:

Alaiye go build those schools, hospitals and factories na, or go Abuja go fight them cus na them dey collect tax

Is this supposed to make sense?

Gforce2015:


I'm not a spokeman to those richest pastor on your list but it will be fair if you look at your analysis in the holistic approach.
All the churches you listed have a written constitution.that will not allow any of the presiding bishop or pope to have such money in his personal coffer. The guiding rules of those churches are older than some of those in the their leadership positions. And each church has all over the world have it own Peculiar spirit that makes the church functional. (Read Revelation chapter 2 and 3).
In many Pentecostal churches , the Constitution of such church is written in align with the vision and Revelation of the founder from God. The founder determine a lot of things in that Church..i don't have problem with that if the vision and Revelation is truly from God but where I'm having problem is that so many Pentecostal pastor establish their churches to make ends meet. There's no call whatsoever from God. They devise all kind of means to buy Bentley, Bugatti., Private jet and to amass wealth....
The fault is not from them , the fault is from their congregants who are spiritually blindfolded and allowing themselves.to.be used to achieve their aim. There's more to churches than what you see at the periphery.of it. I will suggest that if a congregant is not satisfied with the way the founder of his or her church is spending his.money, he can leave the church for wherever church that is pleased with..nobody is forced or coarse to settle in particular church. The issue.we are having in this country is much more than this trivia issue

It's not my analysis, I copied it from BBC.

Kingzeez10:

Orí ẹ́ tí gbalẹ́,would you have said this if it were to be muslim building this amount mosques?

Who talk say make Muslim no build mosque, my wife na Muslim, me anyhow. Start building mosque na

m140:

If this man was no where, you all won't be saying this.

and he is at some where, we all can see him..

stonemasonn:
My friend we need more factories than churches.

Christianity is a 2000 years old religion, even if you build zero churches it will still outlive every living soul in Nigeria.

Who is stopping you from getting your factory.

Mogambo123:
When would he plant businesses that can employ jobless Nigerians? Masses please please be reasonable, this man is not helping anyone not even God.

Ask Buhari

seunfly:


The floor is open for them, health sector is not in exclusive list but you have to know that Nigerian churches will not go into health sector for two reasons.

1) Its negate what they preach, they actually focus on miracle, pentecostal churches have a foundation on miracle which includes healing etc that is what actually attracted people to churches.
2) There will be serious backlash if church starts Hospital because they will not wants to run it has charity but hospitals needs alot of subsidy for it to be affordable by people.

People can decides to ignore Bowen or Covenant university because they can't afford it, but will people avoid missionary hospital because they can't afford it? That is when people will starts questioning why are they paying tithe, offering etc.

People don't just attack today's pastors for nothing, there are deep selfish and business agenda in their thinking.

The people that brought Christianity to us also gave us standard Christian schools for free, standard Christian hospitals for free and they are run from church contribution and tithes but today those contributions are at pastor's liberty to do anything with it.

How many people dey go school then and hospitals

plant 10,000 empowerment camps instead...nawa o.....

Jabioro:
and he is at some where, we all can see him..

Na you put am where is now bah, he owes no one, if you are his member and pay tithe and offering stop paying again, or leave his church, and if you wan collect your money back go meet am

gypsey:
Is this supposed to make sense?

But it's makes sense for churches to build roads, schools and industries bah. Even in the western world na their government dey do these things not churches

ebony2011:
How much did Jesus pay to his disciples? That you would budget 900m on salaries.

Go help the man for free

futurism:


Catholic churches brought more developments to any society than pentecostals. You can take that to the bank. Both are church. Chew on that.

They should continue building the schools na

PrecisionFx:


Churches should be heavily taxed because they have converted the scheme into a business where they build houses for rent with church money, build schools that even members cannot afford, etc.

Tell the government

valuedammy:
We don't want Churches, we want factories.

Tell that to your governor or president,

m140:

But it's makes sense for churches to build roads, schools and industries bah. Even in the western world na their government dey do these things not churches

Who ask church to build Roads, schools and industries? they are doing that only because Nigerian Government are Useless.

m140:

Na you put am where is now bah, he owes no one, if you are his member and pay tithe and offering stop paying again, or leave his church, and if you wan collect your money back go meet am

See internal racist..

gypsey:
Who ask church to build Roads, schools and industries? they are doing that only because Nigerian Government are Useless.

Hold the government responsible, churches are not the one causing economical disruption in Nigeria,.. If the government has done wat they are supposed to, people won't be looking for miracles, that's why the churches are filled this days

grandiose4ever:

Who is stopping you from getting your factory.

My factory is on the way, I don't need to give tithes to succeed.

Jabioro:
See internal racist..

Which be racist again, no go church again na, since you are smart and not blind, even you fit go plant bomb in front of his church sef if e dey vex you say the man get money,,,, you won't contribute to people's success you go dey hate them,

make I go join pastors group

m140:

Hold the government responsible, churches are not the one causing economical disruption in Nigeria,.. If the government has done wat they are supposed to, people won't be looking for miracles, that's why the churches are filled this days

I Agree

perodizico1:
make I go join pastors group

Abeg wait for me, i wan join too.

yakson123:
If your village has no church kindly contact us to plat one for your village
The earth must hear about Jesus

There is hardly any hamlet in the Christian parts of Nigeria where you don't find a huge number of churches competing among themselves.Ironically, in the Muslim north where most haven't heard about the message of Christ, our churches curiously shun such areas for whatever reason.I can bet you that most of these churches are to be established in Christian strongholds while the north and many other non Christian societies will be excluded

gypsey:
I Agree

Toh

pacespot:
The problem with these churches is that, if they concentrated on generating their money from overseas, then I would have supported their activities, coz that would earn this country a big foreign exchange. But the same people with economic problems to solve are the people that these churches are exploiting for revenue generation, thereby spreading poverty farther and wider in Africa. The church business model is a case of robbing the poor to pay the rich.

Let's not even go into religious impartation, which deviates people from science and technology.

How much was extorted from you yourself?