Olukoya said this while reacting to reports that he has
banned members of his church from wedding Christians from other denominations.
In a statement released by his spokesperson Collins
Edomaruse, Olukoya argued that for the past 10 years, his church through its
singles programme, Gen 218, has conducted over 150,000 weddings and that he
encourages his members to wed anyone either within or outside his church, as
far as their intending spouse is a Christian.
The statement reads
“We encourage and
actively support all spinsters and bachelors, regardless of denomination, to
build their relationships on biblical standards. We strongly advise all our
single men and women to marry fellow believers within the Christian faith. We
believe this is God’s will for marriage and is the best foundation for a
successful and a Godly marriage.
Dr Olukoya and MFM
ministries have never stated that single men and women within this ministry
should only marry within the ministry.
In the last
decade, Gen 218 has provided training, teaching and guidance to thousands of
single men and women across Nigeria, Africa and all around the world. To its
credit, over 150,000 weddings have occured as a result of Gen 218 forums.
The false
assumption that the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries has the largest
number of female singles is baseless, erroneous and very misleading.
The MFM ministry
has a distinctive and well structured youth movement. The youth and young
adults of this ministry, under the leadership of the General Overseer, have
distinguished themselves as leaders in the fields of academia, music and sports
with laurels to back this up.” the statement read
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