{"id":70925,"date":"2025-07-18T06:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=70925"},"modified":"2025-07-18T06:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:01:59","slug":"rccg-pastor-allegedly-diverts-8000-church-funds-abandons-wife-remarries-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/18\/rccg-pastor-allegedly-diverts-8000-church-funds-abandons-wife-remarries-in-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"RCCG Pastor Allegedly Diverts $8,000 Church Funds, Abandons Wife, Remarries in U.S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Patrick Idowu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pastor Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has accused a former RCCG pastor of absconding with $8,000 in church funds, abandoning his wife in South Africa, and remarrying in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>She made the revelation during a recent RCCG men\u2019s programme, where she shared the troubling account in a video that has since gone viral.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the unnamed pastor from Ekiti State was assigned to a RCCG parish in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>During a missionary visit, she was dismayed to find the church holding worship inside a fast-food restaurant. Midway into her sermon, staff of the restaurant reportedly began removing chairs, signaling the end of the church\u2019s allocated time.<\/p>\n<p>When she inquired about securing a permanent worship venue, the pastor proposed a business investment plan requiring $8,000.<\/p>\n<p>The idea was to purchase a used vehicle and hand it over to a tourism company to generate income, which would later be used to buy land for the church.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Folu said she released the funds, but the pastor allegedly diverted the money, fled South Africa, left his wife behind, and later remarried in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe woman he abandoned is now almost running mad,\u201d she lamented, describing the betrayal as heartbreaking.<\/p>\n<p>She decried the growing trend of deceit and lack of spiritual integrity within the Church, calling on RCCG men to uphold Christian values.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre we going to continue with such a lying spirit, a deceitful spirit in the kingdom of God?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Folu urged a return to holiness and the foundational principles of the faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must go back to the old path, where we look up to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also reflected on the humble beginnings of Redemption City, RCCG\u2019s global headquarters, noting the sacrifices made by early church members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor three years, there was no electricity. We used lanterns and ground with stones even though we had machines where we came from,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Idowu Pastor Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has accused a former RCCG pastor of absconding with $8,000 in church funds, abandoning his wife in South Africa, and remarrying in the United States. 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