Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has clarified that some of the church’s long-standing marriage rules are administrative guidelines rather than divine commandments
Speaking on church traditions, Kumuyi announced the cancellation of the policy forbidding a lady from visiting a man she intends to marry. He explained that intending couples are now allowed to visit each other during courtship, provided they are accompanied by an elder.
The respected cleric stressed the need to distinguish between God’s law and church principles, noting that such rules are flexible and not from the Bible.
“We just felt you need some time to know one another. And then we said one month will be too short, two months too short. So why not six months? But it is not from the Bible,” Kumuyi said.
“As a Christian, you need to become so mature that you know the difference between the law of God and the principles in the church. Six months is all right, but it’s not something inflexible. If we change it to three months, we’re not changing the Bible, because six months is not in the Bible.”
He further explained that the church’s marriage committee exists only to provide guidance and not to impose scriptural authority.
“There’s no marriage committee in the New Testament. We created it to help you, not because we can give you a chapter and a verse. It is church administration,” he said.
Kumuyi also cautioned church leaders against wielding undue authority: “Marriage committees should not exercise an authority that God has not given them. This is just church organisation, not divine law.”
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