Pastor Ng'ang'a Threatens Mandatory Tithing at Church Door

Pastor James Maina Ng’ang’a of the Neno Evangelism church has threatened to change the tithing system in his church.

In an undated clip that has been circulating online, Ng’ang’a was seen shouting at his congregation about what he feels is a mandatory requirement for anyone who attends his church to offer tithes and not a voluntary one, as stipulated in the scriptures.

In the clip, Ng’ang’a said that his congregation may soon start having to tithe at the door before entering the church, claiming that a similar system is used in public transport vehicles.

Ng’ang’a also threatened to start locking out those who do not give offerings, also revealing that believers entering the church may start paying for the seats they sit on based on the time.

“Give your offerings, if you don’t want to give, get out of here. You didn’t pay for this house. Don’t open the door for them if they don’t give offerings. You will be given at the door because you do the same for matatus?” Apostle Ng’ang’a questioned.

“All this time you have been sitting here…you will be paying according to the hours,” he added before ordering the believers to raise their hands in prayer to bless the works of their hands.

This video of him shouting at believers about the ‘payment’ of the place of worship comes just days after the pastor was embroiled in a war of words with the Nairobi County leadership over the arrears of land rates for the area where his church is located.

The county leadership was demanding up to ten million shillings from him, anamount to which Ng’ang’a responded in a video saying that to him, it is just petty cash and that he was willing to pay anytime.

However, he claimed that he had had many obstacles regarding the land where the Neno Evangelism church sits, saying that the dispute over the ownership of the land is in court.

"Nairobi City Council, ten million is a trash of money to me. Even five million is nothing to me, I can even give up my car. You took the land to court, it's fine, it's closed. I haven't refused to pay," he said.

When county officials visited him to collect the arrears which Ng’ang’a claimed were small amounts for him, they were unable to meet him and sparked a stand-off outside the church.

In anger, Ng’ang’a made another video in which he was seen cursing the county officials for what he claimed was causing a disturbance in the church area.

A day later, the county government through the CEC for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria announced that the county will no longer pursue Pastor James Ng'ang'a's Ksh10 million in land rates.