Evangelical Methodist Church disassociate itself from pastor in #FixTheCountry demo comment

The Evangelical Methodist Church International has asked the public to disregard assertion made by the  Head Pastor of the Asylum Down  branch  of the church , Apostle Dr Daniel Adjei that members of the church are unable to pay tithe and offering due to hardship in the country.

A statement released by the church and dated August 5 said Apostle Adjei’s utterances does not represent the position of the church hence must be disregarded.

 “The Evangelical Methodist mission wishes to make this public announcement and to all concerned regarding public utterances by Apostle- Adjei during a recent “fix the country” demonstration dated 4^th August, 2021. His public utterances do not represent the position of Evangelical Methodist (mission) church,” he statement said.

The church described the utterances of the pastor as a loose talk adding the church does not rely on tithes and offerings for it mission work which was to promulgate the gospel through education.

It added the church, a Christian foundation advocates for change of mind through education and not through demonstration.

“The Evangelical Methodist mission is a Christian foundation for the promulgation of the gospel, we advocate for change of mind through education not public demonstration.  We have built schools(Obo Methodist JSS). We secured the Taifa Experimental school property).The finances of the mission does not rely on tithes and offerings. We therefore ask all concern to disregard those loose utterances as it does not represent the position of the mission, his association with the church is under review,” it further stated.

Man of God joins #FixTheCountry demo over members’ inability to pay tithe/offering

The Head Pastor of the Evangelical Methodist Church, Joshua Kwame Ampadu Cathedral at Asylum Down , Apostle Dr Daniel Adjei on Tuesday join thousands of Ghanaian youth in the #FixTheCountry demonstration in Accra over untold hardships in the country.

 Speaking to the media at the demonstration which saw thousands of Ghanaians march through some principal street of Accra, he noted, he join the demonstration because his members were unable to pay tithe and give offering due to the recent hardship in the country.

“We are not against NDC or NPP but we are against the bad leadership of this nation, the bad governance of this nation. Now a days, our church members when they come to church they can’t give offering, they can’t pay their tithe because all of our members are broke, there are no jobs in this our nation that is why I have joined this demonstration,” he said

Source: GhanaPlus.com