Authorities of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, (BCS) have advised the Senior Pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie to concentrate on pure pastoral duties which are saving souls, and also to place less emphasis on materialism.
Spokesman for BCS, Patriarch, Christ Shepherd Edet Archibong, at a press briefing of a scheduled retreat for Universal Men Fellowship, themed: “Peace, The Key to World Unification”, in Port Harcourt, reacted to an alleged video on social media where Ibiyeomie claimed that a cult called Olumba Olumba has for the past ten years been sending people to a particular grave to cause harm to him for tormenting them.
Archibong, in a statement he signed and titled, “Campaign of Calumny against Brotherhood of the Cross and Star”; said they (BCS) cannot feign ignorance about who the Port Harcourt-based clergy was referring to in the video clip.
He stated that they (BCS) are not on the same level with Ibiyeomie because God the Father manifested as their Leader Olumba Olumba Obu, who is the custodian of all powers as the Ancient of Days.
The statement reads in part: “The attention of the authorities of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has been drawn to yet another campaign of calumny against her as evidenced by some video clips posted on the social media a few days ago in which Pastor David lbiyeomie of the Salvation Ministries Home of Success was alleging that a cult called Olumba Olumba whose headquarters is in Cross River State, has, for the past ten years been sending people to the cemetery to make incantations in a particular grave to cause him harm because he (lbiyeomie) has been disturbing Olumba Olumba.
“He further claimed that the person who had been carrying out this job in the cemetery is the number 5 man in the hierarchy of Olumba Olumba who had confessed that they were paid millions of naira every day and is now born again.
“Furthermore, he alleged that in every street of the GRA, they, (Olumba Olumba) have their shrine. He also alleged that when they could not defeat him spiritually they framed him up as obtaining power from India to perform miracles and also buried an egg in his alter to prevent him from opening branches.
“We know that he is referring to BCS and her Leadership because he has been using this name ‘Olumba Olumba’ to refer to BCS and her Leadership for the past couple of years in which he has consistently been hurling insults and casting aspersions on the BCS. The locations and buildings he had been referring to are those of BCS.
“The Ancient of Days, God the Father, has manifested as Leader Olumba Olumba Obu, has established the Kingdom of God on earth, the new Jerusalem, which has been called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord (which established it) has named.
“That name is “Brotherhood of the Cross and Star”. ‘Brotherhood’, means the reunification of God with His creations, ‘Cross represents the supreme sacrifice of Our Lord Jesus Christ as an atonement for sins, and ‘Star is the resurrection and reign of Christ in glory. Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is the reunification of God and His creations in the new Kingdom brought about by the death, resurrection, and reign of Christ. The entire world will be transformed into this Kingdom of God on earth.
“Teachings on the ways of God have been made available by Leader Olumba Olumba Obu and are being disseminated by His children through the electronic and print media and visitations and Fellowship programs. BCS spends a lot of money doing this and does not request money from the beneficiaries. The concern of God is the salvation of souls and so no effort is spared to bring this about.
“With this explanation of what Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is, we can see clearly that what Pastor Ibiyeomie is alleging has no bearing whatsoever with what BCS is set at achieving: teaching the people the ways of God so that when they imbibe his ways they may live eternally with Him. Leader Olumba Olumba Obu is the custodian of all powers as the Ancient of Days. Will He go to the dead in the cemetery to obtain power? He as the power of the spoken word.”
The spokesman further stated that Pastor Ibiyeomie’s allegations in the viral video clip were only a figment of his imagination, stressing that the BCS is not at the same level as the pastor.
“Early in 2021, Olumba Olumba Obu had declared that no baptized member of the new kingdom of God on earth, BCS, would succumb to the COVID 19 Pandemic. We have been holding global online meetings and combined services and from information received from the world over, as at this time of writing, no baptized BCS member in any part of the world has succumbed to COVID 19 or its variant. Is this the being that will send people to bury eggs in Pastor Ibiyeomie’s alter to stop him from expanding? What is God struggling for with Pastor Ibiyeomie? Why does Leader Olumba Olumba Obu need shrines for, when He came to abolish the works of darkness as shown in His teachings and personal example? All these are figments of Pastor Ibiyeomie’s imagination. BCS is not at the same level as him.
“I would advise him to concentrate on pure pastoral duties which are saving souls, if he is worth the title, and place less emphasis on materialism. A word is enough for the wise,” he warned.
