The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) has sanctioned Prophet Eze Timothy of Orisun Iye Parish, Alpha and Omega, Ogun State, after a public deliverance he conducted for Nigerian entertainer and cross-dresser James Brown sparked outrage online.
Critics say the act violated both Nigerian law and scriptural teachings.
During the disciplinary panel hearing, Prophet Eze Timothy defended himself, saying he did not know James personally.
“I didn’t know James Brown; he is a friend of my daughter,” he explained.
“My daughter brought James on 1st of February and asked me to pray for him.”
He added he was unaware of James’ gender at the time.
“I didn’t know his gender, because he was already in garment before entering the church, so I asked my member to go get minerals to use to pray for him,” he said.
“Immediately I prayed for James, before the closing of the service, he had already left the church.”
The Shepherd stressed he received no payment. “I didn’t take a dime from James Brown,” he said.
He said the controversy escalated after the video went viral.
“It was after the video went viral people started shouting ‘James Brown, James Brown’ online. Later, my daughter explained to me that he is a man but acts like a woman.”
The panel probed further:
“Why do you have to leave preaching to pray for someone you claim you don’t know and is just your daughter’s friend?”
“What is the use of the minerals?” “As a senior prophet and Shepherd, why didn’t you ask the Holy Spirit to know who knelt before you before praying to him?”
“Why did you arrange the minerals in a circle if you claim what you did for him isn’t spiritual work?”
The Shepherd pleaded for forgiveness.
“I pleaded with all the CCC authorities and founder, I pleaded with the young and old to forgive me my mistake and promise such will never happen again,” he said.
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