Bishop Thomas Aremu Reacts To His Retirement From Winners Chapel, Speaks On Starting Own Ministry; Details Emerge
One of the recently retired Bishops of Winners Chapel, Bishop Thomas Aremu has reacted to his retirement from the ministry after serving about 30 years.
He reacted at the valedictory service organised by the ministry at Winners Chapel, Orita Bashorun, on Tuesday
Speaking along the line of whether he was going to set up his own ministry, Bishops Thomas Aremu who is retiring alongside another long-serving member, David Abioye. … CONTINUE READING
He said he was not planning to set up his own ministry.
According to Bishop Aremu, “I don’t have a church, and I cannot have a church because God has not infused me with the capacity to do so. This is my church,” he said.
The Eagle reports that the ministry was hot in the news last week following reports Bishop Aremu, one of the two vice presidents, would be retiring after serving three and four decades in the ministry.
Though the ministry has stated that the retirements of Bishops Thomas Aremu and David Abioye followed operational guidelines of the church, also known as The Mandate, controversies have trailed afterwards, forcing the founder of the ministry, Bishop David Oyedepo to react.
According to Bishop Aremu, “I don’t have a church, and I cannot have a church because God has not infused me with the capacity to do so. This is my church,” he said.
Aremu, was consecrated alongside seven others at the Garden of Faith in Kaduna in November 1999.
Meanwhile, the valedictory service provided opportunity for Bishop David Oyedepo to respond to the opinions of some critics of the church over the latest developments.
“My advice to commentators is to study to be quiet and mind your business. It is wisdom to learn what is working and find out what makes it work. Everything works here.”
He said that the church’s Administrative Policy of 1998 was reviewed in 2001, while The Mandate of 2012 was revised in 2024, stressing that the ministry operates by divine order.
According to them, the revised Mandate has changed the retirement age from 60 to 55, and while Bishop Oyedepo, as the founder, retains the right to serve for life, future church leaders would be restricted to one or two terms of seven years, depending on approval by the Board of Trustees.
