Man quits church as pastor with 5 cars asks members to buy car for wife

A man’s decision to leave his church has sparked a heated debate on social media after he revealed that the pastor, who owns five cars, asked the congregation to contribute money to buy a car for his wife.

The man, a certain Lanre1, shared his story on X (formerly Twitter), saying: “I left my former church the day my pastor with five cars told us, ‘Mummy does not have her own car. Let’s get her one.’ I knew I was in the wrong place.”

His post attracted numerous comments, with many users expressing their outrage and sharing similar experiences.

@lollypeezle questioned the man’s decision, saying: “Maybe he was talking about your mum, you should have calmed down. Let him explain the mum.”

However, @HonNonsoNwankwo shared a more critical view: “I learnt from my dad that whenever a pastor asks for what I cannot give my own family, or asks for money to buy what he can live without, quit and run. That’s not God’s church but Pastor’s shop.”

Some users shared humorous anecdotes, like @DamonAss101, who said: “Me, I left the day they were forcing me to speak in tongues. I told them speaking in tongues, you have to be filled with the holy Spirit as a herd, but this guy was practically teaching me to say macacasaba koboloko lala.”

Others expressed their disappointment and frustration with the church. @It_Chioma said: “This is so shameful, and you will think it’s made up. Some of these men don’t know God.”

@Uzanethegoat shared a similar experience, saying: “My priest in a Catholic Church started calling for offerings from 15 million. That’s when I realized it’s all business.”

A few users defended the pastor, like @IykeNwaObi, who said: “So you ran away because you don’t want to buy mummy GO a car? A whole mummy GO.”

However, many users echoed the man’s sentiments, sharing their own stories of leaving the church due to similar reasons.

@richiejon22 said: “I left Redeem Church because the pastor said they were doing 100 days of fasting for Nigeria. You can imagine!”

@gskodam shared a story about a wealthy family’s thanksgiving service, saying: “I stopped taking church seriously when I was a teenager. On this faithful Sunday, when a family came for a thanksgiving and they spent about an hour on the pulpit because they were wealthy and brought in a new soundproof generator.”

@olulade15 expressed a more personal view, saying: “It’s been two years and some months since I’ve gone to church, and I feel no remorse at all. Most churches are business centers. The day I realized if I kneel down in my room and pray to God, he answers, I stopped. I only attend prayer programs quarterly, half-yearly, or at the end of the year.”

The debate highlights the ongoing concerns about the commercialization of churches and the priorities of some religious leaders.

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