The Executive Committee of the General Conference of the Apostle’sRevelation Church (ARS) has cautioned those who want to secede from the church not to use their name, else they would seek redress in court.
The “secessionists”, led by Apostle Attipoe were also asked to hand over all ARS Church properties in their possession by the end of October 2022.
These decisions were taken at an emergency meeting held by the executive committee at Tadzewu in the Volta Region last Saturday.
The 83-year-old church had been embroiled in power struggle following the demise of the Founder, C.K. N. Wovenu in 1999, after earlier decreeing that after his passing, the executive committee, the general conference governing body should take charge of the church.
The chairman of the conference, TogbuiAvliIV, who briefed the media, said peace overtures had been made towards Apostle Attipoe and his group since 2018 but to no avail.
He said Apostle Tehn Addy, TogbeDuteluiAttipoe, Anthony Adjadzi, Charles Nutorsti, and others from Attipoe’s camp agreed to rejoin the mother church but Apostle Attipoe refused to make peace and went ahead to establish his headquarters at Gbedzi near Dzodze.
TogbeAvli said the church had no option but to ban Apostle Attipoe from operating in the name of ARS and should hand over all church properties in his possession.
He said the peace and unity initiative to bring back renegades to the ARS fold, yielded some considerable results which included some people from Apostle Attipoe’s camp.
Meanwhile, a 21-member Planning Committee chaired by Rev Ewornuku Attrah, has been tasked to plan the 83rd anniversary of the church.
It will be celebrated both at the headquarters and at Gbedzi under the sole control of the executive and planning committee.
He said after the unity had been achieved it would be celebrated only at new Tadzewu.
Avery credible source in Apostle Attipoe’s camp who pleaded anonymity, told The Spectator on Wednesday that they were not ready to reconcile with the mother church, neither would they also change the ARS name.
“We are ready to slug it out in court if it comes to that”, he stressed.
By Francis Xah