The Living Faith Church Worldwide, a.k.a Winners’ Chapel, is presently holding a physical service at its headquarters in Ota, Ogun State.
The second service which started some minutes ago is still ongoing.
This is happening despite the order of Ogun State Government restricting the number of persons in any gathering to 50 to curb the spread of the virus which has spread to Oyo State.
Three new cases were confirmed in Lagos State on Sunday.
Our correspondent who is monitoring the service via the church YouTube observes that thousands of worshipers are gathered in the church auditorium where normal activities are being carried out.
The congregation sang and prayed to God to stop the plague of the virus in Nigerian and other countries of the world.
The Presiding Bishop, Dr David Oyedepo, is led the congregation in prayers preceding his sermon titled “ Winning the war against coronavirus.”
He said,
“According to how we have prayed, the siege is over. The same way Ebola went away, this is going away. The same God that helped us that time is still alive, he will help us again.”
He said the wisest thing to do at this time was to run to God and pray to him to stop the pandemic because nations with excellent medical facilities were also in confusion.
The church had in a memo dated March 20 and written by the First Vice President of the LFC, Bishop David Abioye, asked branches of the church all over the world to comply the restriction orders in their locations.
However, our correspondent gathered that another memo was issued late on Saturday night asking members to come to church service.
The first memo read,
“In view of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic across the globe which has necessitated the temporary shutdown of activities within nations of the world to curb its further spread, all stations are hereby informed that the Mothers’ Day celebration earlier scheduled for Sunday, 22nd March is hereby postponed indefinitely.
“Furthermore, all stations are to comply with any restriction introduced by the government of their nation, so as not to be seen as contravening the laws of the land.
“Church members should be admonished to take advantage of the various online primary links and other social media platforms below, to watch services in their homes while the situation subsists, believing that an end has come to the spread in the name of Jesus. Amen!
“We should also encourage members to continue to engage the various mysteries of the kingdom to provoke our Covenant of Exemption as established in (Psa. 91:10).”
The second memo whose authenticity could not be verified as at the time of filing this report was issued on March 21 and purportedly signed by Bishop Abioye whose signed the first memo.
It read,
“ Following recent release from the office of the CAN National President as per attached, our regular Sunday service(s) shall hold tomorrow across various states of the nation.
“ To this effect, every assembly should take necessary precaution.”
