File: Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi
• Says the church is not a personal enterprise that can be transferred to family members.
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor W.F Kumuyi,, has said he will not hand over the leadership of the church to any of his biological children, stressing that the ministry belongs to Jesus Christ and not to him.
Kumuyi made the clarification during a church service while addressing speculations that he could eventually pass the leadership of the ministry to one of his sons which started trending on Wednesday.
According to him, some people had questioned whether he would search for one of his children and hand over the church to them after his tenure as leader.
The cleric maintained that the church remains the property of Jesus Christ and should be led according to divine direction rather than family succession.
He said, “Many people were speculating, is he going to hand over the church unto his son? Won’t he search for his first son, second son, where are they? Where do they live? Is he not going to hand over the church?” he said.
The cleric, however, dismissed the notion, insisting that the church is not a personal enterprise that can be transferred to family members.
“Well, it’s not his church. And because it’s not his church, Jesus said, upon this rock, I will build my church… It’s the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and nobody has right to hand it over to his son,” he stated.
Kumuyi further cited biblical figures, including Peter, Paul and John, saying none of them handed over the church to their children.
“Peter did not hand over the church to his son. Paul did not have any son or wife, but Paul did not hand over the church to his son. And John did not hand over the church to his son,” he said.
