The Chief Priest of the Assemblies of God Church, Ehere, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia state, Reverend Eze Ogba, on Sunday caused confusion after he declined to wed a groom and bride, over reports that the bride was pregnant.
The couple, Mr. Isreal Kennedy and his bride, Miss Rose, as well as their relations had stormed the church for the ceremony which was slated to hold after church service.
However, a pregnancy test ordered by the church on the bride revealed that she was pregnant.
Following the development, the priest of the Church announced that the wedding had been cancelled.
The situation brought confusion into the church as the families made frantic efforts to have the board of the church rescind the decision, while the priest was seen interviewing the bride who pleaded her innocence.
The medium gathered that the families of the groom and bribe later went to a nearby church where the wedding was performed.
The new church also hosted the reception ceremony.
A member of the church who preferred anonymity said that is the tradition of the Assemblies of God Church not to perform weddings for pregnant brides, no matter their status.
He said; “It is the tradition of the Assemblies of God Church not to wed pregnant brides, it is not a new thing. The groom and bride who presented themselves for the wedding knew that the Church cannot join them in matrimony because the bride was already pregnant. They were to be joined after the service when the result of the test ordered by the church would have been ready. After conducting the pregnancy test on the bride, the church found out that she was pregnant and announced that the wedding was cancelled.”
