The Founder of The Word Assembly Churches, Rev. Isaac Omolehin, has declared that it is wrong to call Pastors Enoch Adeboye, William Kumuyi, and Daniel Olukoya the fathers of Nigerian church.
He said this is because Christianity in Nigeria lacks a unifying paternal figure.
The prominent cleric argued that the eminent church leaders are denominational heads rather than fathers of the entire body of Christ.
Omolehin made the declaration in a sermon delivered and uploaded on the official YouTube channel of the church on Wednesday, a clip of which has since gone viral on social media on Saturday.
He said: “I would hear fathers and I ask myself: Which father?
“Nigerian Christianity has no father.
“One young man was speaking so intensely recently about our fathers and mentioning that our fathers should speak out.
“Our fathers should speak out.
“What is happening?
“Yeah, I think our fathers should speak out.
“That Baba Adeboye should speak out.
“He was mentioning fathers.
“And I was asking myself: Are these fathers of Christianity in Nigeria?
“Without sounding disrespectful, these are denominational leaders.
“Christianity in Nigeria has no father.
“A father would be somebody who looks after us all.
“Not just promoting the denominational agenda and the competition of how I’m building one mile auditorium.
“Then another one is trying to build two miles.
“One has one aircraft, another one wants to have three.
“The rivalry, the competition has no spiritual content.”
