General Overseer of Action Chapel International Ministry, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has clarified to his congregants that the church’s offerings and tithes are not even enough to pay for its electricity bills.
He emphasized that he does not rely on the tithes and offerings of church members for his livelihood. The prominent cleric revealed he has businesses both abroad and home which provides for him financially.
“I do so many things outside of preaching; when you look at me, don’t think that it is your tithing. Because when we talk about the tithing and offering, it doesn’t even pay the electricity bills. It is just that I don’t like talking about these things. I don’t. So there are other means; I have investments, businesses here and there, home and abroad, by which I make money in my own way,” he told the congregation in a sermon on Sunday, October 6.
Archbishop Duncan-Williams noted that he is a fervent tithe payer emphasizing his seriousness with God’s business.
“And I am a serious tithe payer. I pay tithe more than you all, I am telling you, and I am very consistent. Sometimes I fight my office; I tell them have you removed the tithe, then I say don’t go there with me. Make sure the tithe is set aside, and paid to the account, and immediately send me a picture that you have paid it before I touch the money. I am a very serious person when it comes to the things of God,” he said.
He chastised certain religious leaders who feel they are too ‘big’ to pay tithes.
“And there are preachers who don’t tithe, because they are too big to tithe. They don’t tithe to anything, anybody. They become self-appointed fathers and men of God because they have come into success, power, wealth, and influence. They don’t have the grace to honour the scriptures anymore,” he added.
Source: 3news
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