Ekiti Pastor Who Asked His Members To Pay N310k For Trip To Heaven, Opens Up, Reveals The Reason For His Action

  

The social media space was awash with the news that a pastor of the Christ High Commission Ministry in Ekiti State, Pastor Noah Abraham charged his members N310k for a trip to heaven,  sending litany of reactions online.

Pastor Abraham has now explained the reason for his action. The Pastor whose church is at Araromi-Ugbesi in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, had told members to relocate to the church and pay N310,000 each for a trip to heaven.

According to reports, 40 people were said to have camped at the church with some of them already selling their belongings, in preparation for the trip. 

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Pastor Abraham while speaking to BBC Yoruba confirmed that he truly did ask his members to pay the sum, adding that he got the authority of God whom he said had called him to become a cleric. He also said he made the declaration when he noticed that his members' troubles were increasing.

 

In his words:

 

“Truly I told my congregation to pay N310,000, I made the declaration when I noticed that my members' troubles were increasing.

 

"I did it because I got the authority of God who called me to practice for all that want to serve the Lord with their whole heart. I have never received any payment yet from any member of the church, and the Ekiti State Police has intervened in the matter.

 

"I was called by the police for Investigation and all the members of the church were there and all of them took notes of what happened.“