Deeper life founder says Christians are contributing to corruption in Nigeria

Pastor William F. Kumuyi says Christians are contributing to the high level of corruption in Nigeria.

The founder and General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry stated this at the end of Easter retreat, tagged, ‘Heirs of the Kingdom’, Daily Post reports.

During the four-day programme, Pastor Kumuyi, who was represented by the camp commandant, Pastor Andrew Umoru, called on believers to practice true Christianity in order to reduce the level of corruption in the country.

In his words, “The message was clear on how to be heirs of the kingdom. It goes beyond believing in Christ or attending a local church. It is about having faith in Christ and genuine repentance; it’s about having a new life; a life that transforms society.

“We have heard a lot about corruption in Nigeria. But we know that true Christianity brings the difference. And that was what the retreat was all about it. It was about teaching believers to shine as light and be different from the unbelievers.

“They should not embezzle money in their offices and they should live according to the testimony and have good consciences when they are in authority, and deliver a different path to society.”

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Fast Facts on Pastor Kumuyi

The cleric is the founder and leader of Deeper Life, which began as Bible study group with just 15 members.

In recent times, the pastor has announced his plans to remove some doctrines.

“Before I leave, I mean before I go, I’m going to remove everything that I set up, that I thought would help Deeper Life and make us holy, and make us sanctified, make us deep, make us deeper. And if I see it is not making us deeper and shallow, before I leave I will uproot all of them and will send to you a pure church before I leave,” said the cleric.

Pastor Kumuyi has been called one of the “500 most powerful people on the planet” by Foreign Policy magazine.

He is also an author of at least 10 books.