It’s an error to call CAC a Yoruba Church, says Pastor Chukwuezie

Pastor Collins O. Chukwuezie

By 'Gbenga Bankole

The Regional Superintendent of Christ Apostolic Church, Medaiyese Region, Pastor Collins Osita Chukwuezie has said it is an error for anyone to call CAC a yoruba church.

Pastor Chukwuezie who stated this in an interview with Christ Apostolic Magazine said CAC is in Igbo land, in the whole of the five states of South East, CAC has strong growth and is firmly established, we have districts, DCCs even Region so also in other parts of Nigeria, Babalola came to the east, he went to the North and other places, no need to call CAC a Yoruba church.

In his exact words;"there are two factors account for why non-Yorubas see CAC and regard it as a Yoruba church. One factor that made it so is that, the preponderance of members and adherents are of Yoruba stock. They are more in number and this is because the founders and place the church was founded is Yoruba land. So, it got root in Yoruba land and God used the founders to destroy the idolatry in Yoruba land to some extent. So, wherever something starts, it will have more adherents and more founder base just like in Rome where the Romans started Christianity as a legit religion it became the base and since then they have been appointing the Pope from Rome until the later time that other people are being appointed as Pope."

"Even in the Jewish land when God choose the Jews as His children, Judah is His base and when Christianity came, He said we shall start from Jerusalem. So the fact is that the preponderance of members are in Yoruba land and the Church has more impact there before it started spreading to other places, but that does not mean CAC is a Yoruba church. CAC is in Igbo land, in the whole of the five states of South East, CAC has strong growth and is firmly established, they have districts, DCCs even Region so also in other parts of Nigeria, Babalola came to the east, he went to the North and other places, no need to call CAC a Yoruba church. Even in the UK we have Anosike Region, look at me an Igbo man as a Regional Superintendent therefore, CAC is for everybody. I was converted in CAC but not in Yoruba land. CAC is firmly established in all states in Nigeria and beyond Africa and the world. It is an error to call CAC a Yoruba church."

"Another factor is that when you look at the calendar, you will see the three principal officers are Yoruba, it is not anomaly, it is the case because the people who founded it know better. We are coming up, we are going to get to the point where the three principal officers, one will come from the west, one from the North and one from the East, yes we are going to that point, that will end the view being expressed by people that CAC is a Yoruba church."