{"id":2542,"date":"2025-08-18T19:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:45:55","slug":"pastor-expresses-concerns-five-nigerian-pastors-are-among-worlds-richest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/?p=2542","title":{"rendered":"Pastor expresses concerns five Nigerian pastors are among world\u2019s richest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rev. Isaac Omolehin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rev Isaac Omolehin, founder of World Assembly Ministries, has expressed concerns that five Nigerian pastors are among 10 clergymen listed as the wealthiest in the world but none of the world\u2019s richest churches are based in the country.<\/p>\n

According to a trending video, Omolehin made the remarks during a recent meeting with some pastors.<\/p>\n

The popular pastor, based in Ilorin, Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, said the World Council of Churches drew the list in a report released recently.<\/p>\n

The Christian<\/em> could not independently confirm the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it not scary that the World Council of Churches released papers about the state of the Nigerian church \u2013 that out of the 10 richest pastors in the world, five of them are Nigerians. But out of the 10 richest churches in the world, there\u2019s no Nigerian church. It\u2019s worrisome.\u201d Omolehin said.<\/p>\n

He said the Roman Catholic Church remains the richest church in the world but its head, Pope does not own a private jet.<\/p>\n

He lamented that many Nigerian pastors appear to be more interested in personal wealth than building church institutions that would be durable.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of you may not be comfortable with these words, because you are preparing, praying, and fasting so that you will soon buy a private jet as a man of God. Please go ahead and buy it. But listen carefully: the richest church in the world is the Roman Catholic Church,\u201d the cleric said.<\/p>\n

Omolehin recounted his recent experience preaching in a Catholic church built about 200 years ago, noting that the church maintains its structures and systems over time.<\/p>\n

Speaking further, the Kwara-based cleric said the Pope\u2019s travels are handled by the Vatican. According to him, the Catholic head\u2019s yearly itinerary is prepared early in January every year while the Italy\u2019s national carrier, Alitalia, manages his movements across countries.<\/p>\n

Other concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some Nigerians have often raised concerns about the growing wealth of some pastors.<\/p>\n

Few months ago, a former Nigerian vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, lamented the escalation of prosperity gospel, saying preachers now focus<\/a> more on material wealth and self-glorification above the servanthood and the will of God.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stewardship of influence is an immense responsibility, one that requires unwavering commitment to the true gospel of Jesus Christ. It is not a call to car, material wealth or self-glorification above servanthood and the will of God,\u201d Osinbajo, a pastor at the Redeemed Church of God (RCCG), said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Rev Isaac Omolehin, founder of World Assembly Ministries, has expressed concerns that five Nigerian pastors are among 10 clergymen listed as the wealthiest in the world but none of the world\u2019s richest churches are based in the country. According to a trending video, Omolehin made the remarks during a recent meeting with some pastors. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542\/revisions\/2544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechristian.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}