By Chukwuma Umeorah
Leaders of the Living Waters Unlimited Church have warned that the silence and moral compromise within Nigerian Churches are fueling widespread corruption, injustice, insecurity and the decline of national values.
The communiqué issued at the end of the Church’s three-day 2025 National Convention themed “Never Man Spake Like This (Reshaping Destinies and Igniting Generations)” and signed by Pastor Henry Ogbuaku, National General Overseer and Pastor Prosper Kanayo – Resident Pastor, Isolo Campus lamented that the Church, once known for revival fire and moral authority, had gradually drifted into decay, false teachings, and materialism.
“The Nigerian Church, once renowned for revival fire, missionary zeal, fervent prayer, and societal influence, has gradually declined into decay, false teachings, and corruption. Messages of repentance, righteousness, and truth have been replaced with doctrines of convenience, breakthrough without integrity, miracle money without diligence, materialism, motivationalism and compromise.”
According to the leaders, the Church’s growing tolerance for sin and its failure to speak boldly against social and political corruption have contributed to the nation’s moral collapse. It said that when the pulpit becomes silent on righteousness, society inevitably embraces unrighteousness and loses the fear of God. “As a result of the Church’s failure and compromise, darkness has covered the nation. This darkness manifests in widespread injustice, immorality, corruption, acute poverty, and insecurity. Political leaders and citizens alike mirror the compromise they see in the Church.”
The leaders noted that the prophetic voice of the Church had been replaced by personal ambition, prosperity preaching, and political entanglement. They expressed concern that issues such as ritual killings, moral decay among the youth, and a return to witchcraft and occult practices have become rampant because the Church has failed to confront sin as it once did. They recalled the courage of early Christian pioneers such as Ajayi Crowther, Thomas Birch Freeman and Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola, who confronted idolatry and immorality with uncompromising conviction, urging today’s Church to rediscover that same zeal.
Citing the biblical warning that judgment begins in the house of God, the communiqué called on Church leaders and believers to repent of greed, hypocrisy, and exploitation, and to return to sound doctrine and holy living. “We affirm that judgment begins in the house of God (1 Peter 4:17). Unless the Church returns to her prophetic role, Nigeria will continue to descend into moral, spiritual, and social darkness,” the clerics warned.
The Church urged Christians to live as true ambassadors of Christ by upholding integrity, humility, and love in all areas of life. It further called for a united effort among denominations to raise disciples, mentor the next generation, and rebuild public trust through transparency and accountability.
While acknowledging that a faithful remnant still upholds the banner of Christ, the Church leaders emphasized that Nigeria’s healing will not come through political reforms or economic policies, but through a revival of righteousness in the Church.
“Nigeria’s healing and exaltation will not come from political systems or economic policies, but from a revival of righteousness in the Church. As Scripture declares: ‘Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.’”
