Moderator of E. P. Church-Ghana slams Money Making Churches

Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church – Ghana (EPCG),
Rt. Rev. Lt. Col. Bliss Divine Agbeko (Rtd), has decried the growing phenomenon where churches are established as a means for money making and wealth creation instead of transforming lives and preparing souls for the kingdom of God.

According to the E. P. Church Moderator, the establishment of churches nowadays as an avenue for job creation for Founders and General Overseers is an affront to the gospel ministry and has reduced the body of Christ to a money-making venture.

Rt. Rev. Divine Agbeko was speaking at a ceremony to dedicate a new chapel of the Sitsofe congregation of the church at Dzolo Gbogame in the Volta region.

The moderator said the church must serve as a conduit for the alleviation of burdens on people instead of extorting from members “whiles the reciever feeds fat on what people struggle to contribute in the name of God and religion.

“You collect from the people, aquire wealth for yourselves, feel good and call it blessing – what blessings are the people receiving? – You make people pray day and night and fast, yet their problems remain unsolved, making them move from one prayer camp to another seeking solution and freedom all in the name of God,” the moderator lamented.

He observed that there are new challenges facing the church in recent times that need to be identified and remedied.

He encouraged the Christian community to consider economic opportunities and investments that can be harnessed to solve problems confronting the church instead of extorting from poor church members.

“With profitable investment, the church can generate revenue to build hospitals, schools and so on that will inure to the benefit of society,” he said, while urging christians to practice good health habits and keep their environments clean to improve climatic conditions.

By Leo Nelson || Ghananewsonline.com.gh