The General Overseer of Salvation Ministries in Rivers state, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has boasted that he would remain wealthy even if his members stopped giving offerings or tithes.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Ibiyeomie made this known in a now-viral video online, describing tithing as a “foundation covenant” that every Christian must uphold.
The clergyman declared that trying to walk in covenant wealth without tithing is like trying to build a house without a foundation.
Speaking on his personal giving figures to drive home his point, pastor Ibiyeomie said the minimum he gives on Sundays is $12,000.
He said, “You cannot say that you are walking in a covenant if your foundation is not in place. Your foundation covenant is your tithe.
“When you build a house, and you don’t have a foundation, will that house stand? Trying to walk in covenant wealth without tithing is like trying to build a house without a foundation.
“The minimum I give on a Sunday is $12,000. That is the minimum. Every Sunday. And the minimum I give on weekdays is $2,000. Even when I am not in church, even when I travel, my offering will be there.
“Check well, even when I am not in church, you would see my offering on the table.
“If you don’t give your offering, I will be rich, stinkingly rich. I am not depending on your money. If my birthday is coming, get angry and don’t give me any money. This guy will be rich because it is not coming from you. It is coming from my covenant work with God.”