Coronavirus: Ban on social gatherings will affect finances of churches negatively – Rev Wengam

Reverend Stephen Yenusom Wengam who’s the lead pastor of the Cedar Mountain Chapel of the Assemblies of God at East Legon, has bemoaned how the ban on social gatherings would affect the finances of the church negatively.

He noted in an interview on Citi FM that members would not be able to pay their tithes and offerings so how will the church be able to cover its bills?

It’s going to affect us seriously because how are we going to pay the bills?,” Rev Wengam quizzed in a radio interview with Citi FM.

Reacting Rev Wengam said: “Don’t forget, I have about seven members of staff, how are we going to pay them? Because we pay them through tithe and offering, utility bills, how are we going to pay? Maintenance?

“I mean, some (churches) have taken loans. We have finished paying our loans but other churches took loans from the bank to do projects, how are they going to pay the loans? So, definitely it’s going to affect us. Of course, online we have this Momo Mobile Money thing, normally when people are watching a livestream we scroll the numbers and then encourage them to give… But you know, in our part of the world, how many people have internet connection? So, definitely it’s going to affect us seriously financially”.

Listen to Rev Wengam’s interview below;