ZIMBABWE
Nehanda Radio
HARARE – The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) has formally opened channels of investigation into cases linking El-bethel Tabernacle Ministries church to sexual abuse, engineering forced marriages and equipping junior pastors with martial arts skills to deal with perceived wayward congregants.
El-bethel, however,denied the allegations yesterday saying they were lies being peddled by disgruntled and ex-communicated members.
ACCZ president Archbishop Johannes Ndanga last week said that the council was putting together evidence to support the impending investigations. He said aggrieved members of the church should approach the representative body with complaints.
“We urge members with such cases to come forward and make formal reports as well as give credible evidence that can assist us in undertaking our investigations. However, we urge members of the public not to use the platform to settle personal scores,” he said.
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