In the post, the church said it would communicate date for resumption of physical gatherings to members of the congregation. The Fountain of Life On Saturday, the Fountain of Life took to its social media page to announce that its online services will continue. Okotie also said that wearing a face mask or face shield in church goes against the basic tenets of the Christian faith. The clergyman had earlier criticised the proposed guidelines offered by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to the federal government, saying they were “unbiblical”. Unto him shall the gathering of the people be. “Our doors will remain closed until these profanation and secularization have been pulverized by the Emperor of heaven. The Household of God Church The House of God Church is also among Christian worship centres that would not be reopening soon.Ĭhris Okotie, its founder, who had been critical of government’s directive on reopening of worship centres, said he will not reopen his church. The move, the church said, was to ensure it puts in place the required preventive measures as stipulated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as well as federal and state governments. Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM) In the same vein, the leadership of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM) said its buildings would remain closed for all branches in Lagos and Ogun states until September 12, 2020. “The leadership of Daystar Christian Centre has resolved not to open her worship centres for physical gathering on the immediate,” the statement partly read. In line with the directive, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, also gave churches in the state the green light to reopen as from August 7.Īhead of this Sunday, the clerics of some churches, with their headquarters in Lagos, have, however, declared that they would not reopen their worship centres.ĭaystar Christian Centre In a statement on Friday, Sam Adeyemi, the church’s senior pastor, said online services would continue until it is safe for physical gathering. Months after they were shut down as one of the measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government had in June announced that churches and mosques could resume.
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