Pastor Sam Adeyemi of Daystar Christian Centre, Lagos, has bared his mind on Christians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said; “This is a worldwide issue, pastors are clamouring for the reopening of churches”.

“A church in South Korea got affected by the outbreak, the church members were badly hit by this infectious disease and the pastor had to go about seeking for forgiveness.”

“Even if there is going to be social distancing in our churches, how many service are we going to hold? Looking at the differences between churches with big number of members. We have to be careful and remain calm because there is no vaccine yet…”

“As a preacher, I travel all around but I have remained indoors with my family.”

“The money contributed was what the church used in taking care of the church members.”

“We must take care of the people around us, just like the scripture… When a leader is far away from his followers, they won’t feel what they are going through.”

“There is a way Jesus Christ taught us to be as leaders of the church, Jesus told us to be humble and treat the people well. I was well taught in the aspect of leadership”.

“Government should have not relaxed the lockdown but due to shout of hunger. Sadly, many flouted the social distancing rule”.

“If you have nowhere to go, just stay indoors. I stand with staying indoors though it might take long, but we just have to bear.”

“When I think of the situation, many are now watching online service, many have seen the flexibility of worshipping from the comfort of their houses and might jettison the idea of going to church physically after all of this is over. It has brought about weariness.”

“Also, with the way things are going, many church members are even displeased with their churches for forsaking them during this period and not taking care of them in their own little way, it might come back to haunt some of these churches.”