What the late T.B Joshua said about his successor at SCOAN

Nigerians have wondered what will become of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), after its founder and leader, Prophet T.B Joshua passed away.

This follows a statement by the leadership of the church that it had no succession plan before the demise of the prophet. It has, however, appointed Evelyn Joshua, the wife of T.B Joshua as its new leader.

Prophet T.B Joshua when asked the question of succession of his church in his last interview, he stated that there are prophets and prophetesses in the church who can lead the entire church service without his help.

The host asked: "This is a church and you don’t have a theological school and you don’t have branches. What happens to the church after you? How will the church grow from just this humble beginning to become a church of the world and after you who takes over?"

He answered: "You don’t watch Emmanuel TV? This is a year now or six months since I preached last and the church still continues. There are five prophets and prophetesses; they are working. They have taken over from me already. There is an American, a British, a French, and a Nigerian."

When asked why he did not "train" his wife and older children spiritually to take over from him, he answered that the church is not a family business and that he would only work strictly in confines with the direction of the spirit of God.

"This is where God comes in; it is not a business venture. If it is God, then it is God and then it is true. The issue of family should not come into the issue of the church – that is it; it is undeserved grace," he said.