{"id":334,"date":"2013-12-26T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=334"},"modified":"2015-12-14T00:34:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T23:34:10","slug":"deeper-life-church-members-disagree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=334","title":{"rendered":"Deeper Life Church members disagree with Kumuyi over anti-Christmas statement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Certain
\nmembers of the Deeper Life Bible Church, were seen attending other
\nchurches yesterday, to partake in the Christmas celebration with other
\nChristians.

This may be as a result of
\nthe position taken by the General Superintendent of the church, Pastor
\nWilliam Kumuyi, on the celebration of Christmas.

Kumuyi
\nhad caused a bit of a stir earlier this week when he reportedly
\ncondemned the celebration of Christmas, describing it as idolatry.

However, his opinion has generated a number of reactions across all spheres of the Christian fold.

According to reports:

A
\npopular media personality and member of the church, who did not want
\nhis name mentioned, was spotted at the St. Barnabas Anglican Church
\nCathedral, Murtala Road, Ilorin, where he had gone to worship with
\nmembers of his family as a way of protesting the position of his General
\nOverseer.

Another member of the church
\nalso told the newsmen that he worshiped for the first time in 20 years
\nat the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Sabo Oke in Ilorin, because of the
\npronouncement of the Deeper Life Church general overseer, which he did
\nnot agree with.

His words; \u201cI was born
\ninto Baptist Mission; I attended Baptist schools in my younger days and
\ngot my childhood Christian upbringing as a Baptist. I feel bad that a
\nman of God that I so much revered could say such a thing about our Lord
\nJesus Christ even in the open.

\u201cIf that position is not retracted, I may not say yet, what will be my decision as a member.\u201d

Meanwhile
\nit was observed yesterday that doors to many Deeper Life Churches in
\nIlorin, the state capital, were closed while the traditional campground
\nof the church at Eiyenkorin was deserted when it was visited.

Sources
\nrevealed that the customary camping that used to spread to the early
\nhours of December 26, was suddenly cut short on Sunday and members were
\ninstructed to go back home.

The
\nChristmas celebration was, however, very peaceful in Ilorin yesterday
\nthough with the presence of armed security men in major churches.

Police
\nPublic Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state, Olufemi Fabode, while
\nspeaking with journalists confirmed that the command increased the
\npresence of its personnel around the churches in town to ensure a smooth
\nand safe celebration.

According to
\nhim, the combined men of the usual patrol vans and the newly inaugurated
\n\u2018Operation Harmony\u2019 were drafted out to complement security arrangement
\nin the city while the number of patrols at night were also increased to
\ninclude several stop and search spots at many locations during the
\nnight.<\/p>\n

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