A branch of the Celestial Church of Christ in Lagos State has come under fire for inviting Fuji singer, Pasuma, and street-hop artiste, Portable, to its praise night event.

The flyer for the event was posted on the church’s Facebook page on Wednesday, and netizens took to the comment section to slam the church for inviting secular artistes to its event.

A Facebook user, Bolanle Bamidele Adewuyi, wrote, “This is disheartening… Is this what you turn the Church of God to? It’s hilarious.”

Another commenter, Festus Olanrewaji Ojo wrote, “This is a shame! Shame and a very big shame.”

“This is totally nonsense,” BU KO LA commented.

Ayo Ife wrote, “The artists are not complete yet Una for kuku add Naira Marley. So that the soul winning can be complete!”

Edafe Oghenebrume said, “This is a sacrilege in the Celestial Church of Christ. It is disheartening, pathetic, shameful and disgraceful. I wonder about the spiritual orientation of your Shepherd-In-Charge and the congregation.”

Becky Wunmi Hassan Ayoade added, “There is nothing they will not turn celestial church to.”

However, some netizens noted that they would be present for the event.

Abike Ade said, “I will surely be there.”

Another Facebook user, Abike Garment, wrote, “I must be there make I come dance away my sorrow.”

Isaac Oyedepo, the son of David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church (LFC), has set up his own ministry.

The new ministry is self-named “The Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries”.

Isaac on Tuesday, unveiled his ministry on X in a video titled “Unveiling of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries”.

In the video, his father was seen praying for him and his wife.

“As hands are laid on you, I pray for unusual grace for sustainable connectivity that will keep you going without sweat,” Oyedepo while offering prayers for his son.

“I pray that impact will be your goal not good preaching but great impact and I pray that your life will interpret your message in the name of Jesus.

“As you step into this new phase of your assignment, may you be clothed with humility, I have never begged, yet I have never lacked, I have never borrowed yet I have never lacked.”

In October, it was reported that Isaac was pulling out of the LFC to set up his own church.

Isaac explained that there are no complications in his family, adding that he is still a member of the Living Faith Church.

There was confusion, yesterday, at the Assemblies of God Church, Ehere, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia state, as the priest of the church, identified as Reverend Eze Ogba, declined to wed a groom and bride, over reports that the bride was pregnant.

It was gathered that the couple, Mr. Isreal Kennedy and his bride, Miss Rose, as well as their relations had stormed the church for the ceremony which was slated to hold after church service.

However, the church was said to have ordered a pregnancy test to be conducted on the bride which later revealed that she was pregnant. Following the development, the priest of the Church announced that the wedding had been cancelled.

The situation brought confusion into the church as the families made frantic efforts to have the board of the church rescind the decision, while the priest was seen interviewing the bride who pleaded her innocence.

The families of the groom and bribe were said to have gone to a nearby church that performed the wedding. The new church also hosted the reception ceremony.

A member of the church who declined his name on print told Vanguard that is the tradition of the Assemblies of God Church not to perform wedding for pregnant brides, no matter their status.

He said; “It is the tradition of the Assemblies of God Church not to wed pregnant brides, it is not a new thing. The groom and bride who presented themselves for the wedding knew that the Church cannot join them in matrimony because the bride was already pregnant.

They were to be joined after the service when the result of the test ordered by the church would have been ready. After conducting the pregnancy test on the bride, the church found out that she was pregnant and announced that the wedding was cancelled.”

Some members of the church who considered the huge amount spent by the families in preparing for the ceremony said the church ought to have performed the ceremony and later disciplined the groom and the bride.

Vanguard further gathered that both the groom and his bride were later suspended in accordance with the Constitution of the Church.

Efforts to get the reaction of the priest were unsuccessful as he was said to be in a meeting when Vanguard visited the church.