Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Winners Chapel which owns Covenant University, has introduced e-transact for the collection of tithes and offering in the church.
Reports say there is now a big notice
board set up at the entrance of the university situated at Ota along the
Idiroko road, Ogun State, which says: ’Pay your tithe and offering on
the go: For tithe, dial *389*77* Amount # and For offering, dial *389*78* Amount #’
Most church members spoken to denied
knowledge of the introduction of the e-payment method, maybe because it
was made ‘strictly’ for the church’s university students.
Olanrewaju Oladeirin, a member of the church who spoke to NET correspondent via phone, said: ‘Such a thing does not exist in Winners and if it does exist I have never heard about it.’
Another member of the church, Damola Adebisi-Azeez, also vehemently denied the existence of such method of payment of tithes and offerings, saying,
‘Where did you get that from? I am telling you that such does not exist
in our church and if indeed it was introduced, members (church members)
would be informed.’
Other church members interviewed did
say that the e-payment system existed in the church but for the students
of Covenant University. Adesoji Abiodun, who claimed
to have been a member of the church since his school days, told NET
correspondent that electronic payment system was introduced to the
students of Covenant University: ‘Yes it is available at the university and the signboard is there, but it is not at the main church,’ he said.
The e-payment method for tithes and
offering was introduced a few months back, especially for the Covenant
University students who worship there.
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