John Kumuyi, a son of the General Superintendent of the Deeper
Christian Life ministry Pastor William Kumuyi, and his newly wedded wife
Love have been banned from the church after their wedding was adjudged
unlawful by the church’s standards.
John and Love wedded in Jamaica on 15 June, 2013, only to receive
thousands negative comments from members of the church. Many condemned
the wedding gown worn by the wife-to be, also other aspects of the
wedding that were at variance with the church’s standards.
Love’s attires turned out to differ from the conventional ones set
for Deeper Life members. Lots of people noticed her hair wasn’t
“natural” and that she applied lipstick as part of the make-up.
A limousine hired to deliver the couple to their destination after
the wedding, a huge cake that was served at the ceremony were contrary
to the church’s tradition.
The church leaders decided to place the couple on suspension to give
them time to pray and seek forgiveness from God for their action,
following countless comments on social media and by the members of
Deeper Life.
John and Love’s suspension from church activities was announced last
Saturday, at Deeper Life’s monthly Miracle and Revival Programme, held
at the Deeper Life Conference Centre (DLCC), Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The news was delivered by PastorPhilip Oluwi, a key leader in the
church, who obviously was following the instructions from the General
Superintendent of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi. Oluwi stressed that
the standard of Deeper Life regarding wedding and moderacy had not
changed.
“The church, Deeper Life, remains committed to the biblical practice
and standard of almost 40 years Christian dressing and still remains and
does not compromise on biblical Christian dressing.
“Hence, deviation warrants the displeasure and frown of God and the
leadership of the church. John and Love are now under discipline,” Oluwi
announced to the entire congregation.
The couple has already apologised to the church for the inappropriate
way the wedding was conducted. The letter was read by Oluwi and re-read
several times to church members by the Church’s Secretary, Pastor Jerry
Asemota. The letter, addressed to the Church Secretary and titled
‘Letter of Apology,’ expressed the deepest regret of the couple for
bringing the church into disrepute.
Letter of Apology from the couple
John and Love Kumuyi, write to express our deepest and most sincere apology for the turn of events, that have resulted on our traditional and wedding ceremonies, that took place in Jamaica on 13th June and 15th June, 2013 respectively.
We unreservedly and wholeheartedly state, that we did not intend that our acts or omissions will in any way undermine the great works that God has done through the Deeper Christian Life Ministry Worldwide and more specifically , through our Father in the Lord, the General Superintendent (GS).
We also use this medium to profusely and sincerely apologies to the general superintendent for the embarrassment and heartaches our actions have caused him, more so that he had earlier declined to be at the events.
We acknowledge that we may have been distracted by cultural differences, as both of us have been outside the country for the past two decades. This notwithstanding, we fully accept that having being nurtured, taught and brought up with the sound teaching of the word of God, we should have been able to draw the line, which we failed to do.
We have now realized the effects of our actions and omission and do plead with the church for forgiveness and also appealing that any action that should be taken be directed at John and Love, as we take this time to prayerfully reflect on our actions.
We take full responsibility for what happened, and this action should in no way be blamed on the GS, or the leaders of the church in Nigeria, United States, Jamaica or United Kingdom and beyond.
Yours Sincerely,
John and Love Kumuyi.
Letter of Apology from the couple
John and Love Kumuyi, write to express our deepest and most sincere apology for the turn of events, that have resulted on our traditional and wedding ceremonies, that took place in Jamaica on 13th June and 15th June, 2013 respectively.
We unreservedly and wholeheartedly state, that we did not intend that our acts or omissions will in any way undermine the great works that God has done through the Deeper Christian Life Ministry Worldwide and more specifically , through our Father in the Lord, the General Superintendent (GS).
We also use this medium to profusely and sincerely apologies to the general superintendent for the embarrassment and heartaches our actions have caused him, more so that he had earlier declined to be at the events.
We acknowledge that we may have been distracted by cultural differences, as both of us have been outside the country for the past two decades. This notwithstanding, we fully accept that having being nurtured, taught and brought up with the sound teaching of the word of God, we should have been able to draw the line, which we failed to do.
We have now realized the effects of our actions and omission and do plead with the church for forgiveness and also appealing that any action that should be taken be directed at John and Love, as we take this time to prayerfully reflect on our actions.
We take full responsibility for what happened, and this action should in no way be blamed on the GS, or the leaders of the church in Nigeria, United States, Jamaica or United Kingdom and beyond.
Yours Sincerely,
John and Love Kumuyi.
They seek forgiveness from the CHURCH.
ReplyDeletei guess they have sinned against the church and have embarrassed their parents.
wow!! a classical case of Man Playing god.
I wonda wat dere punishment will be from above.