A former member of Deeper Life Bible Church, Awucha Ezekiel, has shared a deeply emotional account of events that led him to stop attending church, despite being raised in a strongly religious household.
In a detailed Facebook post dated January 29, Ezekiel recounted how his upbringing was firmly rooted in church life, with his father serving as a pastor in the ministry.
According to him, his father was not only committed to spiritual leadership but also went above and beyond to support church members financially and assist families in need. The entire family, Ezekiel said, was actively involved in church activities and deeply devoted to the faith.
“My father made sure I was involved in everything in the church. We were devoted, committed, and faithful,” he wrote.
Trouble began when Ezekiel’s father was allegedly swindled by new business associates who claimed to have connections with foreign embassies. The venture, which involved helping people process visas, collapsed after funds and passports were lost. Many of the affected clients, Ezekiel revealed, were fellow church members, including pastors.
When news of the incident broke, some of those affected reportedly went straight to the police.
Ezekiel described the period that followed as one of fear and suffering. While his father travelled to Abuja in a bid to recover the lost passports and money, the rest of the family faced harassment and threats at home.
“People came to our house threatening us. Some nights, we couldn’t sleep out of fear. My mother, my siblings, and I suffered hunger and deep uncertainty,” he said.
However, Ezekiel noted that the most painful part of the ordeal was not the financial loss or the public embarrassment, but the response of the church community.
He said the same church his father had served faithfully for years suddenly distanced itself from the family, offering no support, defense, or compassion during their most difficult moment.
“My father, who had given his time, resources, and strength to the work of God, was suddenly pushed to the back seat. No support. No defense. No compassion,” Ezekiel wrote.
He explained that the experience did not make him lose faith in God, but it fundamentally changed how he viewed organized Christianity.
“That moment broke something in me. It changed the way I saw Christianity—not God, but the system and the people. That was the moment I stopped going to church,” he concluded.
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Published by Ejoh Caleb
