Sex scandal rocks Chitungwiza church

By Nigel Pfunde

The Chitungwiza based Triumph in Christ church has been rocked by allegations of infidelity involving a senior pastor and the church treasurer.

Apostle Kelvin Mugwami is under fire for allegedly bedding a married woman, Chipo Mavengedza, and the incident was witnessed by church members. This development has incited hordes of parishioners to leave the church in protest.

Apostle Kelvin acknowledged that multitudes of worshippers were leaving the church because of the ‘cooked up’ incident which is only a figment of people’s imagination.

He could neither confirm nor deny that he was caught red handed being intimate with Chipo. Instead, he submitted that the matter was in the hands of the police.

“Well, I don’t have anything to say about that matter. It is in the hands of the police and I can bring the investigating officer to you tomorrow. The rumour was started by disgruntled members of the church who defected and they are bent on tarnishing our image.

“They deliberately chose a woman who is close to me, in fact I am friends with the woman’s husband and the allegations make me laugh,” fumed Apostle Kelvin.

The woman in question, Chipo also confirmed that hordes of people had left the church after ‘false’ information circulated that she was caught being intimate with Apostle Kelvin.

“Well that story is false and is premeditated. It was manufactured by people who left the church and want to tarnish our image. This issue started when a certain lady blew US$67 that was meant for the church’s coffers and when I exposed her she developed hatred towards me.

“She then plotted to tarnish me, Apostle Kelvin and the church,” said Chipo who begged the reporter not to publish the story.

According to church members, Apostle Kelvin was a serial bed-hopper, an allegation he vehemently denied and fingered ‘haters’ for spreading malicious information. He however acknowledged that there has been a massive exodus of members at his church lately.