Yet another church battle breaks out

Exploding: Bethel Church
Exploding: Bethel Church

Concerned members of the Bethel Church in Gaborone have dragged their leadership to the Registrar of Societies alleging a litany of charges including corruption, mismanagement and nepotism, Mmegi has learnt.

The battle is the latest to hit the local faith sector in recent times, where highly publicised disputes have rocked other churches such as the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), Evangelical Lutheran, Roman Catholic Church and Shepherd Bushiri’s Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG Botswana) church.

Bethel, founded in 2010, operates in Gaborone and South Africa, with an estimated membership of over 1,000, of which 200 are in Botswana and close to 800 or more in SA. It pays rental of P12,000 per month locally.

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