The founder of LoveWorld, Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has spoken out for the first time about why several gospel musicians, such as Sinach, Joe Praize, Frank Edwards, Eben, and others, have quit his church.
Kemi FIlani recalls that a few years ago, when the gospel singers left Christ Embassy church where they started their music from, it was alleged that they left the church because they weren’t allowed to minister elsewhere asides the church.
The tension reportedly began when Sinach participated in “The Experience,” an annual interdenominational program organized by Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock. Her involvement led to speculation that she had joined Adefarasin’s church.
As her ministry expanded globally, Sinach’s attendance at Christ Embassy decreased, which reportedly displeased Pastor Oyakhilome. He allegedly instructed her to return to her local assembly and be more active in the church’s singing ministry.
In a new video that has surfaced online, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome explained that he stopped working with them because they were no longer celebrating God.
According to Oyakhilome, he tried to get them to change their ways, but they refused and stopped following him.
“Why did it happen? The church was turned into a party place, not a prayer place where God’s word was truly celebrated…they were not soul winners; they led praise in church, and when it was time for prayers, they were gone.
The church lost its way of worship, everything changed, the music in the church became worldly, they danced for themselves, celebrated themselves not God, they charged for their singing, they became professionals making money from the church….and many pastors didn’t know that this was the world coming into the church.
I did at the beginning and celebrated them but when I changed, they refused to change with me, so I had to let them go; God was getting my attention and saying this is not the way. I told them the lord wanted us to do the right thing…they had become too popular and because they were making even little money….do they know what big money is? The little money they were making was too attractive to them, so they didn’t want to follow me, so they made a detour….I hope they all repent…..they are not worship leaders,” Chris Oyakhilome said.
