Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo, founder of David’s Christian Centre and well-known relationship coach, has generated conflicting responses online after launching his faith-based matching company, “Mentor To Marry,” which provides membership packages ranging from N70,000 to N700,000 annually.
The platform is intended to link Christian individuals looking for purposeful, marriage-focused relationships through mentoring, assessments, and guided matchmaking, according to material provided by the pastor.
However, the pricing structure has sparked a lot of discussion on social media, with many Nigerians wondering how much it would cost to use a platform designed to help single people find life companions.
Some Nigerians praised the idea in spite of the criticism, claiming that people should be allowed to pay for things they find important and that professional matchmaking and relationship coaching services are not new.
Others contended that the platform seems to provide more than just matching, pointing out that members must go through evaluation and mentoring procedures prior to being paired with possible mates.
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The controversy has persisted on social media, with viewpoints strongly split between those who regard the project as a workable solution to contemporary dating issues and those who think the expense puts a financial hurdle in the way of marriage prospects.
Earlier in February, Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo defended the decision to get a tattoo, saying no scripture prohibits Christians from having tattoos.
His Roman numeral tattoo, “3:16,” caused controversy because some people cited Leviticus 19:28.
Okonkwo, in an interview on News Central, argued that critics should provide scriptural or scientific proof to back their claims, questioning why tattoos are deemed bad without reason.
He also called out hypocrisy, pointing out that some critics have eyebrow tattoos, which he views as a form of body art, and wear makeup.
The pastor emphasised that Christians should focus on knowing Christ and God’s word rather than imposing personal preferences on others.
“There’s no scripture that says a child of God cannot have a tattoo. So, people are (just) doing personal preference, or what the Holy Spirit told them, or their church’s preferences. They want to impose this on other people, and that’s not how this works. Everyone needs to know Christ and the word of God.
“Somebody needs to sit me down and say tattoos are bad because if somebody draws ink on their body, their brain goes bad; if somebody draws ink on their body, their character suddenly goes bad. They must give me scriptural or scientific proof, or something to back this up.
