There are reports going around that the founder of Christ Embassy,
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has left his wife of many years. The issue was
raised last year but it was debunked as a rumour. His wife Rev Anita has
not been seen in her church since December 2013. Members of her church have been watching videos after videos since she left - no pastor,no leadership and Pastor Chris is quiet about it.
 |
SUMMARY OF PASTOR CHRIS' SPEECH ON 16/05/2014 IN A MEETING WITH ALL UK PASTORS AND DEACONS AT CHRIST EMBASSY BERMONDSEY.
(In bracket are the creators comments).
- I am here for your concerns about the ongoing domestic issue with my wife and I know it affects you directly been the ones under her leadership.
-This is not an organisation or a political party, so it's not a place for you to air your opinion or scrutinise what we do. We had a vision, started and you joined us. If you don't like what we do, you can get out. (we thought the bible is our standard and we should be able to check things taught and done with the God given manual)
- Churches where members air their views never grow (says Pastor Chris
but we found out that history has it that churches that members can't
talk grow big to breakdown or collapse)
- Some pastors wives think when they marry a pastor they are equal to
the pastor. My wife thinks so, as a matter of fact, Rev Tom was her
pastor before I married her and Rev Ray and Evang. Owase were her
leaders long before I married her. How come she thinks she's senior to
them now? (before now, she was vice president of BLW Inc).
- I already started Christ Embassy before I married her. I didn't marry her and said we should start Christ Embassy. I was already pastoring. I already set my sail and knew my direction before I married her. I only said come and help me. (Meaning no time for family previously known to him).
- Be careful of the friends you keep. My wife keeps friends who bring
out the worst in her and help her see the worst in people instead of
keeping friends that will help her vision especially as the wife of a
global pastor like me. (Rev Tom once described her as the grace
they have and they miss her a lot, he said, she is the one that would
still see a reason to believe in someone every other person condemned, when did this change).
- Bitterness is prolonged and accumulated anger. My wife is always angry and bitter.
- Allegations are either false or twisted information. The current
situation is not as a result of what I did or what I didn't do. I didn't
do anything to have caused an
upheaval. (All the blogs claim she only asked for family time and
togetherness and excuse from the numerous ladies).
- You don't join a woman to fight her husband. (wouldn't it be the same
the other way round, you don't join a man to fight his wife? Didn't the
CEC members, zonal pastors, position seekers; family etc all join Pastor
Chris to fight Pastor Anita?)
- I'm not teaching you what is wrong, at least I have 2 girls who will
one day marry and I want to them to enjoy it. (Ironically, Pastor Chris
brought his daughter to the pastors' meeting to hear all of the above about her mother, what trauma will that cause the child? We thought parents avoid arguing in the presence of their children.)
