Founder and leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, has found himself in some hot waters after a recent sermon went viral with a spin his church did not like.
Otabil had said in a sermon that some bible verses do not make sense, referring to Luke 6:29, where Jesus famously asked people to turn the other cheek as an example.
Some banks in Ghana took loans from Ghana Commercial Bank but couldn’t pay as promised hence making Ghana Commercial Bank collapse such banks and Capital Bank happens to be one of its victims.
Pastor Mensa Otabil, the founder of the International Central Gospel Church who was the chairman of the bank was said to have embezzled some funds of the bank.
Often Ghanaians jump on the necks of preachers like Obinim and his ilk for how they ‘deceive’ their followers and become rich on the back of their cash.
Funnily enough what many of those people don’t consider is that most of the more ‘sophisticated’ pastors are filthy rich themselves – they just have a more civilized way of fleecing you of your money with your consent.
Founder and Head Pastor of International Central Gospel Church (I.C.G.C.), Reverend Doctor Mensa Otabil has disclosed that his mother used to be telling him that he was the ugliest among all her kids.
Mensa Otabil who is gifted in teaching, inspiring and motivating Ghanaians, Africans and the World, in general, made this revelation to his congregation during church service on Sunday 29th April 2018 as he usually does and therefore, taught them not be using bad words because there is power in words.
Reverend Josh Laryea who was expelled from Pastor Mensa Otabil’s International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) for s*xual misconduct says gospel artiste, Joe Mettle is the best and top gospel musician in Ghana.
According to the Leader and Founder of Charis International Church, Joe Mettle stands out with the kind music he produces among Ghanaian gospel musicians.
Pastor Mensa Otabil, the General Overseer and the founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has admitted never to talk about Ghanaian meals and how it’s prepared because of numerous slams he got on the social media when he spoke about how unhygienically they prepare their foods.
“Any food that if you have to eat you’ll have to punish yourself like this, what’s the essence of it? And the annoying thing is when you’re pounding, the sweat will be going in and will be mixed. Even in the mortar, there all kinds of bacteria, 5 years and we are still pounding and people will say that’s what we like.”
The founder of International Central Gospel Church, Pastor Mensah Otabil, at the 34th-anniversary service of the church (ICGC), wondered why Ghanaians are still stuck to their old ways and are not willing to bring something new, especially in the fufu pounding process.
He said, ” I don’t know why an African past, I want an African future. I don’t want to imitate what Yaa Asantewaa did, I want to create something new for myself and my generation. So, if at this time we are still pounding the same way Yaa Asantewa pounded it – I grant you your right to eat your fufu, no matter the calories, but should you prepare the same it was prepared by your ancestors? Cant, you do it differently? Can’t we look at our lives and say we are going to create something new.”
Self-acclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale has revealed that his role model is Pastor Mensa Otabil and has learnt a lot of lessons from him.
Shatta Wale recently has been sounding religious so for him to be saying Pastor Mensa Otabil is his role model is not surprising.
Head pastor of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, says belief is not logical, it goes beyond logic and can reap massive rewards for those who believe.
Much has been made about the so-called ‘special offering’ being requested at the ICGC Greater Works conference where one can pay as much as $5,000 for a miracle; and Otabil’s defence is that belief does not make sense in the normal sense of things.
On the question of hypocrisy, there are many angles to find Ghanaians culpable, although we manage to find new ways to display our hypocrisy every single day.
Nothing illustrates this more clearly than the incredible level of support the former ICGC pastor and gospel singer Josh Laryea is receiving from the so-called ‘sophisticated’ Christians brigade on social media since the scandal of his alleged inappropriate affair broke.
Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensa Otabil, has described fufu as a menace killing us Africans.
According to the preacher, fufu has no discernible pros but numerous cons such as being tough to prepare and unhygienic to boot.
There is a problem with hypocrisy deeply embedded within the fabric of most religions, which starts from the process of ‘cherry-picking’ – by which the religious go through their holy books and adhere to some laws and ignore others.
A great example is the Christian attitude to divorce and homo-s*xuality. Jesus ranted and raved about divorce and never mentioned the gays – but Christians, who claim we now live under the ‘grace’ of Jesus, hate gays with a passion yet get divorced themselves all the time with no compunction.
