Accra: General Overseer of Alabaster International Ministry, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has taken a swipe at a female member of the Wesley Cathedral Methodist Church for describing pastors and elders as ‘thieves’ over issues relating to tithe payments.
According to Ghana Web, the controversy began when a video surfaced on social media featuring the female church member. In the video, she expressed concerns about an alleged church policy where members who do not pay tithes are reportedly denied financial support during funerals or personal emergencies, including the loss of immediate family members.
Reacting to the video, Prophet Kofi Oduro, in a video sighted on April 27, 2026, expressed strong disapproval of the comments made by the church member. He questioned the significance of the amount of money the woman was complaining about, suggesting it was not substantial enough to warrant such outrage. “So when you left your home to come and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, didn’t you know that you would pay offering or tithe?. Who in this room can pay a tithe of one million dollars?”
Prophet Oduro further questioned whether the woman would have had the same courage to confront a fetish priest in the manner she addressed the Methodist pastor. He remarked, “How is it possible for a church member to stand before her pastor and spew such nonsense? Can you stand before a fetish priest and say such nonsense? How many of you go empty-handed when you visit a fetish priest? Who has ever taken blood money with an empty hand?”
The video and subsequent reaction have sparked a debate on social media about the role of tithes in the church and financial policies surrounding church support.