Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, General Overseer of Christ Embassy, has made strong allegations against musicians, particularly secular artists who emerge from churches.
Speaking in an audio clip aired on the Daybreak Hitz show on March 25, 2025, Pastor Chris criticized the growing trend of artists leaving the church once they achieve success.
Describing it as an act of cheating, he claimed these musicians use the church as a stepping stone before pursuing their paths.
“No one has cheated the church like the music industry. What most of them have ever done is use the church. If you look at history, you’ll see many worldly singers who started in the church. They were in the choir, leading praise, but ended up in the world. All they ever did was use the church to make themselves popular or find a way to use the church to make money,” he said.
Pastor Chris added, “They always look for a way to leverage such an opportunity to make money. Satan enters into their minds to give them ideas on how to use the church to benefit themselves.”
He then urged fellow pastors to refrain from giving young, talented individuals the opportunity to showcase their skills in church to prevent such occurrences in the future.
“I have told you not to give them the change anymore, or they will go to hell. I am trying to save them… They are exposed to poetic ability because most of the things they write, sinners can write them,” he added.
