Pastor disappears after he was kicked out of church

Members of the public prpert belonging to a church at Kwa Bulo village in Bamburi, Kisauni. A pastor who was dragged out of church by his members in Kinango on Sunday for allegedly misusing funds and “ruining marriages” has been missing for some days. PHOTO | FILE 

In Summary

• The pastor fled and locked himself in his house. However, the congregation went after him and broke down the door and dragged him by the collar to the police station 500 meters away.
• The rowdy faithful escorted the pastor to the police station and demanded that he leaves. He is said to have denied the accusations and told the police the allegations were false and that he’d been framed.
• Deputy County Commissioner Boniface Mwatela then advised the pastor to leave the area for his own safety.

By DANIEL TSUMA NYASSY
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A pastor who was dragged out of church by his members in Kinango on Sunday for allegedly misusing funds and “ruining marriages” has been missing for some days.

The Jesus Jubilation Church pastor at Taru Trading Centre has not been seen since Sunday.

He is said to have disappeared upon his release from Taru Police Station where his enraged flock took him.

A member of the congregation, Mr Arnold Mwandurya, said the pastor has since disappeared without trace.

Angry faithful stormed the church and threatened the pastor during Sunday School.

The pastor fled and locked himself in his house. However, the congregation went after him and broke down the door and dragged him by the collar to the police station 500 meters away.

“We have warned our pastor several times to stay away from our wives but apparently, this is still going on. We have also demanded records of accounts on church funds but he has not furnished us with them,” said another follower, Mr Dickson Chirunga.

ROWDY FLOCK

The rowdy faithful escorted the pastor to the police station and demanded that he leaves. He is said to have denied the accusations and told the police the allegations were false and that he’d been framed.

“The pastor told the police he had no affairs with members of his flock. He also said the church does not have mechanisms for accounting and that he was entitled to spend the cash since he was doing the work of the church,” said Mr Chirunga.

Deputy County Commissioner Boniface Mwatela then advised the pastor to leave the area for his own safety.

“I saw what happened and it was not pleasant. I cannot say if the allegations are true or not. But I know  the congregation is angry with him,” Mr Mwatela said.

My advice would be to tell him to go to a safer place to preach the word of God,” said Mwatela.

He said that it was not the first time that the pastor had found himself in trouble from his flock adding that the church authorities should do something to protect him.

A few months ago, there were similar attempts by the congregation to evict the pastor and close the church. However, following the intervention of church elders, the plan did not materialize.