Is Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's Marriage under Fire?

All does not seem well between Pastor Chris oyakhilome and his wife Pastor Anita who heads the UK headquarters of Christ Embassy.Some Members say Pastor Anita has not been in church for months now which makes them worried about the unusual development.

Close sources have whispered that the cause of rift between Pastor Chris and his wife bothers on leadership roles in the church.They say Pastor Anita wants a bigger Position in the church,On the other hand Pastor Chris feels his wife is placing herself above his Vision for the church which has long existed before he married her.


Below is the summary of the supposed speech of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's on May 16th 2014 while addressing all UK Pastors and Deacons at Christ Embassy, Bermondsey.

I am here for your concerns about the ongoing domestic issue with my wife and I know it affects you directly, being the ones under her leadership.

This is not an organisation or a political party, so it's not a place for you to air your opinion or scrutinise what we do. We had a vision, started and you joined us. If you don't like what we do, you can get out.

Churches where members air their views never grow.

Some pastors wives think when they marry a pastor they are equal to the pastor. My wife thinks so, as a matter of fact, Rev. Tom was her pastor before I married her and Rev. Ray and Evang. Owase were her leaders long before I married her. How come she thinks she's senior to them now?

I already started Christ Embassy before I married her. I didn't marry her and said we should start Christ Embassy. I was already pastoring. I already set my sail and knew my direction before I married her. I only said come and help me.

Be careful of the friends you keep. My wife keeps friends who bring out the worst in her and help her see the worst in people instead of keeping friends that will help her vision especially as the wife of a global pastor like me.

Bitterness is prolonged and accumulated anger. My wife is always angry and bitter.

Allegations are either false or twisted information. The current situation is not as a result of what I did or what I didn't do. I didn't do anything to have caused an upheaval.

You don't join a woman to fight her husband.

I'm not teaching you what is wrong, at least I have 2 girls who will one day marry and I want to them to enjoy it."


Some members of Christ Embassy perceived to be supporters of Pastor Anita have voiced their minds via various Facebook Pages