Winners Chapel is not under probe – UK Government

The British government has debunked the speculations that it is currently investigating Living Faith Church, famously known as Winners Chapel International, a church founded by Dr. David Oyedepo.

According to spokeswoman for the commission, the CC was only considering the financial information provided by the church.

The CC is an organisation that registers eligible organisations in England and Wales that are established for only charitable purposes

It also takes enforcement action when there is malpractice or misconduct and ensuring charities meet their legal requirements.

There were reports recently that the CC was probing the church over financial malpractice.

However, while responding to an email enquiry by Punch, the commission’s spokeswoman, Sarah Hitchings, said that the consideration of the church’s finances by the British Government did not qualify as conducting an investigation on the church.

Hitchings said, “We are not ‘investigating’ the charity. In the terms of our regulatory work, an ‘investigation’ is another word for ‘statutory inquiry’, the highest level of our investigatory work

“We are not investigating Winners Chapel; we have an operational case open into the charity.

“We have now met with the trustees, and are satisfied that we have no regulatory concerns relating to conflicts of interest and the reputation management of the charity. We are still considering financial information supplied by the charity to reach a conclusion on the issue of financial management,” the spokeswoman stated.

She however added, “At this stage, we cannot comment on the details of the case; however, it is our usual policy to report on the outcomes of our work once we have reached a conclusion. Please note, we are not ‘investigating’ the charity”