In fulfilment of Christ message of the Last Days; the End Time, the Christ Chapel Faith, a church established by the Late Nimba County Senator, Prince Y. Johnson, has dramatically lost membership since the death of the church’s founder.
Prior to the death of Senator Johnson, the church’s attendance, including visitors and the tithes’ payers, were around 200.
The church Sunday’s attendance on First Sunday, June 1, the membership has dramatically reduced to at least 35, including the pastor-in-charge and the few choristers, who did not have a song to sing on that day.
“Are the church members still clutched in the spirit of bereavement?” asked a concerned observer.
This was to the extent that even in the courtyard, which used to be filled with onlookers and passersby would stop to take a glance at the mushroom that had grown rapidly in the space of time.
But since the death of the general overseer, Prince Y. Jonson, the members have automatically decreased to the disbelief of nearby community dwellers.
Some members believe the reason for the decline in the membership was due to Johnson’s compassion and generosity for the less- fortunate, who were considered core to his heart.
To further increase, the churchgoers then, was those who were there too seeking for political alignment with Senator Johnson.
However, some of the members are still loyal to the church, despite the passing of it founder.
In spite of the incident that took place, the church was the epicenter of attraction due to its crowdedness where members went to seek prosperity, not salvation, and seemly marital status is no more.
Apparently, things have gone from bad to worse for the church that once glitters with a huge member amongst churches for its mushroom growth.
Though seem saddened by the turn up at the church, the resident pastor, George Gboto, encouraged members to redouble their efforts for the dream not to die as aspiration and vision of Prince Johnson regarding the church becomes a glowing reality.
“The church is not Prince Johnson’s church as perceived by people rather, it is God’s Church,” he told the congregation.
“We need to work harder and the church remains the church no matter what happens,” Gboto added, while the choir was yet to open the service.
Interestingly, the church that used to be jammed parked especially the choir bench has reduced to just seven members, while the Deacon bench was visually emptied.
What stunned many of the onlookers during the First Sunday worship, was to see a number that was over 200 now reduced to 35, including the pastors and that of the entire congregation.