A dramatic moment, a congregant of the Methodist Church in Ghana, confronted a pastor over some church directives have been shared on social media, with a woman firing shots at the Methodist pastors and elders.
Reports suggest the dramatic incident occurred at the Wesley Cathedral Methodist Church in Sunyani during an open forum where the woman confronted Methodist pastors and elders over some church directives, including the non-support of members who do not pay tithe, calling him and the leadership of the church thieves.
She disclosed that although she is a working woman and capable of paying tithes, she has decided not to because she feels the system does not reflect fairness in how support is offered to church members.
The woman questioned the rationale behind paying large amounts as a tithe, only to receive minimal support when a family emergency or bereavement occurs.
Speaking during the open forum, a Methodist church member stated, “You mentioned that the Bible says someone who does not pay their tithe is an armed robber. If that is the case, then when we are talking about armed robbers, it starts from you, Bishop, and the elders of the church; you are all armed robbers”.
“I work, and I can afford to pay a huge tithe, but I won’t. I’d rather use that money for something else. If my mother is about to die and not yet dead, and you expect me to bring GH¢5,000 as tithe, only for the church to give GH¢500 to support me, I won’t do that,” she said.
The woman further recounted that when the church contributed smaller amounts, sometimes as little as GH¢10, towards members’ welfare, when the auditorium was often full, yet members who do not pay tithe are still not given any welfare benefits.
According to her, the current approach has led to some members no longer attending the church as support is reportedly tied strictly to tithe payment, discourages participation and raises questions about fairness and membership support.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the woman’s remarks stated, “The woman is right. That thing in the Methodist Church is absolute balderdash. Is the tithe supposed to be forced on members? That nonsense must stop now. All churches that keep tithe books are fraud”.
A netizen added, “The Church is not practising CHRIST anymore, it is now practising hypocrisy, selfish interest, thievery and nonsense. The Methodist Church has now become a Church full of crowns, calling themselves Reverend Ministers”.
“I love this woman… this is how it should be… just be real and simple … Telling the truth is always a problem because the other party knows it’s true but doesn’t want to accept it”, one X user added.
A netizen added, “Pastors children have no job but carrying an iPhone 15 +, the poor people’s children carry iPhones 7 to 11. This same pastor would tell you we would all make it to heaven and receive huge blessings from God, walk on gold lies they keep telling us, yet they use this same tithe and collection money to enrich themselves and their children”.
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The dramatic moment a congregant of the Methodist Church Ghana, confronted a pastor over some church directives including the non-support of members who do not pay tithe, calling him and leadership of the church thieves.
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