A Local pastor who leads the Jesus Dominion International church in Port Elizabeth vowed that their branch in North End will not be shut down on Sunday.
This folllows threats from a civill society group calling itself ‘Nelson Mandela Bay Citizens In Unity’ who called for the total shutdown of rape-accused pastor Timothy Omotoso’s church in the city.
The group is planning a protest outside the church on Sunday as they believe that people cannot be manipulated and deceived in the name of God.
Pastor Osugawu Chuks said that the JDI church in North End was still operational and had services four times a week. Unlike the branch in KwaZulu-Natal, which saw a massive building for JDI congregants being reduced to a tent, according to Enca.
Chuks said that the congregants had freedom of worship and closing the church down would be unconstitutional.
He accused South Africans of being xenophobic which is sending the wrong message out to the world.
He said Nigerians are not known for rape and that you cannot close a church because of allegations.
Chuks said that Omotoso had been his "father in the Lord" since 2005 and slammed the State witness Cheryl Zondi for 'pretending" while testifying.
