‘There’s corruption because church leaders aren’t doing what they should’

From Nigeria-

Pastor Wale Adefarasin is the General Overseer of Guiding Light Assembly Church, Ikoyi, Lagos. He’s also the General Secretary of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). In this interview with

Segun Otokiti, he spoke on some of the burning issues that are almost tearing the church apart today. Excerpts:

Many a Christian are confused about Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). What is the difference between them?

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is an umbrella for all Christian denominations, so it’s membership actually consist of 5 blocks which are; Roman Catholic, Christian Council of Nigeria which consists of Anglican Church, Methodist Church, Baptist Church and other Orthodox churches. Other blocks are PFN and CPFN, The Apostolic Faith and some other churches, the OIC which comprises of Celestial churches and the Cherubim & Seraphim churches, and finally ECWA and TECAN, which are churches that generally represent the North. PFN is a constituent part of CAN. The church does not belong to CAN, it belongs to one of the five blocks and the five blocks belong to CAN. So we are working hand in hand.

Why is it that in spite of the large number of churches in the country, immorality, corruption and evils are on the rise?

I agree with you. In many churches, corruption seems to be getting worse, morality is lacking. So I agree with you that this problem exists in churches in spite of the large number of churches. But the problem is not the number of churches, the problem is what are the churches doing, how deep is the faith of Christians. And I think this is an important point for leaders of churches to emphasize; raising the character of their congregation. Then they will begin to see a lot of impact because followers trust their pastors and they listen to them. Therefore, if pastor continues to teach them Christian character and values, it will make a tremendous difference in our nation. I think that is where the problem lies; what the people going to church are being taught.

What will you say about women not covering their head during church service and wearing trousers to church?

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