The Lagos State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised the leadership of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries to review testimonies shared by its members before public presentation.
A series of testimonies given in the church made the rounds on social media recently and led to many memes and social media re-enactments.
One of such testimonies described as misleading by CAN was one where a member of the church claimed she was ‘miraculously’ assisted to pass an examination.
The testimony in question was given by a member of the church who claimed that an old man appeared to her during an examination and provided answers to questions, which she then shared with a member of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries also present in the exam hall.
Lagos CAN Chairman, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, criticized the testimony, labelling it “an utter fabrication” and confirmed that the church would be summoned for a meeting to address such testimonies.
Giving an update during an interview with the PUNCH, Adegbite confirmed the meeting had taken place and that the church leadership had been instructed to change their approach to sharing testimonies in the future.
“We had the meeting last Friday at the CAN secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. Representatives of the church were there, and we told them to be careful and review the pattern of their testimonies. It is only a madman who would think otherwise,” Adegbite said.
He also noted that the meeting included the five bloc leaders of CAN and coordinators from all 57 local government areas in the state, with over 100 people in attendance.
“Everybody was on the same page. We reject vehemently any testimony that is not reasonable and sensible, which can be misleading and bring disrepute to the name of Christ. We reject it in its entirety.
“We told the leaders to ensure that they ask their members what they want to say before giving them the microphone. If what they want to say is not good for public consumption, it should be disallowed. God still performs miracles. We must say the truth and nothing but the truth,” the CAN chairman added.
