Why do we have to pay for anointment? What is the money used for?
Alleluia Sir/Ma
i have noticed that the higher the rank, the more people have to pay. Is it right that a Mother Celestial who should be receiving her pension has to pay more than just an Elder Sister or Brother who is in their youth? Why do people have to pay to be anointed at all? What are the funds even used for?
Please I’m not trying to cause a ruckus, neither am I saying it’s wrong for the pastor or whoever to collect this money.. I am a small boy in cele, so I don’t know anything… but I just want to know because nobody has ever explained these things but yet we keep contributing the money yearly.
Thank you and God bless you. Wonderful platform you have created. Please keep up the good work.
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In 1983 anointment cost only 3 Naira. This is what some of our fathers paid when Papa anointed them. It’s not a money making venture. However, the money collected for the anointment is used for the development of Imeko, Celestial City. Some goes to the pastor – the one who carries out the anointment exercise. Some of the funds are also distributed to the families of the previous serving pastors, i.e. the house of Oshoffa, Bada, Ajose etc.
There’s what you call the spiritual grading, and in that grading there are there the following categories:
- The general anointment
General anointment is on 26 December after the Christmas service in the Mercyland in Imeko. It used to be done at the beach, but it shifted after the building of Imeko.
- The honourary anointment
This is for those who they want to honour. They pay exuberantly and the funds are often used to pay for the completion of big projects.
This anointment can be done at any time, including 26 December.
- The church worker’s anointment
The anointment for the church workers has to be done at the beginning of the calendar year for Christians, which is the Passover. It is done during this period for church workers only. The church workers also don’t pay as much as the other sets.
Important note: All anointment is supposed to be once every three years. Nobody should be anointed less frequently than this.
May God help us.
Author: Celestial Weekly
CelestialWeekly selected as best answer November 22, 2017