The marriage list released by the church based in Warri, a city located in Nigeria’s Delta state enjoins all its members who intend to marry to redeem all the required payments latest by three weeks prior to the day of wedding.
A church identified as the True Vine Power House Ministry Incorporation has triggered debate especially among social media users after a marriage list it has prepared and released for its members who intend to marry has gone viral online.
The marriage list released by the church based in Warri, a city located in Nigeria’s Delta state enjoins all its members who intend to marry to redeem all the required payments latest by three weeks prior to the day of wedding.
According to the controversial list, lateness to the church also attracts a penalty of N5k.
Clearly, these requirements are totally different from the expensive dowry that the groom would have paid already to the bride’s family.
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Below is the full marriage list released by the True Vine Power House Ministry Incorporation:
N8k for officiating pastor
N10k for host pastor
6k for instrumentalists
15k for couple fee
10k for marriage certificate
5k for fuel
N5k for lateness to church
10 food flask with one small 5 Alive and one Maltina each for the Ministers
2 food flask, 2 Eva water, 2 big 5 Alive and 2 cans of Maltina each for the Host Pastor
50 takeaways or 1 cooler of rice, 2 and half crates of can Maltina for the church workers
Suits for the Host Pastor and his wife
Couples must attend marriage class for two weeks before the wedding
Couples thanksgiving should not be more than a week after the wedding
Some people are of the view that if churches are charging their members so much aside the main dowry before their marriages can be blessed, then marriage will not be affordable for most couples.