Photo-Left: Love on her wedding dress; Right- Typical Deeper Live Church member wedding outfit
The controversy generated by the
marriage of the second son of the General Superintendent of the Deeper
Life Bible Church, John Kumuyi, to his heartthrob, former Miss Love
Odih, has taken a new dimension.
John and Love had tied the nuptial knot
on June 15 in Jamaica, but the ceremony had been a subject of debate on
social media over how the bride was dressed, in comparison to other
weddings held in the church. The church’s belief does not entertain
flamboyance in such celebration.
In the wedding pictures that circulated
widely on blogs, online forums, discussion groups and other social
networks, the bride, who happens to be the daughter of the National
Overseer of DLBC in Jamaica, was seen putting on a wedding gown, ear
rings, holding a bouquet and applied make-up — all of which are alien to
the church’s doctrine.
However, the couple tendered a....
letter of
apology to the church, saying they have “realised the effects of our
actions and omission’’; adding that they may have been distracted by
cultural differences, as both of them had lived overseas for many years.
The letter was read to the congregation
on Saturday during the church’s mid-year celebration programme held at
the Deeper Life Conference Centre, Lagos-Ibadan Expresway and broadcast
live to branches all over Nigeria and some parts of Africa via
satellite.
The letter, which was read on behalf of
the couple at about 8pm on Saturday, read in part, “John and Love Kumuyi
write to express our deepest and most sincere apology for the turn of
events, that have resulted on our traditional and wedding ceremonies,
that took place in Jamaica on 13th June and 15th June, 2013
respectively.
“We unreservedly and wholeheartedly
state that we did not intend that our acts or omissions will, in any
way, undermine the great works that God has done through the Deeper
Christian Life Ministry worldwide and more specifically, through our
Father in the Lord, the General Superintendent.
“We also use this medium to profusely
and sincerely apologise to the General Superintendent for the
embarrassment and heartaches, our actions have caused him, more so that
he has earlier declined to be at the events.
“This, notwithstanding, we fully accept
that having been nurtured, taught and brought up with the sound teaching
of the word of God, we should have been able to draw the line, which
we failed to do.
“We have now realised the effects of our
actions and omission and do plead with the church for forgiveness and
also appealing that any action that should be taken be directed at John
and Love, as we take this time to prayerfully reflect on our actions. We
take full responsibility for what happened, and this action should, in
no way, be blamed on the GS, or the leaders of the church in Nigeria,
United States, Jamaica or United Kingdom and beyond.”
The apology has attracted cheers and
jeers on social media from Nigerians, including many who claimed to be
members of the church.
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Na wa...so they don't know about their Church wedding dress code..? Shuuuu?
Perhaps they are new members of DLBC? Or....
BTW the lady looks beautiful...this guys on TOP sabi better thing oo....lol
Drop a comment...thanks!
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