President and Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, AKA Winners Chapel Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has denied allegations that he sacked some pastors in the church for not generating enough income in their branches.
Recall that it was reported that Bishop Oyedepo sacked about 40 pastors in the employ of Living Faith Church worldwide in Ekiti State for not meeting up with the targeted money they were supposed to remit into the purse of the church.
The news however followed reactions from different people, as some advised the affected pastors to approach the Labour Courts, while others suggested that the case be taken to God for judgment.
Reacting to the allegations on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, the President and Founder of the Living Faith Church clarified that the pastors were sacked because they were unfruitful in the number of souls won, and not because they couldn’t meet up with the targeted amount of the church .
According to the Oyedepo, “When we employed 7000 pastors at once social media was dead. We have more employees than most states in Nigeria and we have owed them or taken bank overdrafts once.
“The pastors were asked to go because they were unfruitful. Many of the churches built can never pay for the church building in 30 years. We have no patience for failure here.
“We have built more than 1,000 Churches in rural areas where in the next 30 years, they can never generate such fund, with each costing more than 14 Million Naira. We are hunting after souls, not income.
“We asked you to go because you are unfruitful. Unfruitful! Blatant failure. Doing what there? We have no patience with failure here.
“We asked you to go because you are unfruitful. Unfruitful! Blatant failure. Doing what there? We have no patience with failure here.
“No one is owed a dime salary and we don’t borrow, we don’t beg. Ask our bank whether we take overdraft. We are covenant bound, working in the light of God’ Word. Enjoying an open Heaven.
“Money: NONSENSE! We have never lacked it and yet we have never prayed for it, we are just simply obeying God and He is backing up what He is asking us to do. Awesome God.
“Now the next set is about to be flagged off, just certifying the landed property issues, nothing else. We have no lack of anything. The world is confused. Walking in the light of God’s Word. Please obey God to the full and watch out for His manifestations in your life.
“We have never seen it ourselves. We just watched God doing it. The only criteria: How many souls have they gotten there? Then, build for them. How many souls? Not once: “how much money do they have?” he asked.
“You want to see what we see, go and do what we do. But if you are not saved, there is nothing you do that matters,” he said.
