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Religion of Monday, 8 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

COVID-19: Citadel Church to remain closed, Pastor Bakare says

Pastor Tunde Bakare Pastor Tunde Bakare

Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, will remain closed despite the lifting of the ban on religious activities, overseer, Tunde Bakare has said.

Recall that after months of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic, churches in Lagos State are set to reopen from the 21st of June, the state government announced.

“I’m so sorry for our country at this juncture. I’m so sorry that we are pressurising the government to open churches and to open Mosques, Bakare said during his message on Sunday.

He added that “You want calamity upon calamity. The church has not been closed; nobody can close the church.

“Yes, it is true that buildings are closed but the church is marching on. No one can close the church. Government can shut down the buildings; they cannot force us to go back because I’m not going to endanger the lives of our people.

“Noah did not jump out of the ark. He sent the raven first to test the ground. The raven never returned. He sent the duck twice. On the third occasion, it did not return. He knew it was safe to go out but he still stayed there until God said, Noah, come out.

“He locked him in and He brought him out. Let’s be patient. And they now want to start carrying people to their gravesides and be praying for their families. Let’s stay within until that time when the calamity is over.”